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OK, Break’s Over
(I only ever hear this phrase in my head as spoken by David Foxxe on that Sting song “St. Augustine in Hell.” This is not so odd for someone of my age and musical taste. What IS weird that I remember … Continue reading
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Seminars, Symposiums, and Oh, Yeah, Books
So, there have been several developments, some of them social, some of them literary. I went to a book festival in Kentucky last month as a spousal tagalong while my husband talked America 1844. It was interesting to go to the seminars—all … Continue reading
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“Moby Dick? Never Read It.”
(Titled with apologies to Laurie Anderson.) Well, I still haven’t technically read it, and I daresay I never will. I spent the past two weeks listening to it on CD during my commutes to work, and that was enough to put … Continue reading
It’s History, Not Hzzzz…..
I finished Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy last night and absolutely loved it. Partly, I loved it because it was sort of like visiting old friends—both main characters and secondary—and learning a lot more about them than I knew before. (The … Continue reading
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Advances on Several Fronts
I saw some baby-step advances on the book this week, though they came from unlikely places, and none of them really involved Actual Writing. First, my beta reader contacted me saying she liked what she saw, but she is drawing up copious … Continue reading
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Factionless vs. Fyodor
There’s a song in My Fair Lady where Eliza sings, “Words! Words! Words! I’m so sick of words!” All week I have had this line in my head, but replacing “words” with “work.” I had a fun but time-consuming design … Continue reading
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New Year, New Goals
Lots of new goals this year, lots of resolutions to fall down on. Or not, depending on the optimism level. Three are relevant to this blog: 1: Finish writing the book. I’m quite fed up with myself on this one. … Continue reading
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Fifty CDs Later
It took a couple months, but I can now say I have conquered Atlas Shrugged. It is a book I’ve thought about trying to read for years, but never felt I had enough time. Then I found it on CD … Continue reading
Things I’ve Read Instead of Writing:
I am poking along on my book endeavor. Admittedly, I’ve done a fair bit of research in the time I haven’t been writing, but I’ve also done a fair bit of Other, as well. I can’t remember if I’ve told … Continue reading
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Arwen Adams Bicknell 