Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

It is done, it is done, it is done

A ritual from an energy-healing technique that shall remain nameless ends thusly: it is done, it is done, it is done.

This is meant to be the signal that the healing has taken place. But today I am co-opting it to announce that the novel is done. Finished, finito, fini, DONE.

I can hardly believe it.

I can also hardly believe how carefree and energized I feel–ready to tackle new projects, and return to some old ones as well–like organizing my office. It is bad, I tell you. If I took a picture of it you would be shocked.

But first it is off to New Mexico for a week.

No matter how painful, and I know it will be, I promise to share the ups and downs of the novel submission process. Current status: query sent to agent I have personal recommendation for. Please think good thoughts.

DON'T FORGET THE CONTEST to win a copy of The Midnight Disease. You have until the end of today to comment on that post and then I will choose a winner, randomly. And let me just say, as of now, your odds are very good. So get on over there and make them bad.

Tagged authors, books, finishing things, novels, writing

Charlotte

Charlotte Rains Dixon mentors creative writers from passionate to published. Charlotte is a free-lance journalist, ghostwriter, and author. She is Director Emeritus and a current mentor at the Writer's Loft, a certificate-writing program at Middle Tennessee State University. She earned her MFA in creative writing from Spalding University and is the author of a dozen books, including The Complete Guide to Writing Successful Fundraising Letters, and Beautiful America’s Oregon Coast. Her fiction has appeared in The Trunk, Santa Fe Writer’s Project, Nameless Grace, and Somerset Studios and her articles have been published in Vogue Knitting, the Oregonian, and Pology, to name a few. Her novel, Emma Jean’s Bad Behavior, was published in 2013, and she is represented by Erin Niumata at Folio Literary. Learn about her annual writing workshops in Europe at letsgowrite.com, and visit her blog at www.charlotterainsdixon.com, where you can find all kinds of tips and techniques on writing and creativity.

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RennyBA's Terella
10/16/2009 2:35 pm
Well done and of course there will always be good thoughts from me!
Have a great trip – well deserved!
Btw: I’m sorry I have not been around that much lately, but have been working hard to find a way so that we could meet. Now It’s official and I’ve planned hard for it: Oslo Blog Gathering 2010 – I do hope you can come and also encourage your other blog friends to participate!
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Lauri
10/16/2009 6:06 pm
Wow! Many congratulations! “It is done” – that has such a nice ring to it!
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wyo
10/16/2009 6:18 pm
Congratulations!
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Charlotte Dixon
10/17/2009 7:59 am
Thanks, everyone! And Renny, I will check out the gathering.
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Suzanne
10/17/2009 1:36 pm
I’ve just finished Emma Jean — being your best friend I get to be a reader, too — and this is my second time through. I loved it the first time. Couldn’t stop reading it.
You know what, the same thing happened on my second read. I didn’t want to stop reading it — stayed up late, pushed aside other projects, stayed glued to every scene. And now I see the depth, breadth and life your work over the last year has added to the book. Great Work!!!
Honey, as a friend you rock? And as a writer you rock? And I so admire and honor your dedication to producing one fabulous piece of fiction. I also admire the way you value what you do enough to work on it to the point of excellence. You are an inspiration.
Suzanne Peters
http://www.referencepointtherapyla.com
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