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Lucien Fewell shot James Clark after he apparently ran off with Lucien's 16-year-old sister. The murder trial that followed featured two Confederate generals and a former Virginia governor. What was the verdict? (also on Amazon.com)
Author Archives: arwenbicknell
A Little Off the Sides.
So, I’m scribbling furiously on the “collaboration” I’m doing with the kid. Still having a ball. And I think I’m keeping it inside a reasonable word count right out of the gate this time. On the other writing front, I … Continue reading
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A Lame Excuse
Part of writing is the ability to convey and communicate experiences. In order to do that, you need either a vivid imagination, or to have actually had some experiences. I’m working on the former and seeking out the latter. Which … Continue reading
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Look. It. Up.
My day job is keeping me stupid busy, but it has inspired today’s tip: If you don’t know for sure and certain what a word means, for God’s sake, either dig out your dictionary or use a word you do … Continue reading
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Unhealthy Obsession
I tend to think about writing a lot. More than I actually write, probably. And then I get sick, and I don’t think about anything except groaning and panting. Right now, I am on the mend. So I am back … Continue reading
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Proust Vs. the DVR.
I’m a little jealous of my kid. His is a pretty heedless scramble through life. Not much planning, not much foresight, not much consideration of consequences, just bouncing from A to B to C as events occur. The consequences occasionally … Continue reading
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When Did Sitting Down Become a Big Effing Deal?
I’ve read at least five things in the past three days where the writer/blogger/emcee/whatever the hell used the construction, “Joe Blow sat down to talk with us/take a test/eat dinner.” Google gave me 3,950,000 hits when I searched the phrase … Continue reading
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Random Holiday Observations
Two well-written Christmas offerings: 1: In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash: Technically, the best of the holiday writing from this went into the film A Christmas Story, which remains my favorite holiday movie despite overexposure every Christmas day … Continue reading
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Fear and Ignorance
(Props to those who recognize what that’s from.) So in my last post I lamented that I hadn’t really written anything not aimed at whoring myself out in one capacity or another. I rectified that; I wrote yesterday. I’m 5,000 … Continue reading
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Writing Contests
I’ve only been poking around for a short while regarding writing contests. So far, most of the ones I’ve found require some sort of cash outlay or else a massive lobbying effort to get God and Everyone to vote for … Continue reading
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Another Contest
As stated yesterday, I’m in the throes of a popularity contest posing as a shot at publishing, so I’m spending a lot of time agonizing over that. However, this right here’s a pretty cool contest. I mean, seriously, the prize … Continue reading
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Arwen Adams Bicknell 