Tag: creativity

Writing

The Rule of Threes

I was reading a manuscript the other day and the writer had used a series of two phrases to describe something.  My antenna went up and I made a comment that in the American culture, we like things in threes.  I've conveniently named this The Rule of Threes, though to my knowledge there is really […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 
Writing

Putting Joy Back Into It

I've been slogging through the "final" rewrite of my novel lately.   Its a funny thing with working on a long extended piece over time, such as a novel or a memoir.  You rearrange one chapter and this rearrangement uncovers other things that need attention.  Thus, more work and more rewriting. As the days I've allotted […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 
Writing

Creativity With a Purpose

I'm all for creativity–it is the centerpiece of my life.  As a writer, I've had to cultivate ways to be creative and stay creative on a regular basis.  This includes nurturing ideas, putting them on paper, and developing them into finished pieces, whether those finished pieces are paid work for clients or passion projects for […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 
Writing

Getting Up At 5 AM

Last week, I set a goal with my friend and fellow writer Roy, that both of us would rise at 5 AM in order to write.  The goal was to do it twice last week and three times this week.  Since he's in Nashville and I'm in Portland, with a two hour time difference, the […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 
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Deconstructing

I'm working on the final (ha!) rewrite of my novel, coming up on part two.  I did a lot of thinking and making notes before I started this rewrite, which included many Great Ideas, and most of that affected part one.  Why?  Because it was character stuff.  I worked on figuring out how characters reacted […]

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