Charlotte Rains Dixon

My Grandfather, the Author

My grandfather, who died before I was born, was an author. I didn't know this until yesterday. Not only that, he marketed his book himself, and wrote some pretty awesome direct mail copy to sell it. (You can see some of it in a brochure he wrote in the photo above.) If he were alive […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

Writing

The Party’s Over

The last few weeks, I've been running a feature called Festive Fridays on, well, Fridays. But, I have to say, the party has been a bit of a dud. Or at least it seems so to me. The posts don't get any comments and I'm certainly not receiving breathless emails urging me to keep them […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

Creativity

Negativity, Gossip, and Other Bad Habits

This morning I was talking to my daughter on the phone, our daily call while she drives to work. And I launched into a bit of gossip about a friend we both know. Nothing terribly malicious, just some gossip about how this person is negative and bitchy, with a hint of superiority that I'm not […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

Creativity Writing

Puttering

Monday night I arrived home from Nashville. Tuesday morning I awoke with a to-do list a mile long. Lots of it consisted of emails (sometimes I think my entire work life besides writing consists of emails) because honestly, one day away from the computer to fly home and the emails multiply like rabbits. But there […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

Authors

Guest Post: Authors Blaze Social Media Path

This is a guest post from my new Nashvillian friend Leisa Hammett, an amazing author, speaker, and disability advocate. She dragged treated me to a five-mile hike on Sunday at Shelby Bottoms on a glorious Nashville day and we discussed blogging, writing and life. More on that in a future post. For now, enjoy her […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

Books Creativity Writing

Your Book Is Your Business Card

When I wrote my post last week on Why You Need a Book, I gave a somewhat sketchy list of reasons (hey, I was low on time!) and promised to write more about each one if there was enough interest. And, it turns out, there was. So herewith are more information on the first three […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

Uncategorized

Follies: Festive Friday 3

In this week's Festive Friday post, we're going to consider the food your characters will eat at the Crazy Dance Party. (What's a Crazy Dance Party? Why, I'm glad you asked. You can read all about it here. You'll find a complete list of the Friday Folly posts at the end of this one.) So, […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

Authors Books Writing

Why You Need A Book

In the most recent edition of my newsletter, The Abundant Writer, I wrote a feature article called 7 Simple Steps to Write Your Book. (For those of you who don't subscribe to the newsletter, there's a spiffy little box on the upper right-hand corner of this page.) I based it on the new free report […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

Creativity Writing

The Art of Connecting

Yesterday's blog post was about the fine art of being who you are. I didn't really mean to write a follow-up post, but as is sometimes the case, yesterday's post caused a lot of comment and got a lot of traffic. Which always makes me realize I've hit a nerve. And makes me ponder more […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

Creativity Writing

Be Who You Are

Here's the paradox: the more you are yourself, the more people will beat a path to your door. And yet we all struggle, at one time or another to be ourselves. Crazy, huh? I've been thinking and writing a lot about this lately. I'm working on a new free guide to replace the current somewhat […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

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