Charlotte Rains Dixon

Do What You Can (In Writing and Life)

This is an embarrassing confession from a writing coach, but last fall I got blocked on a project. I was working on the rewrite of a novel for my agent. She and her staff had given me excellent revision suggestions and I was excited about them. But part of it involved giving the protagonist more […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 8 years ago

Words

My 2018 Word of the Year

So, every year I choose a word to represent the year. Actually, most years I choose three words. And usually I write a blog post about my words in December. Well, December is long gone and I never wrote the blog post. And that’s because I felt uninspired about choosing a word–or words. Usually they […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 8 years ago

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The Three Fastest Ways to Improve Your Writing in 2018

Here we are, two weeks into the new year. How are those resolutions going for you? Like, say, the one where you promised yourself you would improve your writing? Perhaps improve it so much that you’d nab yourself a publisher—or feel confident enough to publish your work yourself? Don’t despair if you feel you haven’t […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 8 years ago01/11/2018

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On Feeling Sorry for Yourself (A Love Letter)

I awoke one morning this week to an email with the headline Stop Feeling Sorry For Yourself. I don’t even know what the email was about—it is one of many (way too many) I get because I signed up for something somewhere along the line. The email stopped me for a minute. Because, right at […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 8 years ago01/05/2018

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Wearing Radical Pajamas

Most mornings, I follow the same routine. I get up, drink coffee, and work at my computer for a couple of hours (theoretically writing and not looking at the internet). I do the crossword puzzle while eating breakfast and then shower, to get ready for the rest of my day. But sometimes I just keep […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 8 years ago12/28/2017

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Ah yes, the holidays (A love letter)

If you read this on the day I’m publishing it, which is doubtful, seeing as how it is Christmas Eve and you likely have a million other things to do, you may be any of many things: –Snug in the comfort of a family holiday, feeling happy and joyous, or barely surviving the holidays with […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 8 years ago12/21/2017

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About Intentions and Goal Setting (A Love Letter)

Usually around this time of year I am deep into reviewing the past months and planning for the next twelve. There’s something about the dark days of November and December (which I love) that encourage introspection, pondering, and planning. I’ve been known to fill up entire journals this time of year. But this year is […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 8 years ago12/15/2017

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You Have a Choice (A Love Letter)

You have a choice. You wake up in the morning and you get to open up your kitchen cupboard and decide—coffee? Tea? Smoothie? All of the above? You open your closet and you get to choose what to wear. (Or, if you work at home like me, you get to decide if you’re going to […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 8 years ago12/09/2017

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Why Writing is Good For Your Brain (A Love Letter)

Here’s reason #5,001 (I’m counting): that writing is a worthwhile activity: it’s good for your brain. Allow me to digress a bit. I’m teaching myself to crochet. (Head on over to the blog if you want to see a photo of my first finished piece, a scarf heavy enough to qualify as a weighted blanket […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 8 years ago12/02/2017

holidays Novel Writing Scenes

Begin Writing and The Answer Will Appear

I spent this just-past Thanksgiving weekend at the beach with a rotating cast of family members in attendance. It was a blast. And, I got some writing done. I woke up early every day and sat at the dining room table and wrote on my laptop. (It helped immeasurably that the house has no wi-fi.) […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 8 years ago

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