Charlotte Rains Dixon

Priming the Writing Pump

Priming the pump–an old cliche, right? Yet sometimes cliches have things to teach us. I've been thinking about priming the writing pump lately because I've had a successful experience of it. My idea of priming the pump is doing a bit of pre-work to get a flow going. But I decided to look up the […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 13 years ago11/03/2015

Happiness inspiration

The Writer’s Guide to Happiness

What does it take for you, the writer, to be happy? This is a question much on my mind lately. What does it take for me to be happy? Does having my novel about to be published make me happy? Yes, very. Does not having time to work on my next novel as I finish […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 13 years ago11/03/2015

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On Not Knowing What to Write

I wanted to write a blog post this morning, but my mind was empty of ideas. This is an unusual situation for me. Usually my brain is brimming with thoughts to share on writing. Not today. Was it because I just returned home from Nashville last week? Because I'd finished the greater part of a […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 13 years ago11/03/2015

Community

How to Build a Writing Community

Do you feel supported as a writer? Do you have a writing buddy you can contact after you receive a rejection? Someone you can talk to (or write to) when the novel just isn't going the way it should? Do you know other writers with whom you can talk shop? If not, you're missing out. […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 13 years ago11/03/2015

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On a Writer, Being Alone

I assumed I'd have plans. I'm in Nashville, and I always have plans. Like, for every minute. But it turns out that I didn't. I texted a couple friends to go grab a glass of wine, but it was Saturday night and I was way too last minute. Everyone was busy. And so I faced […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 13 years ago11/03/2015

Book Review

Book Review: Daring Greatly

This is a paid book review for the BlogHer Book Club, but the opinions expressed are mine. What is vulnerability? If you are like most people, you probably answered weakness. But shame researcher Brene Brown argues in her new book, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 13 years ago11/03/2015

Journal Writing

Journaling: Days of Future Past

I've been writing in my journal regularly again and I love it because I come up with all kinds of brilliance epiphanies. (You can read my most recent journaling epiphany here.) Yesterday, the thought occurred to me that there are two kinds of journalers: –Those who basically dissect the past in their diaries –Those who […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 13 years ago11/03/2015

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Does Your Habitual Thinking About Writing Serve You?

The other night, in the middle of the night, I came to a realization (I guess being wakeful has its uses). The realization was this: every time I think of something I want, my next thought is, but I can't afford it. It doesn't matter if I'm thinking about buying a luxury automobile or a […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 13 years ago11/03/2015

Writing Habits

So, I'm doing things totally backwards. (Many will say that's not unexpected from me.) I've got a big post on habitual writing thoughts coming up on Thursday that I just scheduled. But I had thoughts on writing habits that I want to talk about today. So here goes. And I'll keep it brief. Often we […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 13 years ago11/03/2015

Novel Writing

Why Writing a Novel is a Good Thing–Even if You Never Get it Published

Yeah, so, you want to write a novel. And you're even thinking of doing Nanowrimo this year. (Nanowrimo = National Novel Writing Month, just in case you don't know, and it's in November.) But then the voices begin: The dreaded blank page. You'll never get published. Why bother? It's a waste of time. You could […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 13 years ago11/03/2015

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