Category Archives: Inspiration

New Ideas

Posted on February 18, 2016 by arwenbicknell

It is funny how things fall into my path and I think they’d be great ideas for books. (After so many completed projects turning out to be apparent nonstarters, I’m starting to question my judgment, but we’ll set that aside.) … Continue reading →

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What’s Next?

Posted on December 23, 2015 by arwenbicknell

While I’m sitting around waiting for someone to publish the book I’ve written, I vacillate between thinking I should start on the next project and thinking, “Why bother? Nobody’s taking this one, who’d take the next one? Wouldn’t my time be … Continue reading →

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What’s the Stuff Above the Subtext?*

Posted on January 25, 2014 by arwenbicknell

* Spoken by one of my favorite actors, from one of my favorite movies. One of the harder things for me to do in writing is to leave things out. It is unsurprising, with my journalism background, that I am … Continue reading →

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If You Like Downton Abbey…

Posted on January 12, 2014 by arwenbicknell

… You should read what I’m reading. Mr. Bicknell got me two Nancy Mitford novels for Christmas, and I ripped through them in a couple of days. Now I’m reading The Sisters, a biography of all the Mitford gals—Bright Young Things … Continue reading →

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Write What You Know.

Posted on March 22, 2012 by arwenbicknell

This is my kid, about five years ago, on the fence at my family’s farm. I don’t remember what he was looking at or why his face is so worried, but it’s one of the images that sticks in my … Continue reading →

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