Charlotte Rains Dixon

Inventive Writing Prompt Round-up #39

Here's the latest collection of prompts from my Tumblr. Enjoy! #267 It’s a beautiful, warm evening, what’s your character’s pleasure: dinner al fresco; a hike; taking the children to the park; ignoring the weather and turning on the TV or something else entirely? #268 Is your main character a talker or a listener? #269 And then, […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 11 years ago

Prompts Writing Habits

I’ve Invented a Writing Machine

Just for you, because I love ya, I've invented a new writing machine. Here's what it does: with a long metal robotic arm, it reaches out, grabs paper and pen, and plops it down in front of you. You can also program it to grab your laptop, tablet, or computer keyboard. There's an optional feature […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 11 years ago

Prompts

Inventive Writing Prompt Round-up #38

Here's this week's corral of my daily prompts: #259 If only….she thought. We all have a lot of “if onlies” in our life. What is your character’s biggest if only? #260 The wind blew and blew. It blew so hard and so long she thought she’d go crazy from it. And then, all of a sudden, it […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 11 years ago

Cats The Writing Life

Why a Writer Needs a Cat

Cats are good at crossword puzzles, too! I have decided that there's one VERY IMPORTANT piece of writing advice that often goes unmentioned. It is sort of a secret writer thing, but I am dedicated to bringing such things out in the open, because I'm dedicated to helping you find success as a writer. (You […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 11 years ago

Prompts

Inventive Writing Prompt Round-up #37

Good morning and happy Saturday! Here is the latest collection of prompts from my Tumblr blog, wherein I write a prompt a day. (And yes, some days I do kick myself for starting this project. But most days I enjoy it a lot.) Here goes: #253 A sudden rainstorm. Your character is stuck out in it, […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 11 years ago

Guest Post

Guest Post: Who Will Read My Writing?

Please welcome my friend and fellow writer Anthony J. Mohr to the blog today. This post made me laugh out loud–probably because I'm all too familiar with the sentiment behind it. And I've been an admirer of Anthony's essays about growing up in Hollywood back in the day when it was still truly glamorous for […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 11 years ago

Blogging

Forced, Kicking and Screaming, To a New Blog Design

You may have noticed something slightly different upon landing here today. Yeah, that's right, I've got a new blog design. This was not entirely my choice. I've known for quite some time that my old design looked dated and it is one of my goals for this year to update it and redesign it. But […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 11 years ago

Prompts

Inventive Writing Prompt Round-up #36

Here's the latest collection of posts from my Tumblr blog, where I post a prompt daily. #246 As a child did you (or your main character) go to church? Sunday school or sitting in the service with the adults? What was your experience—love or hate? Character building or destroying? #247 And then she had to start over […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 11 years ago

Time Tips on Writing

Should You Write Every Day?

I was at a gathering of writers last night (Portlanders, we meet every last Monday of the month for Literary Libations, join us) and Angela Sanders, an accomplished mystery writer who is doing very well with her books (can you say number one on all Kindle sales?) was talking about her career. Angela talked about […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 11 years ago

Prompts

Inventive Writing Prompt Round-up #35

Here's the latest collection of prompts from my Tumblr blog (minus one, because I forgot to do one on Sunday). #240 She sat up quickly. She forgot! She had totally forgotten about it! #241 What’s the worst job you’ve ever had? Write about it. Work details can enliven fiction. #242 Your character’s eating habits tell […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 11 years ago

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