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On Writing Prompts

I’ve been wanting to write a post about writing prompts for awhile now. Tonight while farting around on the internet, I found a contest based on a prompt (this is for women only, sorry guys). You can find it here. Truth is, its kind of dorky. But then, prompts are kinda dorky, don’t you think? […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 16 years ago11/03/2015

Writing

Writing Every Day

Last night Jonathan Lethem (see previous post for more on his lecture) talked about the one and only rule he follows for a writing schedule. He does not write to a specific word or page count. What he does do is write something every day, even if its only for 15 minutes. Lethem says that […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 16 years ago11/03/2015

Writing

Writing While You Sleep

This is a photo of my pug, Igor, sleeping. Igor is a prodigious sleeper, and its a safe bet that he is not worrying about his writing while he sleeps. More likely he’s worrying about nabbing a chewie when he wakes up. Or making sure someone feeds him. (Pug has a wee bit of a weight problem though we prefer to refer to him as well-muscled.)

Igor is not worrying about writing in his sleep, but you should be. Its a useful habit to get into as a writer. Here’s an article I wrote about it:

Charlotte Rains Dixon 16 years ago11/03/2015

Writing

Handling Rejection

Every writer gets used to dealing with rejection. It gradually gets easier. Sort of. Okay, I’m lying. Here’s a handy dandy guide on handling that I’ve put together: 1. First, you cry. As the first tear leaks from your eye to roll down your cheek, you feel like a wimp. And writers are not wimps. […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 16 years ago11/03/2015