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I Confess

I cannot tell a lie, because you have no doubt noticed, but I am a blogging slacker. Two weeks ago I headed to Nashville for the Writer's Loft fall orientation. This was a big to-do because it was the first actual orientation that my partner Terry and I planned since we took over the program. […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 17 years ago11/03/2015

Writing

Link Round-Up

By the time you read this, I'll be in Nashville. And even though I have learned how to send a post to this site from my Centro, just in case the giant Centro God in the sky deems that feature unavailable this week, I've collected a few of my favorite Wordstrumpet links for your reading […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 17 years ago12/12/2015

Writing

Story

What's the difference between a novel and a story? A story is shorter. Funny joke. I know, I know, don't quit my day job as a writer to to become a comedian, right? The truth of the matter is, a short story is a lot shorter than a novel, and that makes all the difference. […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 17 years ago11/03/2015

Travel Writing

Writer’s Loft Orientation Next Weekend

Yesterday I cleverly wrote a post on my new Centro phone and sent it to be published on Typepad from my backyard. I know this is old news for those of you who have had Blackberries and Iphones for ever, but it is a major step forward for me. I'm on the road to LA […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 17 years ago11/03/2015

Writing

Observations on a Not-So-Good Novel

I'm reading a novel published by a smaller press. Sometimes the reason why novels don't get picked up by a big publishing house (or picked up at all) is a mystery. But in this particular case I have some thoughts. Its really a very good novel in many ways–compelling subject, lots of conflict, interesting situation. […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 17 years ago11/03/2015

Writing

A Writing Teacher for Vice-Presidential Spouse

Not to be partisan here, since this is not a blog about politics, but I just learned that Jill Biden, the wife of vice-presidential candidate Joe Biden in case you hadn't guessed, teaches writing. She teaches writing at a community college and she has mad plans to keep a diary about her experiences on the […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 17 years ago11/03/2015

Writing

Sharpening Pencils

This morning I was working on my daily 15 minutes devoted to the realization that I have no logic skills whatsoever, otherwise known as solving a Sudoku puzzle, when it occurred to me that my pencils needed sharpening. Now I'm bad enough at Sudoku without having also to contend with blurry-pointed pencils. The boxes in […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 17 years ago11/03/2015

Writing

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 17 years ago11/03/2015

Writing

Patting Myself on the Back

And may I now direct your attention to the right of this post, to the brand spanking new sign-up box? I'm very excited to offer you a free report, 100 Questions to Jump Start Your Writing, when you sign up for me newsletter. There's good reason to do this, because it will be full of […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 17 years ago11/03/2015

Writing

Robin’s Publication Day!

This is an exciting day for my friend Robin Gideon. Aspen Mountain Press is releasing her novel,Silky Sins: Cassandra's Story. Its a sizzling contemporary erotic romance and you can download it in ebook format and get it immediately. Robin is absolutely amazing–she has an incredible list of books coming out over the next few months, […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 17 years ago12/14/2015

Charlotte Rains Dixon

Category: Writing

I Confess

Link Round-Up

Story

Writer’s Loft Orientation Next Weekend

Observations on a Not-So-Good Novel

A Writing Teacher for Vice-Presidential Spouse

Sharpening Pencils

Rejection: Tempting the Fates

Patting Myself on the Back

Robin’s Publication Day!

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