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Thankful for a Routine Monday

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Silver James

Oops! I got so involved in work yesterday, I almost forgot to set up this post. My bad. Here in the good ol’ USA, it’s Thanksgiving week. The James Gang is gathering on Thursday at Uncle Fix-It’s house. The SiL’s … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Better Send Backup

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Silver James

We are back in the environs of my Cajun Wolves for today’s snippet. Given the first part of the #1LineWed prompt, I knew the Wolves would be involved. That prompt would be: **BETTER TO: See you with. Have loved and … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal I Did This

Posted on November 10, 2022 by Silver James

Today, the Universe seems to be spot on when it comes to writing. Every writer has their own process. Some of us draft “dirty”–simply getting the bare bones of the story down before going back to flesh it out by … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Grasp the Thought

Posted on November 9, 2022 by Silver James

Once again the week has rolled around and it is Wednesday. That means inspiring writing prompts and new words, right? Right! So, #1lineWed was a little more imganitive for this week. The prompt is **GRASP: A good. At straws. The … Continue reading →

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DST Monday

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Silver James

November is moving on, and with early November comes the horrid time change. Yes, there’s a bill languishing in the US House of Representatives (passed bipartisan in the Senate) to keep Daylight Savings Time permanent–no time changes, simply stay on … Continue reading →

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Friday Sinema: Shadow Singers

Posted on November 4, 2022 by Silver James

This is a fun one. And yeah, I’ve made a note of this bbecause what an awesome scene it would be in the right book. Because I’ a writer. And we steal borrow ideas and inspiration wherever we find them. … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Achievement

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Silver James

When you were younger, did you know what you wanted to do with your life? Did you have great goals and aspirations? Did you want to be famous? I wanted to be a cowgirl. And I was–for awhile. It’s hard … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Backing Out

Posted on November 2, 2022 by Silver James

So, today’s #lineWed prompt was pretty lame. It was like **The** or something. However, there were two winners from #ThursdayTreads last week so the participants could do either or both. Y’all can guess what I did. Anyway, I got an … Continue reading →

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Halloween Monday

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Silver James

🎃👻Guess what today is!👻🎃 Did you know that tomorrow is All Hallows Day, or to certain segments of religion, All Saints Day. I grew up in a small Episcopal parish named All Saints. Needless to say, Halloween was a time … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Questions

Posted on October 27, 2022 by Silver James

Today’s thoughts circle around something that most likely plagues most writers. We spend a lot of our time scared. Scared to start a project. Scared to finish a project. Scared to revise and edit it. And once we get past … Continue reading →

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