Charlotte Rains Dixon

A Successful Writing Life

Last week at the Fall Writer's Loft orientation, we held a panel on The Writing Life. I moderated, and mentors Bill Brown, David Pierce, and Linda Busby Parker participated. It was a freewheeling and wide-ranging discussion, as I'd hoped. Since I was moderating, I scribbled notes, just in case the conversation lagged and I needed […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 16 years ago11/03/2015

Writing Writing Events

The Writing Life: It’s Raining in Nashville

When it rains in Nashville, the heavens open in a biblical manner. If you happen to be caught outside in it, you are soaked to the bone instantly. Often the rain is accompanied by scary bursts of thunder and lightning. Perhaps the thunder and lightning is scary to me because I experience it so rarely […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 16 years ago11/03/2015

Writing Events

All Modern Contest Continues

A quick note–I want to let everyone know that the All Modern contest, originally slated to end tomorrow, has been extended over the Labor Day Weekend. My contact at the site is on vacation. This is good news for him and good news for you as well, because it means more time for you to […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 16 years ago11/03/2015

Creativity Writing

Writing In the Middle of it All

We're getting a new roof put on. Not only that, our old roof leaked, so there's some damage that needs to be repaired in the house itself. This means I currently have two work crews at my house. At the moment, the sounds are: pounding, the screech of a wood truss being ripped from the […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 16 years ago11/03/2015

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The Contest You Have Been Waiting For

Its here! Only slightly delayed due to the death of my pug, but today I am announcing the contest I've been telling you about. Thanks to the nice people at All Modern, you have the chance to win this cool office accessory: It is the Fidato Memo Station with Mobile Phone and Pen Holder. Cool, […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 16 years ago11/03/2015

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Igor the Pug Passes

It is quiet in the house. No snorts or snoring from the family room, where Igor used to lie in his favorite chair. The first thing I did every morning was tiptoe in to see if he was awake, the last thing I did at night was kiss him goodnight. In his last days, he […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 16 years ago

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A Writer’s Constant Companion

It is August, the crickets sing at night, and my pug is dying. I want to honor him while he is still here, which will not be for long. My pug Igor, has been a constant companion the last ten years, even after turning blind, and lately, developing a limp in his rear leg. He […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 16 years ago11/03/2015

Books Creativity Writing

The Writer’s Notebook: Loving Moleskines

I'm a journal and notebook junkie.

I carry around a journal with me wherever I go, and over the years I've been through many a different kind of journal. But lately, I have discovered Moleskines, and I am in love.

Charlotte Rains Dixon 16 years ago11/03/2015

Creativity Travel Writing

The Writing Life: Letter from LA

Sitting in the garden at the Pasadena coffee shop called Zephyr, I whiled away a few good hours talking with my screenwriting friend Brian. We discussed the movie biz and the publishing world while a gentle breeze rustled the ivy covering the patio walls and handsome Armenians smoked hookahs at a table nearby. Russian literature […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 17 years ago11/03/2015

Books Creativity Writing Writing Exercises

Creating Characters: Mai, Oui, Marcel Proust, I Could Use Some Help

Having some difficulty creating full, true-to-life fictional characters? Why not let Marcel help you? Yes, that Marcel, the most famous one of all–Marcel Proust, author of Remembrance of Things Past, the only part of which I remember is when he waxed poetic about Madeleines, the shell-shaped, mini-cakes that melt in your mouth. Thanks to the […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 17 years ago11/03/2015

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