Charlotte Rains Dixon

Are You a Big Picture or a Little Picture Writer?

Do you like working with the tiny details or the grand sweep of things in your writing? I'm in LA, visiting my dear friend Suzanne, researching some locations for my next novel, and launching into the edits for Emma Jean. This combination of work has me thinking about little picture writing and big picture writing. […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 14 years ago11/03/2015

Editing Emma Jean

Emma Jean Edits

The day came. My edits for the novel arrived. And I promptly left for a two-day vacation. We went to the beach to stay with old friends, our daughter and the Most Adorable Baby in the World in tow. I had visions of myself on the deck, feet propped up, laptop in lap, working away […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 14 years ago11/03/2015

Motivation

Clarity + Focus = Ease + Grace

Clarity + Focus = Ease + Grace I heard this saying last weekend and it immediately spoke to me, as truth does. I know this equation is true because I've experienced it for myself. When there's not clarity and focus you get– –Procrastination –Worry –Spinning wheels –And multiple variations of the above themes But when […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 14 years ago11/03/2015

Interviews

Interview with Author Pamela Jeanne

I'm pleased to present an interview with naturopath Dr. Pamela Jeanne. She and I worked together on her just-released book, Healing Matters, and in this interview she opens a window into the self-publishing process. Could you start by telling a bit about the book? The main theme of the book is celebrating and honoring the […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 14 years ago11/03/2015

Novel Writing

The Writing Life: Update on My Novel

So, I hadn't heard from my editor in a long time. I signed the contract for my novel in the early part of May and then, nothing. I wasn't too worried, because my friend who had his novel published by the same house said that happened with them. But still, time passed and no word. […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 14 years ago11/03/2015

Giveaways

Winner of Birthday Giveaway Announced

And the winner of a $20 Amazon gift certificate is…… Carole Jane Treggett! Carole Jane, email me your preferred email address and I'll get the certificate to you pronto. By the way, I used this site to choose the name.

Charlotte Rains Dixon 14 years ago11/03/2015

Guest Post

Check Out My Guest Post!

I've got a guest post today over at the exuberant Milli Thornton's blog, Fear of Writing. My post is called Fear of Being Funny, and it talks a bit about the writing of my novel, Emma Jean's Bad Behavior. So head on over there and let's chat about all kinds of writing fears!

Charlotte Rains Dixon 14 years ago11/03/2015

Product Review

Balance for Writers

(This is a bit of a departure for me. I usually only review books because I figure that’s what you, my beloved reader, is interested in. But I thought it might be kind of fun to feature something different here and see how it turned out.) So, yeah, balance. I’m not good at it, are […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 14 years ago11/03/2015

Enough

The Art of Commitment

Commitment. To me, the word conjures up images of confinement to a mental hospital or a jail, which gives you a good idea of the negative cast I imbue it with. And I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one. We creative types like our lives free and easy, unshackled by any kind of constraints. […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 14 years ago11/03/2015

Giveaways

It’s My Birthday Week, and I’m Giving Someone a Present

It's been quite some time since I gave stuff away. And since July 17 is my birthday (no, I'm not telling you which one, a lady never divulges such things) I figured it was about time. So, first the gift. I had a hard time deciding what it should be. But since I love getting […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 14 years ago11/03/2015

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