Creativity Archives - Charlotte Rains Dixon

Intentional Rest vs. Shadow Comforts (You’re a Writer, You Need Rest, Dammit)

I had a tooth pulled yesterday. Not fun, in any universe. But it also went well and wasn’t that big of a deal. Minimal pain that could be easily controlled with Ibuprofen, very little swelling. I could eat as soon as the lidoicaine wore off, albeit slowly and carefully. After the extraction, I texted my […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 4 years ago01/22/2020

Meanwhile, I’ll Be Busy Making S*&% Up

Writing a novel is, at heart, all about making shit up. That phrase–making shit up–became the constant refrain of my Mapping the Novel workshop at the Sitka Center last week. (It was the BEST workshop ever, mostly because of my wonderful students, but also because of the fabulous staff and the spectacular location. I could go […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 7 years ago

Creativity Distraction

How To Cheat on Your Writing Without Getting Caught

Are you an adulterer when it comes to creativity? I am. Here’s a brief list of some of the creative arenas I sometimes dabble in (dabble being the key word): knitting, stitching, painting, art journaling, collage, weaving, mosaic. Okay, nix on the mosaic. Somewhere in this house I have a bunch of ceramic shards but […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 8 years ago04/05/2016

Creativity

From the Archives: Power Writing and Creativity

While I'm writing and teaching in Spain and France, enjoy this post from April 2008 (one of my favorites I've ever written): First, though, I want to talk about creativity in general. I consider it to be one branch of the Three-Fold Writer’s Path, and in many ways, it is the most crucial. You can be the […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 8 years ago11/12/2015

Creativity Writing Process

The Love-Hate Relationship With the Creative Process

Being immersed in the creative process–writing a novel, creating a class, knitting a sweater, planting a garden–is my most favorite thing in the world. Until I hit a block. And decide that the novel stinks, nobody will want to take the class, the sweater won't fit, the garden won't grow. And then I hate the […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 9 years ago

Creativity

You’re a Creative Person, Right?

Creative vs. Non-Creative People In which I attempt to answer the question, is there such a thing as a non-creative person? Years ago, when I was a fledgling writer still getting used to becoming enraptured in the throes of the creative process, I developed a theory: The world was divided into creative and non-creative people. […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 9 years ago

Creativity

Guest Post: Attune Your Body to Encourage Creative Flow

I'm thrilled to introduce you to my new friend Kaitlyn. We met when she reached out to me on LinkedIn after which we enjoyed an afternoon talking about creativity and sipping tea. I love the work she is doing with creative introverts who struggle to express their true selves and I'm thrilled to host her […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 9 years ago11/03/2015

Creativity Writing Process

The Creative Trance

I'm working on a project that puts me into a trance. My fingers fly across the keys and I'm totally and completely absorbed in it. Time passes and I have no sense of it–if you asked me what the hour was, I wouldn't have a clue. Dim thoughts that I should get up from my […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago11/03/2015

Creativity

My Tabs

I'm not really sure what this has to do with writing, probably nothing, though perhaps we could say it has a lot to do with creativity. Yes, that's the ticket. It's all about the creativity. For some reason today, I got an idea to write about my tabs. You know, the ones that you keep […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago11/03/2015

Creativity

10 Ways to Welcome Autumn and Awaken Your Creativity

I love autumn. Love, love, love it. Fall is my favorite season–the gorgeous color, the warmish days turning to cool nights, the early dark (I know, I'm crazy but I love it when night falls early), Halloween, and the knowledge that Christmas is coming. It is a time when suddenly we're indoors more than out […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago11/03/2015

Charlotte Rains Dixon

Category: Creativity

Intentional Rest vs. Shadow Comforts (You’re a Writer, You Need Rest, Dammit)

Meanwhile, I’ll Be Busy Making S*&% Up

How To Cheat on Your Writing Without Getting Caught

From the Archives: Power Writing and Creativity

The Love-Hate Relationship With the Creative Process

You’re a Creative Person, Right?

Guest Post: Attune Your Body to Encourage Creative Flow

The Creative Trance

My Tabs

10 Ways to Welcome Autumn and Awaken Your Creativity

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