Charlotte Rains Dixon

My Foray Into Indie Publishing

I've been writing so much about Amazon and indie publishing lately that I figured I better try it out myself. And so I have. As of last Wednesday, my first indie project, a short story, is for sale on Amazon for 99 cents. Blue Sky: A Nell Malone Story Here's the blurb (which I will […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/03/2015

Celebration

7 Things About Writing I’ve Learned in 7 Years of Blogging (With Giveaway!)

So, this week (yesterday, to be exact) is the seven year anniversary of my blog. Yep, I've been at this game for 7 years! I'm amazed, too, in some ways, and in other ways, not. Because from the minute I started blogging all those years ago I felt comfortable in this medium. Sure, there have […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/03/2015

Guest Post

Guest Post: Out of Your Book Mess and Into Story

I promised you a guest post from Jeffrey Davis, and here it is. Jeffrey would be the first to admit that this post runs a bit long–but I want to tell you that it is worth reading every word! (I wrote a bit about Jeffrey, why I'm promoting his program and his upcoming webinar here.) […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/03/2015

Writing Events

Book Writing Webinar

Guys, a quick heads up. Jeffrey Davis is doing a webinar about writing a book on Wednesday and there are only 50 spots available. So if you're at all interested, get on it. Here are the details: THE BOOK DIAMOND: The 4 Essential Elements to Create a Book That Matters A free webinar with Jeffrey Davis […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/03/2015

Social Media

Social Media for (Clueless) Writers

I don’t write a lot about social media, but I’m on it all the time and I’m a big believer in its importance to us as writers. It is good for your platform, good for networking, and it is also a lot of fun, too. I can hear you all groaning, but stop, I’m serious–it […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/03/2015

Amazon Kindle Publishing Publishing

Amazon for Authors, Part Two: Tools and Thoughts

The first part of this post, Amazon for Authors, Part One: Opportunities, ran last Monday. You can read that here, and you probably want to do that before proceeding. Ever since I wrote part one of this post, I've been obsessed with worry that I'm misrepresenting Amazon. As in, presenting this rosy view of everything […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/03/2015

Time

5 (Different-ish) Ways to Create Time for Writing

A couple weeks ago, I met another writer friend for lunch. She rushed in, late, and apologized. "I'm just so busy these days, you know? There's just never enough time for everything." I nodded, agreeing. But later I realized that the sentiments we exchanged about writing didn't ring true. Instead, it felt like we were […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/03/2015

Amazon Kindle Publishing Publishing

Amazon for Authors, Part One: Opportunities

In my previous blog post on my time at AWP, I promised an article on how you, as an author, can utilize some of the many services Amazon offers. So here it is. First, let's get clear on a couple of things: 1. I am by no means an expert on this topic. Many others, who […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/03/2015

Community Writing Events

Report From AWP 2014

If you were on Twitter this weekend, you probably saw #AWP14 trending. If you were on Facebook, you no doubt noticed a lot of photos from Seattle (the Space Needle! Chihuly Glass! Pike Place Market!) and people quoting various writers. And if you read last week's newsletter/most recent post, you know that I was one […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/03/2015

Community Travel

10 Ways to Connect With Other Writers

The crowd of writers probably will not be quite this rowdy. As you read this post, I will be attending the annual Associated Writer's Programs conference in Seattle, more commonly known as AWP. Rumor has it that 11,000 writers will be there, though I'm a bit suspicious of that number. (I've had numerous people, writers […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/03/2015

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