Category Archives: Reading

“Moby Dick? Never Read It.”

Posted on March 25, 2015 by arwenbicknell

(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 →

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It’s History, Not Hzzzz…..

Posted on February 17, 2015 by arwenbicknell

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

Posted on January 25, 2015 by arwenbicknell

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

Posted on January 17, 2015 by arwenbicknell

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

Posted on January 5, 2015 by arwenbicknell

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

Posted on October 20, 2014 by arwenbicknell

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 →

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Things I’ve Read Instead of Writing:

Posted on July 1, 2014 by arwenbicknell

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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