Charlotte Rains Dixon

Five on Friday: The Rain Returns

Well, actually, the rain never really left for long, but we have had a couple of lovely dry, warm days that have felt like spring is not far off. And they were accompanied by birds singing! That’s the best. But this morning it is soggy again. But I don’t mind, I really like all kinds […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago

Reading Writing Retreats

A Writer’s Miscellany

I kind of love the word miscellany, whose official definition according to the Google is ” a group or collection of different items, a mixture.” It sounds charming and old-school and like it would be said by a schoolmarm wearing a Little House on the Prairie outfit. And honestly? The word and all its implications […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago

Otherwhere

Otherwhere: Last Week in January

Yeah, it really is the last week in January. Amazing. And the sun is shining in my window as I write this–even more amazing! Here are some coolio links for the past week: Writing Stuff In which genre do you write? Understanding how genre affects marketing is one key to success. Every book needs […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago

Five Things on Friday

Five on Friday: Can You Believe it is January 22nd Already?

Where has this month gone? I keep telling my husband we’ll blink and be sitting outside on the deck for Happy Hour. It is almost warm enough today to do that, and I’m so sorry for those of you buried–or about to be–under snow. Actually, I’m kinda jealous. At any rate, here are my Friday […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago

Mindset Writing Habits

Why Resistance to Your Writing is Sometimes Good

Here is one thing I have learned for certain in the gazillion years I’ve been writing: that resistance always has meaning. Always, always, always. It is up to you to figure out what that meaning might be. But here’s the deal: once you do figure it out, then you can explore it. And get over […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago01/22/2016

Writing Process

Committing the Cardinal Writing Sin

Forgive me, father for I have sinned am sinning. I am committing one of the cardinal writing sins. I am three-quarters of the way through the first draft of my next novel, and rather than writing all the way to the end, I am starting over. I hear your gasps. I see your open mouths. […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago01/22/2016

Otherwhere

Otherwhere: January 16, 2016

First of all, can you believe it is the middle of January already? Geesh, time flies. I guess being out of town the first week of the month made it fly all the faster. By the way, my wise meditation teacher has a theory on why we think that time goes faster as we age: […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago01/22/2016

Writing Retreats

Inspiration from Room to Write

I just got home from Nashville, where I co-produced the re-instituted Room to Write, along with Terry Price and Janet Wallace. This event is not a writing conference. Rather, as we like to say, it is a time for uninterrupted creativity. While we did offer several talks throughout the weekend, they are totally optional, […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago01/22/2016

Goals

Three Steps to a Prolific Writing Year in 2016

I don’t know about you, but I love me some good planning sessions, especially around the turn of the year. Give me a blank journal, some questions to answer, a form to fill out, a worksheet to complete, and I’m a happy camper. The same is true for new year’s resolutions. I love them. All […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago01/22/2016

Five Things on Friday

Five on Friday: Happy New Year!

After an absence of, oh a couple weeks, here I am, back with another Five on Friday. That is if I can find the notes I wrote once I got inspired about this post. Ah, here we are. I’ve got piles of papers all over my office because I’m organizing things for the new year. […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago01/22/2016

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