Charlotte Rains Dixon

Five on Friday: Happy Easter

So, yeah, Happy Easter, if you celebrate. (And as I mentioned in my last post, even the non-religious types among us can surely celebrate Easter as the coming of spring. AmIright?) It’s a busy weekend for many and here’s what’s going on around here: What I’m fussing about: Apostrophes, freaking apostrophes. The overuse of them […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago

The Writing Life Writing

10 Ways to Welcome Spring and Rejuvenate Yourself and Your Writing

Spring never fails to surprise me with its lush beauty. And this year is no different. Even though we don’t get much in the way of snow, it does feel like we’ve come through a long winter, seeing as how we’ve had record-setting rainfall amounts. And so spring is delighting me everywhere I look. Here […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago03/22/2016

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Otherwhere: Tuesday Afternoon

It’s been a while since I’ve posted an Otherwhere entry. I was writing them weekly, but I’ve decided to do them more randomly now, just because some weeks I get a lot of good stuff and others I don’t. I had some links saved up and then some new good ones came in to my […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago03/22/2016

Five Things on Friday

Five on Friday: Vegetable Edition

Why I look odd: It is full-on spring here, a few days early, and I’ve got the allergies to prove it–my eyes are all pink and itchy. Fifteen years ago, I got really sick with a horrible, unidentified virus that resulted in hives, and ever since then I struggle with over-active histamines. This year even my […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago

Novel Writing

The Virtues of Finishing a Writing Project

So, I’m four scenes away from finishing the most terrible Shitty First Draft ever, in the history of man, written. I started this novel on a sunny afternoon in Collioure last September when I got a sudden inspiration. I’ve been working steadily on it since then, taking pretty much the whole months of December and […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago

Momentum Morning Routine Uncategorized Writing Process

Writing More is Easier

Yes, you read that headline correctly. I am going to set about telling you why writing more is easier than writing less. KEEP READING. I know you were about to click away when you read that writing more bit. But stick with me. You can throw tomatoes at the end if you like, but at […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago03/22/2016

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Five on Friday: A Little Late-ish

Another Friday rolls around and here’s a look at the week… What I’m Learning: More is more. Of course, some might say this has been my motto all my life. Sigh. But what I mean is that sometimes it is easier to do more than less. Like more writing. I know, I hear you groaning. […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago

Genre Novel Writing

Working Your Genre to Improve Your Writing

Back in my early writing days, genre was a dirty word. “Oh, she writes genre romances,” someone would sniff. Or, “Well, you know, it’s just a genre mystery.” My, how things have changed. Though not everyone apparently approves or even wants to admit it, the lines between genres (or more to the point, between genre […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago03/08/2016

Otherwhere

Otherwhere: March 7

No snappy titles today, but I’ve got lots of great writing links for you. So let’s get right to it. Are you trying to ride the news cycle with your current novel? Might not be the best idea. I gotta admit, sometimes I wonder about this: is writing fiction a worthy endeavor? What is your […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago

Five Things on Friday

Five on Friday: Marching Into Spring

How about that title? Clever, huh? Marching into spring…and it’s March this week….I know, you are way ahead of me, you got it on first read. Anyway. It truly is spring here, with daffodils and crocus and daphne popping out all over, along with my favorites, the pink plum trees. We’ve had some lovely warm […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago

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