Charlotte Rains Dixon

Be Kind to Editors and Writers Month

I love when this happens. Here I’ve been up to my elbows in an assignment all day–all flippin’ day–worrying about neglecting semi-important things like grocery shopping, and really important things like my blog, when in pops this press release into my inbox. (Are there enough "ins" in that sentence for you?) And now my worries […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago11/03/2015

Writing

Critiquing, Part Four: Giving as Good as You Get

Let me tell you right up front, I had no intention of making this series on critiquing into a series. But I kept talking to people about it, and getting great comments, and so here were are, suddenly on part four. Quel surprise! Crystal left a comment to Part Three about how much she hated […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago12/11/2015

Writing

Things to Write on Labor Day

Some of you out there might have actual plans to write this weekend, unlike moi. Despite having a long list of writerly things to do, I have so instead, so far this weekend: been to Friday Happy Hour, spent three flippin’ hours at the new Ikea, watched two episodes of Big Love on demand, cleaned […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago11/03/2015

Writing

Being Critiqued, Part Three

I already wrote about being critiqued not once, but twice, (you can read the first two posts here and here.) But I had another thought about the whole process. Dying to hear it, aren’t you? Just what you’ve been desperate to read on this last official Saturday of summer? Here goes: It’s all about the […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago12/11/2015

Writing

How To Find Your Niche as a Writer

The Writing Nag, whose blog I adore because she nags, in an oh-so-sweet-way, writers to keep working, suggested this topic for a post: How do you find your niche as a writer? Good question. Short answer: I don’t know. No, that’s not really true. But I do sometimes bill myself as a "Renaissance writer in […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago

Writing

A New Lit Magazine and Some Odds and Ends

A new literary magazine that you should check out is debuting soon. It is called Knockout, and I got an email from the editor, Brett Ortler, telling me about it. The first issue, due out in in October, is devoted to poetry, and as far as I’m concerned none of us can ever do enough […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago11/03/2015

Writing

Another Award!

This is the coolest thing. Walksfarwoman, at Kissing the Dogwood has awarded me the Inspirational Blogger Award! Walksfarwoman has a gorgeous site and you should visit and read her philosophy page after you find out who I have given these awards to. Oh, and before I forget these awards are the inspiration of Christy Z […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago11/06/2015

Writing

Perhaps All Writers Should Move to England, Where We Will Get the Respect We Deserve

Back from vacation, trying to pull myself out of the deep pit of relaxation induced by long strolls on the sand and much gazing at wave action, I found myself aimlessly surfing the net (of course, I never, EVER, aimlessly surf the internet normally, oh, no). And what should I find but the most charming […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago11/03/2015

Writing

Publication!

Clearly I am still at the beach, as I’ve not done much in the way of posting the last few days. It is just soooooo relaxing down here. I haven’t sunk this deeply into relaxation in, well, several years–since the last time we spent a week here. Believe it or not, I’ve only been checking […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago11/06/2015

Writing

Writing at the Beach

I’m heading to the beach today, with my family, my sister and her family, and my 90-year-old mother, who gets around way more than most 90-year-olds. She was in Seattle with us last weekend and we took her to San Jose a couple months ago. She’s pretty amazing. Anyway, we’re heading to Arch Cape, Oregon. […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago11/06/2015

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