Charlotte Rains Dixon

Time

Time and the Writer

Last week, in at least most of the United States, we set our clocks back one hour in order to return from Daylight Savings time to standard time, which means that it gets darker earlier (I personally love this) in the evening and lighter earlier in the morning (sort of). It also means, on the […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 13 years ago11/03/2015

Book Review

Reflected In You: The Hullabaloo About Erotic Romance

This is a paid book review for the BlogHer Book Club, but the opinions expressed are mine. Reflected in You, by Sylvia Day, is currently number one on the New York Times trade paperback bestseller list. The reasons for this are a mystery to me, but then so is the popularity of Fifty Shades of […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 13 years ago11/03/2015

Nanowrimo Writing Process

Writing Every Morning

I'm participating in Nanowrimo this year. Sort of. I doing it, but not really doing it. The Nanowrimo rules state you can do as much prep work as possible up to November 1st, but you can't actually start writing until the first day of the month. And I'd already written about 60 pages of my […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 13 years ago11/03/2015

Awards

I Won An Award

I am sometimes leery of awards, especially in the blogging world, where they often seem to be given out with suspicious frequency. Let me be clear, I'm always deeply grateful to be singled out, but often awards come with requirements that don't fit the goals of this blog. Requirements like "list your ten favorite flavors […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 13 years ago11/03/2015

Voice

Is Your Writing Voice Masked?

Yeah, so, that headline is a clever attempt to tie this post into Halloween. In case my efforts are obtuse, mask=costume=Halloween. I know, I know, a bit labored. Except that writing voice is an important subject. (Along the same Halloween theme, last week I wrote about Fear and Focus.) And writing voice is a topic […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 13 years ago11/03/2015

Fear Focus

Fear and Focus

We don't always think of fear and focus at the same time, but there's very good reason to pair them. Focus. It's what we all desire, what gets the writing done. Because the words don't go on the page without it. Fear. It's often what keeps us from focusing. The kinds of fears we writers […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 13 years ago11/03/2015

Grammar

A Short Post on Commas

I'll be honest. This is a short post on commas because I don't know much about them. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm a writing teacher, coach and soon-to-be-published novelist. I've got me an MFA. And commas still confuse me. I tend to put them in manuscripts, both mine and my students'. But I noticed that the […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 13 years ago11/03/2015

Writing Process

On Writing By Hand

Every morning I wake and lie in bed for a moment, my mind scanning the day ahead. And then it clicks: I'm writing! More specifically, I'm working on a novel and the writing is going well. This thought fills me with excitement and I jump out of bed. (Delicately, so as not to shake the […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 13 years ago11/03/2015

Writing Process

Beyond Free Writing

I'm a huge fan of free writing ( writing to prompts, when you set a timer and write, not stare off into space, not think deep thoughts, write, just letting your hand move across the page), and I recommend it as a practice all the time. I even have a page on my blog devoted […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 13 years ago11/03/2015

Book Writing

Baby Steps to Writing a Book

I've been having some issues with my left knee, which sometimes makes it difficult to walk. Now, I've been a walker for 30 years, so this is not a happy thing for me. But I put a brace on and perservere as best I can. My favorite walking routine begins with a hill. My knee […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 13 years ago11/03/2015

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