Charlotte Rains Dixon

8 Ways to Blow Up Your Writing Brain by Journaling (+ Tips)

I'm an off-and-on journaler. I've had periods in my life–long stretches, like ten years–when I got up every day and wrote in a journal first thing. (And to prove it, I've got three huge tubs of them.) I've also had journaling droughts, where I don't actively write in a diary. Article after article suggests that […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago

movies

Why Going to the Movies is Good for Your Writing

In my last post, I revealed the sorry state of my latest reading. I've not read nearly as many novels as usual recently. But one thing I have been doing is going to the movies. If there's one thing I love to do on the weekends, it is to go to the movies. I love, […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago

Authors Books

Books I Read In May

I can't figure out what's going on. I know I read a ton last month, but I can't seem to bring any of the titles into my mind. (As soon as I press publish on this post they will flood into my brain.) So here's a quick list of the books I remember: The Nightingale […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago

Prompts

Inventive Writing Prompt Round-up #45

It is sunny and hot here in Portland, hot like in the nineties. Not my favorite. My office is upstairs for the time being (I'm working on moving it downstairs) and it gets hot up here so I'll be driven away from the computer soon enough. (I'm pretty sure we're going to see the movie […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago

Creativity Writing Process

The Love-Hate Relationship With the Creative Process

Being immersed in the creative process–writing a novel, creating a class, knitting a sweater, planting a garden–is my most favorite thing in the world. Until I hit a block. And decide that the novel stinks, nobody will want to take the class, the sweater won't fit, the garden won't grow. And then I hate the […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago

Prompts

Inventive Writing Prompt Round-up #44

Bon jour! Here is this week's collection of writing prompts, a bit later than usual because I went out to breakfast at my favorite French cafe. And I bought macarons, which are calling to me from the kitchen (they can be a rowdy bunch), but they are for dessert at my sister's dinner tonight. Anyway, […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago

Writing Habits

Cement Your Writing Habit (A Proven Process)

One of the best books I've read this year is The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. He spent a few years studying habits, how people form them, and how they can un-form them, and then distilled his findings into this book. You'd think it would be about as exciting to read as watching […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago

Book Review

Book Review: Wild Women, Wild Voices

Wild Women, Wild Voices: Writing From Your Authentic Wildness by Judy Reeves I was provided this book by the publisher, New World Library (whom I adore, because they always give me wonderful books to read) to review. And then I promptly forgot about it. Actually, the book got buried under a pile of papers on […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago

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Inventive Writing Prompt Round-up #43

Hi, I hope you've had a great week with lots of writing. And guess what? It's a long holiday weekend, at least here in the states. Surely you plan on using at least some of it to write? Of course you do. Here are some prompts from my Tumblr blog for your inspiration. #295 Two women […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago

Travel Writing Writing Process

Are You a Right-Brain or Left-Brain Dominant Writer?

A Stack 'O Writing Books I learned a different way of looking at my writing this weekend, a way that I think will help inform how I plan and plot a novel. (One of the things I love best about writing is that there's always something new to learn. It's impossible to be bored by […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago

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