Charlotte Rains Dixon

Inventive Writing Prompt Round-up #3

Here is my weekly round-up of writing prompts from my daily Tumblr blog. #18 Sometimes she looked for the answer in wine and sometime she looked for it in food. On bad nights, she searched for it in cigarettes. #19 It’s Monday morning. What’s the first thing your main character thinks of when she opens her eyes? […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/06/2015

Uncategorized

How to Keep Writing When the World is Falling Apart

It's been a tough summer, news-wise. I'm not going to name everything that's happened, because you're as aware of it as I am–likely over-aware. I've managed to keep my distance from most news stories. Not that I'm not empathetic, I am. But if I got worked up about every horrible news story I saw, I'd […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/03/2015

Guest Post

Guest Post: Naked Writing

Stop your dirty little minds, this post is not what you think its about. And put your clothes back on! This is not about sitting at the computer writing while naked. No, its much more valuable, it is about no-frills writing can deliver action and excitement better than its ruffly, prissy sister. It's good stuff. […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/03/2015

Prompts

Inventive Writing Prompt Round-up #2

Here is my weekly round-up of prompts from my daily Tumblr blog. For inventive ways to use writing prompts, click here. Now go write tons with them. #11 A garden is hard to leave. #12 The worst vacation you've ever had. #13 The offer that was so good it couldn’t be refused, and the terrible things […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/03/2015

Writer's Block

What to do When Your Writing Stalls

You're sitting at your desk, staring at your computer. Maybe the chapter of your current project is up on the screen. Perhaps you don't have the freaking slightest of clues what to write next. Your brain is empty. It's like there's a brick wall between it and what comes next. You simply can't figure […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/03/2015

Prompts

Inventive Writing Prompt Round-up #1

As I mentioned earlier in the week, I've started a daily writing prompt blog on Tumblr. However, one of my wonderful readers pointed out that it was impossible to get those posts emailed from Tumblr. So I had a brainstorm: why not do a weekly round-up post of the prompts? And so, here […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/06/2015

Prompts

Inventive Ways to Use Writing Prompts

The blank page, awaiting your stellar words. I'm not sure how inventive these ways are, but Inventive Writing Prompts is the name of my new Tumblr blog and I wanted to tie it in. Clever, huh? And yes, I now have a Tumblr blog. I'm really not cool enough to have a Tumblr blog, because […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/06/2015

Writing Process

Writing Tip: The Process Mindset

Years ago, I attended a creativity camp in Taos, New Mexico put on by Julia Cameron of The Artist's Way fame. (Yes, it was as cool as it sounds. To say something is life changing is a cliche, but in this case, it truly was. Fromt that point on, I took myself seriously as a […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/03/2015

Writing Habits

Do You Pay Attention to the Physical Aspects of Writing?

Writing is hard mental work, we all know that. But it is hard on your body physically as well. Yeah, right, you say. All I do is sit in a chair at the computer all day. And that is exactly why writing is so hard on you–because it is not good for you to sit […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/03/2015

Writing Writing Process

Writing by Hand Versus Writing on the Computer

Do you favor writing by hand or on the computer? This may well be one of those never-the-twain-shall-meet dichotomies. We all start out writing by hand as little kids, and for many of us that remains the preferred method of composition. For years I've taken lots of notes by hand before I switch […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/03/2015

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