Charlotte Rains Dixon

Revisiting Prompts

I've been writing a lot recently. (On my own projects, I mean. It's one of the ironies of my life that I'm always able to write for clients, no matter what.) And, as always, the more I write, the more I'm able to write. Pour it all out on the page and more keeps coming. […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/03/2015

Writing Habits

How to Procrastinate

1. Keep all your email inboxes and social media sites open all the time. 2. Check your email often. Like, every five minutes. You might just have a Very Important Email to which you need to respond. Or, equally urgent, you might have notification of a Very Important Blog Post that you must read immediately. […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago12/12/2015

Writing Habits Writing Process

Working With Your Subconscious

So, we all know that it's important to be alert and focused while writing–present and conscious, so to speak. But what about utilizing your subconscious, that part of your brain that is always running, no matter what you're doing? Have you thought about how to take advantage of that? I have. Because, basically I'm […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/03/2015

Writing Process

Overcoming a Bad Writing Session

I had a lousy writing session the other day. I roused myself early and got right to the computer (well, after my first-thing-in-the-morning glass of water with apple cider vinegar and Stevia and then, of course, coffee). But nothing happened. I just couldn't seem to connect with my WIP. Usually this would be cause for […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/03/2015

Novel Writing

Everything Is Perfect

I awoke at 2:45 A last night (this morning, actually). I lay there for a few minutes, wide awake. I tried not to panic about not sleeping. Because, the worst thing about not sleeping is the panic about it. My mind scrolled through what I had to do today and how bad it would be […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/03/2015

Novel Writing

Torn Between Two Loves

(Scroll down for bonus video. It's Mary McGregor singing "Torn Between Two Lovers." You know you want to watch it.) Please tell me this has happened to you. You're happily writing, making good some forward progress on your novel when all of a sudden, out of nowhere one morning, comes an idea. Inspiration for another […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/03/2015

Creativity

10 Ways to Welcome Autumn and Awaken Your Creativity

I love autumn. Love, love, love it. Fall is my favorite season–the gorgeous color, the warmish days turning to cool nights, the early dark (I know, I'm crazy but I love it when night falls early), Halloween, and the knowledge that Christmas is coming. It is a time when suddenly we're indoors more than out […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/03/2015

Time

How Are You Doing on 2013 Goals?

I'm working on a post for Thursday that will appear here and go out in my newsletter as well. It's about the advent of autumn and ways to jumpstart your creativity and writing for the remaining months of the year. As I wrote, I realized something: we've got a little more than three months until […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/03/2015

Book Review

Book Review: Travels in Elysium

Travels In Elysium by William Azuski I was asked to review this book and I readily accepted because, well, there's nothing I like better than receiving random books in the mail and diving into them. Here's the blurb the publisher and blog tour folks asked me to include: Literary fiction blends with Plato’s tale of […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/03/2015

Time

All Things in Good Time

To everything, there is a season. (Can't write that without hearing Turn! Turn! Turn! in my head. See below.) It's important not to rush. And yet, sometimes, things (like writing) happen really fast. I'm just full of fun paradoxes today. Don't Rush This post's impetus grew from an email conversation I was having with a […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/03/2015

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