Charlotte Rains Dixon

A Different Kind of Mental Energy

My name is Charlotte, and I love TV. There, I've admitted it. Lately I've been fascinated with television. This after years of not watching it, and also railing against it. But now I like nothing better than to sit down after a long day of writing and watch TV. I look forward to it. I […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 16 years ago11/03/2015

Writing

My New Office

Because my loyal readers have listened to me bitch and moan about the ongoing reorganization of my office for the last six months, I promised photos of the lovely new space. I know you've all been holding your breath with anticipation, the way you do when you drive through a tunnel, but now you can […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 16 years ago12/12/2015

The Adorable Purple Sandals

Yesterday I wrote a brief post about my trip to New York and how I bought an adorable pair of purple sandals. Yet I failed to offer up a photo of said adorable purple sandals. So, for those of you interested, check them out in the photo to the right. Cute, huh? And surprisingly comfortable, […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 16 years ago11/03/2015

Travel

Five Pairs of Shoes

I'm just off the plane from Manhattan (we got in an hour early–have you ever heard of such a thing?), where I walked so much I went through five pairs of shoes in as many days. Okay, I did buy one pair of adorable purple sandals and wore them all through Chinatown, but considering the […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 16 years ago11/03/2015

Writing Events

Friday Guest Post: Summer Writing Conferences

For this week's Friday Fun, we have another wonderful guest post by my dear friend Linda Busby Parker. You may remember that Linda recently wrote about the value of networking for writer, which post you can read here. Summer Writing Conferences by Linda Busby Parker Time to think of summer writing conferences! For anyone seriously […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 16 years ago11/03/2015

Cats

Do You Think….

my cat Captain misses me while I'm gone in New York? I don't. But I miss him (and his brother, Lieutenant)!

Charlotte Rains Dixon 16 years ago11/03/2015

Creativity Motivation

Nobody Cares. This is Good.

We worry far too much about what others think. Have you ever had this experience: you have decided to commit yourself to a creative project, say a novel. And then you have to tell people about it. You worry about this. Because, what if they think its dumb that you want to do this? What […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 16 years ago11/03/2015

Travel

20 Aspects to New York City

Early tomorrow morning, I'm heading for New York City. Five plus days in the Big Apple, fun times! Here's the drill: Who'll I'll see 1. My sister, my traveling companion. 2. My niece, student at Tisch NYU, the reason for our visit. 3. My nephew (from a different sister) who I've not seen in years. […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 16 years ago11/03/2015

inspiration Writing

Clearing Space

I cleaned my closet yesterday. I didn't mean to. I've been working on the endless office project. But because I've been so focused on that, I'd been careless about piling clothes all over the room on the bureau. And so, since I'm going to New York on Wednesday and would soon need to pack, I […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 16 years ago11/03/2015

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Friday Mini-Critique: Christi Corbett

Welcome to the first Wordstrumpet mini-critique. Today's victim volunteer is none other than Christi Corbett and she bravely sent me a couple of excerpts from her novel, Along the Way Home. You can read another excerpt on Christi's blog, here, and you might also want to check out her book trailer, which is very cool, […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 16 years ago11/03/2015

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