Charlotte Rains Dixon

Apparently, Everything I Know About Writing I Learned From My Pug

So, I seem to be on a lessons-I’ve-learned-from-my-pug writing kick. I wrote about Igor in terms of writing blocks earlier this week. This morning I was finishing up putting on my make-up when the pug started scrabbling on the door, wanting to be let in. Igor’s scrabbling consists of scraping a paw against the sliding […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago12/11/2015

Elizabeth Gilbert’s Thoughts on Writing

So, I’m currently finishing up reading Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert, which has been on the best-seller list for quite some time. I generally don’t read bestsellers. It is the anti-authoritarian streak in me, or perhaps more to the point, the I-don’t-want-to-do-what-everyone-else is doing streak. My family knows the best way to get me […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago12/11/2015

Writing

Whac- A-Mole Comment Feature

So, it appears I’m having an issue with my comments feature. It reminds me of the game one finds at carnivals and fairs, which are among my favorite things on earth. (My daughter constantly tells me I have a tragic tacky streak, and I trace it back to my love of all things Carney. More […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago12/11/2015

Writing

Writing Blocks

It has been raining hard here in Portland the last couple of days. This morning, I watched water drip off the giant fir in my backyard as I waited for my Pug to finish his business. He is fat very muscular and blind visually impaired and he does not like to be in the rain […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago11/03/2015

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Syndication!

You may have noticed the addition of the blue Newstex banner on my blog. This is because…wait for it…my blog is now officially syndicated! Pretty cool, eh? The wonderful people at Newstex now aggregate my content and add it to all the other blogs they feature, as a one-stop resource for journalists, politicians, and all […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago11/03/2015

Authors Books Writing

Oprah Chooses Ken Follett

It feels obligatory to write a post when Oprah chooses a new book for her book club. As if she doesn’t get enough publicity already. But Oprah’s choices are often odd and interesting. And all of us novelists and would-be novelists know its a long shot….but we still fantasize about Oprah choosing our book. Other, […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago12/11/2015

Writing

The Importance of Getting the First Part Right

So, I have this little hang up when it comes to writing, whether I am writing a novel, a short story or an article. I have to get the first part right before I can move on. Once the first part is right, I can let it rip. I can write a Shitty First Draft, […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago11/03/2015

Writing

Make Money Writing Online, Four–Types of Internet Writing

I know, I know, you’ve been up night wondering when I was going to write the next installment of Make Money Writing Online. Pining and longing for the next chapter. Well, yearn no more, because here it is. So far in this series about making money writing online, we’ve discussed the dream and the reality […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago12/11/2015

Writing

Writer’s Strike

Well, as you probably know by now, movie and TV writers have gone on strike. And more power to ’em, I say. Writers are always the most under recognized and underpaid group, whether we’re talking Hollywood or the publishing industry. I’ve only worked in the most tangential way in Hollywood (had a screenplay I wrote […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago12/11/2015

Writing

Writing Inspiration, Whether You Are Nanowrimo-ing or Not

The Nanowrimo folks are sending out some pretty good "pep talks" to those who are officially registered as participants. The one that came today is from Naomi Novik. I love her ten words a day tip: The single most important technique for making progress is to write ten words. Doesn’t matter if you’re badly stuck, […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago

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