Tag: creative writing.

Prompts

All You Have to Do is Write

Writing, at heart, is simple. All you have to do is put pen to paper, one word at a time. As Margaret Atwood says, “A word after a word after a word is power.” And yet, we make it hard. We resist that power. We make judgements about ourselves and our pages. Which, of course, […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 
Writing Exercises

Two Writing Exercises

While I’m in France, teaching writing, sitting by the Mediterranean, eating good cheese and bread, and drinking lots of wine, I’m offering either a collection of writing prompts, story starters, or exercises each week. Today I have a couple of writing exercises for you. I hope you will use them to jump-start your writing! Sometimes […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 
Journal Writing

The Journal Chronology

While I’m in France, teaching writing, sitting by the Mediterranean, eating good cheese and bread, and drinking lots of wine, I’m offering either a collection of writing prompts, story starters, or exercises each week. This week, I have something a little different—a journaling technique you might find useful. Enjoy! So here goes.  My current favorite […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 
Character

Hip Surgery + Writing + Character Insight

“Everything I learned about human nature I learned from me.” Anton Chekhov So, in November, I’m going to have surgery on my left hip. I’ve never had surgery on anything before, never  been checked into a hospital (not even for birthing my babies). So this is a bit daunting for me–but I’m ready, because I’m […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 
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