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. She is the author of the novels Emma Jean's Bad Behavior and The Bonne Chance Bakery. Learn about her annual writing workshops in Europe at letsgowrite.com, and visit her blog at wordstrumpet.substack.com where you can find all kinds of tips and techniques on writing and creativity.
Jen
I used to go to Gatlinburg ALL THE TIME when I was a kid! I just took my parents to Dollywood for Christmas–love it!
David
Great stuff. I am in love with your blog. In eight months I have not found one like it.
I lived in Bostone for about seven years. I went to BU and lived there afterwards until I escaped. It is a cold place to live and when I got out and managed to land in Richmond, Virginia I was thrilled in so many ways.
But that was a long time ago. I cannot rewrite stuff that I write for some reason. If it is lost for example in a computer crash. If I know how it’s going to turn out I can’t write it again. Isn’t that strange? Amending is fine and that goes on all day long especially with poems.
Good luck rewriting your novel in another city. I hope it works out.
Charlotte
Thanks for the great compliment!
I do know what you mean about not being able to rewrite things. I have had the same problem (if it can be termed a problem.) I think for me it depends on what stage of writing I’m in. If I am still early in the process and not quite sure what all has happened, then I can change things around. But I agree–once I know what has happened, forget it. No rewriting. I wonder if that is because our characters become so alive to us and once their story is written, that is that. It would be like trying to rewrite our own personal histories. Much as I might like to, that is not possible, alas.