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Books

Q and A With Eric Maisel

Last week, I posted my initial thoughts on Eric Maisel's latest book on creativity, Making Your Creative Mark, and promised more to come. Then his publicist sent me this interview, which I thought delved into more of the book very nicely. So here you go! An Interview with Eric Maisel Author of Making Your Creative […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/03/2015

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The Creative’s Dilemma: Routine or Free Rein?

We creative types like freedom. "Don't fence me in!" we cry. We need to be unfettered and unchained in order to do our best work. And this particularly applies to anything so prosaic as schedules and routine, which are the polar opposite to creative passion. Right? That attitude is certainly the romantic vision many of […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/03/2015

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A First Look at Eric Maisel’s Making Your Creative Mark

Eric Maisel is practically a one-man industry. Well, he invented an industry–that of creativity coaching. In his own creativity coaching practice, he’s worked with MacArthur fellows, best-selling authors, Academy Award winners, painters, musicians, all kinds of creators. And not only that, he’s written books–tons of ’em, several of which I have read and enjoyed. So […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/03/2015

Ideas

The World is Your Writing Oyster

A couple weeks ago I was greatly taken by a lecture I heard about the writing life, given by Helena Kriel at the Spalding MFA spring residency. The talk was, essentially, about how everything in the world feeds into our writing lives and our writing–if we are but present to the world. Further, when we […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/03/2015

Writing Exercises

The Usefulness of Writing Exercises

I am a terribly fickle person. Most often, this fickleness applies to activities. Like cooking, for instance. I'll go on a kick where I'm interested in cooking. I buy cookbooks, I look up recipes, I watch the Food Network, I actually cook meals and occasionally even bake things. Then it all falls apart. My interest […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/03/2015

Guest Post

Guest Post: Creative Fuel

And the winner is: Julie Schwartz! Congratulations, Julie, I've sent your contact info to Karen and she'll be in touch with you soon. (By the way I used this random name selector to choose.) Please join me in welcoming my special guest post contributor, Karen Caterson, today. Readers of this blog know that Karen and […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/03/2015

Motivation

10 Ways to Welcome May and Energize Your Writing

What the veggies from my raised beds will soon look like May is one of my favorite months ever, and here in Portland it is starting out as a glorious month! As new life bursts forth all around us, so, too does our creativity. It is time to welcome the return of good weather in […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 13 years ago11/03/2015

Writing Process

How Words Get on the Page

It's Sunday afternoon, and it's hot here in Portland. My nephew is visiting on his way from an internship in Washington D.C., back to law school in California. And he, my husband, and my son, are all at my daughter's learning how to make beer on this glorious afternoon. And where am I? Writing this […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 13 years ago11/03/2015

Guest Post

Guest Post: Writing my Fingers to the Bones

Today we have a guest post from mystery writer J.D. Frost. Regular readers of this blog will recognize J.D. as a loyal reader and commenter. J.D. is currently working on at least two, and despite my constant entreatries, he does not at the moment have a website or blog I can point you to read. […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 13 years ago11/03/2015

Novel Writing

True Confessions: I’m a Plotter, Not a Pantser

It has come to my attention recently that I am a plotter, not a pantser. In case you're not familiar with these terms, here's a rundown: A plotter is someone who, well, plots. He figures out the story ahead of time, outlining plot, designing characters, making copious notes. A pantser flies by the seat of […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 13 years ago11/03/2015

Charlotte Rains Dixon

Tag: creativity

Q and A With Eric Maisel

The Creative’s Dilemma: Routine or Free Rein?

A First Look at Eric Maisel’s Making Your Creative Mark

The World is Your Writing Oyster

The Usefulness of Writing Exercises

Guest Post: Creative Fuel

10 Ways to Welcome May and Energize Your Writing

How Words Get on the Page

Guest Post: Writing my Fingers to the Bones

True Confessions: I’m a Plotter, Not a Pantser

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