Charlotte Rains Dixon

Tips on Writing: Writing by Hand

I know. It's very shocking. When I suggest to clients and students that they may want to try writing by hand, there is sometimes outright rebellion. To most writers these days, writing means writing at the computer, whether that computer is a desk version or a laptop (my own preferred option). Okay. I hear you. […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 14 years ago11/03/2015

Contests

Valentine’s Day Giveaway for Writers WINNER ANNOUNCED

AND THE WINNER IS….KATE ARMS-ROBERTS! Yay, Kate. Please email me with your address and so we can discuss mechanics of sending me pages. Okay, here's what you've been waiting for: the next writerly giveaway. After the success of my Christmas giveways, I've been chomping at the bit to offer another one. Enter Valentine's Day. (Which […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 14 years ago11/03/2015

Writer's Round-up Friday

Writer’s Round-up Friday

My buddy Patrick Ross does an awesome weekly round-up on Fridays called Creative Tweets of the Week. He always finds interesting tidbits and articles to post, so I'm copying him inspired by him to create a Writer's Round-up Friday. Mine is not going to be a weekly feature. Rather it will appear when I've got […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 14 years ago11/03/2015

Interviews

Interview with Jessica Baverstock of Creativity’s Workshop

Jessica Baverstock has been a great friend and loyal reader of this blog (she's also written a couple of guest posts for me), and when she told me she would be publishing her 100th post last month, I wanted to do something to celebrate. And since I'm a curious sort and have always wanted to […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 14 years ago11/03/2015

Tips on Writing

Tips on Writing: Chunking It Down

Odds are good that since you are reading this blog, you might want to write book. But how, exactly, do you write a book? How do you take an idea and make it into a book? One word at a time. And once you've got the word, you turn it into a sentence. You […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 14 years ago11/03/2015

Book Writing

Book Writing: The Tyranny of Chronology

Are you a Write in Order Writer, or an Anything, Anytime Writer? The Write in Order Writer insists on writing scenes in strict chronology. The Anything, Anytime Writer writes whatever part of the novel she feels like without regard to order. All my life, I've been a Write in Order Writer. And this is […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 14 years ago11/03/2015

The Writing Life

The Delicate Tension of Being a Writer

When you're a writer, you are always pulled to write. If you're like me, and I fancy that you are, because we writers share odd (yet wonderful) traits, you're constantly thinking, I should be writing. Or, I wish I was writing. Or, why aren't I writing? The pull of the story is always with […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 14 years ago11/06/2015

Writing Process

The Writing Process: Letting Go

There comes a time in every writer's life when she or he must let go. Most likely, it will be letting go of the work, sending it out into the world to find its own way. But it might also involve letting go of something such as a preconceived notion, a story idea, or the […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 14 years ago11/03/2015

Writing Inspiration

Writing Inspiration: What Do Your Nerves Tell You?

Gazing at me may make you feel calmer. Yesterday I told you I had a kick-ass (one can only hope) post on letting go ready for you. Then I got distracted by the need to write about the Sopa Strike. And now here you are and you're reading a post on nerves. What gives? […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 14 years ago11/03/2015

Uncategorized

Stop SOPA

I have a kick-ass post on letting go and how difficult and necessary it is. But you'll note I'm not posted it today. That's because I'm participating in the Stop SOPA strike. I'm not technically advanced enough to figure out how to black out my site, but this way you get the benefit of learning […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 14 years ago11/03/2015

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