Charlotte Rains Dixon

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

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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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Giving Thanks (A Love Letter)

So, this past Thursday was Thanksgiving day in the United States. It is, of course, a day to give thanks, based on the time many years ago that the original settlers had reaped their first harvest and it began to look like maybe they could do this new world thing after all. I’m quite sure […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 8 years ago11/21/2017

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Living the Astonishing Writer’s Life (A Love Letter)

As you read this, I’ll be finishing up a five-day stay in Louisville, Kentucky, after a conference/celebration at Spalding University, where I got my MFA. The celebration part was to honor Sena Jeter Naslund, the founder and long-time director of the MFA program, who is retiring. Sena is the author of many wonderful novels, including […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 8 years ago11/11/2017

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Don’t listen to writing advice (A love letter)

One day this week, I rose at 5 AM. I worked for an hour and a half—nailed the organization of a book project—and then drove to my son’s house for emergency babysitting duty at 6:30. By 9 AM that morning I’d knocked a big item off my to-do list, watched George, eaten breakfast and done […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 8 years ago11/10/2017

Morning Routine Procrastination

Go With The Flow

This morning when I got up at my usual early hour (made even earlier this week with the time switch), I had plans to work on the rewrite of my novel. Because that’s what I do when I get up early to write. It is my sacred time, devoted only to writing fiction. (Except for […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 8 years ago

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