Charlotte Rains Dixon

New Writing Quote

Its Sunday and even though I’ve been lolling about I’m now at my computer in order to post a quote of the week. Here it is, from Julia Cameron: "When I don’t write enough, I get a gnawing sense of disease. It is an appetite that isn’t sated by other things. I become lonely for […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago11/03/2015

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New Features

Typepad has done this amazingly cool thing which allows bloggers to create their own pages now. I’ve been waiting for a feature like this. Truthfully, I haven’t really, because I didn’t know it was possible, being the non-techie type that I am. But I have been trying to figure out where to place some of […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 19 years ago11/03/2015

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The Power of Story

This is an article that talks about the power of story and attempts to define story. The power of story, and how story can even save your life, happens to be one of my favorite topics. I think stories may even be capable of saving the world. Stories shape our lives. If you are involved […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 19 years ago11/03/2015

Writing

Short-term vs. Long-term Writing Projects

I’ve been out of commission for the last week. First I was at a wedding in Santa Clara, California, and then I had gum surgery. Yes, gum surgery, complete with graft and stint and a lot of wonderful gory details I won’t bore you with. I’ve used the surgery as an excuse to ease up […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 19 years ago11/03/2015

Quotes of the Week

Weekly Writing Quote

I’m going to California for a wedding, so here’s the quote of the week a day early: "Stories are for joining the past to the future. Stories are for those late hours in the night when you can’t remember how you got from where you were to where you are. Stories are for eternity, when […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 19 years ago11/03/2015

Writing

Writing All The Time

I write all the time. I mean, I really, really do. I just wrote a single-spaced 50 page report in 4 days. Its the second single-spaced 50 page report I’ve done in that time frame, and let me tell you it is a haul to get it done. But I did it–and some extremely perverse […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 19 years ago11/03/2015

Books

NYT Article About Bestsellers

There’s an interesting article in the New York Times about the non-science of bestsellers. Read it here. The answer to the question of what makes a bestseller is that nobody knows.

Charlotte Rains Dixon 19 years ago11/03/2015

Quotes of the Week

Writing Quote of the Week (On Time This Week)

"The biggest threat for most creators isn’t piracy,it’s obscurity. Putting something on a website won’t make it popular, but keeping it off a website makes it pretty much impossible to make it popular." Cory Doctorow, quoted in Dispatches From Blogistan

Charlotte Rains Dixon 19 years ago11/03/2015

Books

Elliott Bay Books

Just got back from an overnight trip to Seattle and spent an hour at Elliott Bay Books this afternoon. I love this bookstore. It’s got amber-colored worn wood floors, all these intriguing different levels reached by ramps and wood staircases, and, of course, books. One of the best things about the bookstore is all the […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 19 years ago11/03/2015

Writing

Planet of Unwritten Novels

A new idea for a novel is forming in my brain. I have to be very, very careful with it. I’ve still got a draft and a half of the current novel to finish, so I can’t do anything with this new idea yet. And, one thing I’ve learned is that I can’t even pay […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 19 years ago11/03/2015

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