Michael Phelps Archives - Charlotte Rains Dixon

Rejection: Tempting the Fates

So, I wrote a post about Michael Phelps last week and how he used rejection and ridicule (who's laughing now, twitty teenagers who made fun of him? Huh? Huh?) to spur himself on. I mentioned that perhaps we writers could take a page from ol' Michael's book and use that same technique when we get […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 16 years ago11/03/2015

Writing

Do You Think He Needs A Ghostwriter?

Michael Phelps is writing a book. I'm guessing, just a wild stab, that somewhere near Baltimore a ghostwriter hit the jackpot and will spend the next month hanging on every word Phelps says. They are getting this baby out in time for Christmas, so its obvious Phelps is not going to write it himself. The […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 16 years ago11/03/2015

Writing

Take A Hint From Michael Phelps

I adore Michael Phelps almost as much as I love his mother. I think I just love seeing the two of them together because it reminds me of my relationship with my own adored son, Lewis. There's just something so unique about that mother-son relationship. Of course, the mother-daughter relationship is special and unique also […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 16 years ago11/03/2015