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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Amazement

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Silver James

It’s August. In fact, August is almost half over. I got married in August. Lawyer Guy was born in August. School starts in August. And in our family, it’s really odd that so many times, passings occur near in time … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: The Games We Play

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Silver James

It’s Wednesday again. How can that be? I’m soooo confused. My brain feels like a Scrabble board with all the tiles spilled out across it and none of them making words. Good thing that I’m on my A game and … Continue reading →

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Monday at a Time

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Silver James

Monday. Again. And at the time y’all are reading this, I will have had only one cup of coffee, right before hitting the road. Family funeral. Not the kind of road trip to enjoy. ‘Nuff said. Moving on. Last week … Continue reading →

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Friday Sinema: Falling in Love with a Devil

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Silver James

Interesting what pops up when I plug in a search term on YouTube. “Being Bad” got me this video (newly released) by Avril Lavigne. I have no idea why but I’m glad it did. There’s just something abuot her voice … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: All Powerful

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Silver James

I finished Cooper’s book and it’s in my editor’s hands. And now it’s time for different words, all-powerful like the Wizard of Oz. 😉 Are there power hungry characters in your books? How about Girl POWER? POWER source? Flower POWER? … Continue reading →

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A Week of Mondays

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Silver James

So…a new month. Another Monday. And life goes on. So does work. And critters. Reading. Etc. Lots of etc. So, I’ve been back from NYC for a week. Stuff happened. Other stuff didn’t happen. Did I mention life goes on? … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Journey

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Silver James

I swear the Universe writes romance under a pen name. (If I hadn’t met her in person, I might suspect the Big U is actually Nora Roberts/JD Robb.) Today’s message explains how to write a novel in three lines with … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Season to Taste

Posted on July 31, 2019 by Silver James

Sweet or savory? Salt and pepper? Hot and spicy? Pick your flavor as we play #1lineWed with today’s THEME of **FLAVOR**. I actually didn’t think I have much flavor in this WIP, but guess what? I found some. 😉 This … Continue reading →

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Friday Sinema: Hall of Fame

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Silver James

I heard this song somewhere and I put it in my little black book of songs to use at some point when I do sountracks for my WIPs. When I went looking for a sinema for today, I came across … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Mountains

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Silver James

When a writer sits down and faces the blank page, lots of thoughts go through our minds. Who are the characters? What’s the story about? Where does everything happen? When, as in past, present, or future and also when in … Continue reading →

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