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When A Character Morphs

The protagonist in my WIP just morphed. When I started writing her, she was one way and now suddenly she's another. (With the demands of launching my novel, I haven't had the time to actually put these changes into effect, but I've taken lots of notes. And I think about it all the time.) It's […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 13 years ago11/03/2015

Books Emma Jean

Oh, Amazon, You Trickster, You

If you enter the title of my novel, Emma Jean's Bad Behavior, into the Amazon search engine, up my book will pop, despite the fact that its pub date is not until February 12th. And no, there's nothing about pre-ordering it mentioned on the page. It's just there. For sale. I found this out thanks […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 13 years ago11/03/2015

Book Review

Book Review: Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker

This is a paid book review for the BlogHer Book Club, but the opinions expressed are mine alone. Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker by Jennifer Chiaverini After seeing the movie Lincoln, now nominated for a gazillion Oscars, I've gotten curious about all things Lincoln. (The movie is that compelling–if you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it.) […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 13 years ago11/03/2015

Guest Post

Guest Post: Writing a Book With a Homeless Man

Please welcome guest poster Alene Snodgrass, who talks about the fascinating process of co-authoring a book with a homeless man. You may remember Alene from a guest post she wrote earlier this year. Welcome back, Alene, and congratulations on the successful launch of your book! Writing is hard! There, I said it. It takes diligence […]

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

Interviews

Interview: Barbara Abercrombie, Author of A Year of Writing Dangerously

I thought you'd be interested in this book on writing, and so when the publisher contacted me asking if I'd be interested in doing a review or an interview, I leapt at the chance. The book has an engaging format of one entry per day, with quotes and anecdotes from famous writers, as well as […]

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

Authors Book Proposals Books

Why Write a Book Proposal?

I attended a party over the weekend, where I was introduced to a couple of other writers (we already have plans to do Happy Hour together, we had so much fun). But one of them asked me, "You mean people still have dreams of getting their books published? Are any books even being published these […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

Novel Writing

Prepping to Write a Novel

When it comes to fiction writing, lately I've been struggling. First I was totally committed to writing one novel. Oh, but no. Then I decided that I absolutely, positively was in love with a different idea. Until I desperately needed to work on yet a third idea, the best one yet! This has been my […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

Motivation Writing

Have a Place To Go in Your Writing

When writing, it is important to have a place to go. For instance, Ernest Hemingway always ended a writing session in the middle of a sentence, thus insuring that he had a place to go when he started the next day. I've relearned this lesson over and over again in my own work. If I […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 16 years ago11/03/2015

Charlotte Rains Dixon

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When A Character Morphs

Oh, Amazon, You Trickster, You

Book Review: Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker

Guest Post: Writing a Book With a Homeless Man

Book Review: Daring Greatly

Interview: Barbara Abercrombie, Author of A Year of Writing Dangerously

Book Writing: The Tyranny of Chronology

Why Write a Book Proposal?

Prepping to Write a Novel

Have a Place To Go in Your Writing

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