Charlotte Rains Dixon

Writing Rules vs. Writing Guidelines

A week or so ago, my buddy Roy sent me a lecture he’d downloaded from the Blackboard site of our MFA program. It was a pretty good lecture about rewriting, except that the author/lecturer started with a list of Rules. I capitalize the word because you could tell by the way the lecture was written […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago11/03/2015

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This Appears to be My Week For Attention…

…and I’m basking in it. Grapes, more grapes please. And could you bring me some chocolate also? No, I prefer red wine, thank you. A foot rub would be nice. And there’s a wee little sore spot on my back… No, I guess its not that kind of attention. Damn. But this kind is just […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago11/03/2015

Writing

It’s Nanowrimo, Day One, Do You Know Where Your Words Are?

Because I can’t seem to find mine. Despite my plans to the contrary, I did not begin a new novel for Nanowrimo this morning, as I did two years ago on this date. Why? Because I’ve been neck-deep in revising that novel that I started two years ago on this date and as I’ve been […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago11/03/2015

Writing

Make Money Writing Online, The Long Anticipated Continuation of Chapter Three

Its early yet here on the west coast, and not even dark yet, so I have a wee bit of time before the trick-or-treaters descend upon us. Actually, there probably won’t be much descending as certain of my neighbors have the utter gall to turn out their front porch lights and head to the bar […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago12/11/2015

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And I Should Also Mention…

That the wonderful Pablo featured me a few days ago. Thanks, Pablo!

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago11/03/2015

Writing

I’m a Featured Blog

Halloween news flash: My wonderful friend Don Williams has featured Wordstrumpet as his site of the day. Don is a children’s book author who lives in St. John, New Brunswick, a city which fascinates me, and looks beautiful, if a bit cold. Don has a great blog which you should go visit, and I’d say […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago12/14/2015

Writing

Writing Tip: Second Best of the Week

Okay, this is a quickie, folks. I’ve been writing all day, and all day the day before that, and all day the day before that, and, well, you get the idea. The bad news about all this writing is that I’m exhausted. The good news is that I keep remembering useful writing tips. Today’s writing […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago11/03/2015

Writing

Writing Tips: Absolute Best One Ever

I’m not exaggerating, this is one of the most valuable tips I can give you. I’ve rediscovered it accidentally the last week or so, as I work on rewriting my novel. I wrote about it in the early days of this blog, in a post called Writing While You Sleep. (a wee bonus for those […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago12/11/2015

Writing

Nanowrimo Prep

We interrupt our regularly scheduled Ebook presentation to remind you that Nanowrimo starts in four days. What, you ask, is Nanowrimo? It is National Novel Writing Month and it is a kick ass way to get that novel you’ve always wanted to write jump-started. The idea is that you complete a whole "novel" in a […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago12/11/2015

Writing

Make Money Writing Online, Three–The Benefits of Internet Freelancing

Okay, class. We’ve looked at the dream of freelancing and the reality. We’ve decided traditional freelancing is not for us, because it is a pain in the rear, what with all that printing and SASEing, and standing in line at the post office, and all that fun stuff. So is there an alternative? Of course […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago12/11/2015

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