Charlotte Rains Dixon

Prompts Time yourself, (10-20 minutes), do not quit writing no matter what I don’t know how she does it. I don’t know why he does it. You’re on the wrong road. The last bus left. It’s dark, it’s cold and I am hungry. I love being lost. The Ides of March. What use is it […]

I’ve been wanting to write a post about writing prompts for awhile now.  Tonight while farting around on the internet, I found a contest based on a prompt (this is for women only, sorry guys).  You can find it here. Truth is, its kind of dorky.  But then, prompts are kinda dorky, don’t you think? […]

Last night Jonathan Lethem (see previous post for more on his lecture) talked about the one and only rule he follows for a writing schedule.  He does not write to a specific word or page count.  What he does do is write something every day, even if its only for 15 minutes.  Lethem says that […]

This is a photo of my pug, Igor, sleeping.  Igor is a prodigious sleeper, and its a safe bet that he is not worrying about his writing while he sleeps.  More likely he’s worrying about nabbing a chewie when he wakes up.  Or making sure someone feeds him.  (Pug has a wee bit of a weight problem though we prefer to refer to him as well-muscled.)

Igor is not worrying about writing in his sleep, but you should be.  Its a useful habit to get into as a writer.  Here’s an article I wrote about it:

Every writer gets used to dealing with rejection.  It gradually gets easier.  Sort of. Okay, I’m lying.  Here’s a handy dandy guide on handling that I’ve put together: 1.  First, you cry.  As the first tear leaks from your eye to roll down your cheek, you feel like a wimp.  And writers are not wimps.  […]