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Forget About It and Carry On With the Writing (Or, The Only Way Out is Through)

I dyed my hair this week. (Bear with me, we're getting to the part about writing.) I dye my hair every six weeks or so. But usually I dye it blonde. I buy the lightest blonde dye I can find, just to give you an idea of my usual color. Extreme platinum blonde. Lately, however, […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 14 years ago11/03/2015

Ideas inspiration

Writing Inspiration: Sometimes You Just Have to Wait

You've all heard the party line about getting ideas for writing (and I say it myself, often): you can't sit around and wait for inspiration to strike you, you've got to make it happen by sitting down and writing. It's good advice because it's true advice. Except for when it's not. Last week when I […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 14 years ago11/03/2015

Fear inspiration

But I Can’t Be Happy

Does this ever happen to you? Suddenly and wonderfully, for no known reason, you feel a flash of happiness, or a rush of sudden joy. Ah, glory. You stop to revel in it. And then… Up pops that voice. The one that whispers: Yes, but… Yes, but, remember? I can't be happy! Why? I can't […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 14 years ago11/03/2015

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The B Word for Writers

The B word, in case you were wondering, is balance. This is a state of being that has been much on my mind of late. Because, recently I've been stepping it up. Out in the world, pressing the flesh like a politician, meeting people, talking about what I do. And doing more at home, too, […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 14 years ago11/03/2015

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Water the Bamboo

So, forgive me, but every human being who lives in Oregon is caught up in Duck fever at the moment. In case you've been on retreat in a snow cave, that's because we're playing Auburn in the BCS National Championship game tomorrow night. Go, Ducks. This morning, I read yet another story about the Ducks […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

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The First Day of the Rest of Your Life

Remember that old saying from the sixties, its the first day of the rest of your life? Oh, right, I forgot, you're not old enough. Trust me on this, it was a popular saying. And its been ringing in my head ever since I read a blog post (and I'm sorry, I can't even identify […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago12/12/2015

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2011: In Which We Commit To Taking 100% Responsibility

I'm blaming this one on Paula Deen. In case you just flew in from another planet, Paula (I feel like I can call her by her first name) is the star of numerous shows on the Food Network, has her own restaurant and shop in Savannah, and is the author of a gazillion cookbooks, most […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

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My Three Words for the New Year

In case you hadn't noticed, there's only one month left of this year. And so I'm getting a jump on all the posts about goals and resolutions for 2011, because three words have been haunting me lately. First let me explain something. Lately, I've noticed a lot of marketers jumping on the three-word bandwagon. Tonya […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

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Yet Another Post on Gratitude

In the United States, tomorrow is Thanksgiving day. News flash, right? Not. If you're anything like me, and I like to think that you are, your inboxes and online readers are probably clogged with bloggers and marketers telling you all about gratitude and why it's so important. And even I jumped onto the bandwagon yesterday, […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

Creativity inspiration

A Two-Step Process for Creating Energy

Behold: This is one wall of the new library in my home. Yes, I now have a library. Don't be too jealous. It took hours and hours of clearing, cleaning, and moving books and bookshelves from the living room into the room formerly known as the guest room. But it was worth it. The coolest […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

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Category: inspiration

Forget About It and Carry On With the Writing (Or, The Only Way Out is Through)

Writing Inspiration: Sometimes You Just Have to Wait

But I Can’t Be Happy

The B Word for Writers

Water the Bamboo

The First Day of the Rest of Your Life

2011: In Which We Commit To Taking 100% Responsibility

My Three Words for the New Year

Yet Another Post on Gratitude

A Two-Step Process for Creating Energy

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