Charlotte Rains Dixon

Mayborn Contest Deadline Extended

My friend George, writer-in-residence at the Mayborne Literary Nonfiction Conference of the Southwest, has let me know that the deadline for the book manuscript portion of the contest has been extended for a week. Manuscripts will now be accepted until 4 PM (central time) on June 22, next Friday. Its a good contest, with a […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago11/03/2015

Writing

Vanity Fair & Binyavanga Wainaina & Bono

I’m slowly reading the June issue of Vanity Fair. It’s the Africa issue edited by Bono. I’ve got this fascination with Africa and all its complex issues. Me and half the free world, it seems. The issue is pretty amazing. It’s full of informative articles and I like that they aren’t all gloom and doom. […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago11/06/2015

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A New Gig

I’ve been remiss in posting because I’ve been the wee-est bit distracted by the usual suspects–the necessity of making a living (oh, yeah, that). But I have good news–I am, as of Tuesday, the official new host (hostess?) of two new blogs on the Powered By Everything blog network. I will be the one and […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago11/06/2015

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Kiva

There’s a wonderful article about Kiva on the ABC News website. Its called "Finding Peace Through Paypal" and you can read it here. You may have noticed the large ad for the organization on this blog. I think its a great idea, a way to help other entrepeneurs help themselves. Apparently, we can now lend […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago11/03/2015

Books

Current Reading: Tied to the Tracks

I’m more than halfway through reading Tied to the Tracks by Rosina Lippi. In general, I like the book. It kept me going on the treadmill for a lot longer than I originally intended (note to self: a good book is key to a good workout on the treadmill). The novel is kind of a […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago11/03/2015

Writing

Quote of the Week: Quit Being a Laggard! Or, Its All About Willpower

Last week I took myself out for coffee and wrote up this whole elaborate schedule for finishing this draft of my novel (Emma Jean’s Bad Behavior). This made me feel virtuous and disciplined. It made me feel disciplined until it came time to actually finish chapter eleven by my appointed deadline–which happened to be last […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago11/03/2015

Writing

Writing in Coffeeshops

I used to love to write in coffeeshops. Now, not so much. But lately I’ve been thinking I need to get back in the habit of going to Starbucks or an equivalent to write. We’ve got the most fabulous coffeeshop/cafe right down the street called the Daily, and I always see people in there working […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago11/03/2015

Books Writing

Event I Wish I Was Attending: BookExpo

There’s an AP article this morning about the annual Book Expo starting in New York City tomorrow. Interesting to note is the fact that MySpace is not only attending for the first time this year, but is a sponsor also. The article notes the number of authors promoting themselves on MySpace and also discusses the […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago11/06/2015

Writing

Copywriting Twist–Reverse Outsourcing

I’m starting free-lance work this week with a new company. Not sure if I can name names or not, so I won’t, but it cracks me up to report that I’ll be writing articles for a magazine to be distributed to young professionals in India. Its kind of like reverse outsourcing. Isn’t that just the […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago11/03/2015

Authors

New (To Me) Author

I mentioned in my previous post that I’ve been lolling about all day. The reason for this, besides the fact that it is the Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend, is because I am reading a novel I cannot put down. The book is called The Monk Downstairs by Tim Farrington and it is about a […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago11/03/2015

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