fiction Archives - Charlotte Rains Dixon

Set Your Brain and Your Creativity Free

Being a writer is a tough gig, as previously noted. Hugely satisfying, and the only thing you can do if you are called to it, but it is a demanding task mistress and at all but the highest levels, the pay is low. So you might as well have fun while you are doing it. […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 7 years ago07/16/2018

Conflict

Creative Tension in the Writing Life

Once I had a writing friend who set her computer screensaver to show the words, “Why aren’t you writing?” And, indeed, that is the question, isn’t it? It is the question at the heartbeat of a writer’s days. Why aren’t you writing? Why are you watching TV when you could be writing? Why are you […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 7 years ago

Love letters

Why Writing is Good For Your Brain (A Love Letter)

Here’s reason #5,001 (I’m counting): that writing is a worthwhile activity: it’s good for your brain. Allow me to digress a bit. I’m teaching myself to crochet. (Head on over to the blog if you want to see a photo of my first finished piece, a scarf heavy enough to qualify as a weighted blanket […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 8 years ago12/02/2017

Publishing Uncategorized

How difficult is it to get a literary agent?

The best way I can answer the question of the title is to tell you two stories, the stories of my two attempts to get a literary agent. Attempt to get an agent #1 The first story happened back around 2011-2012. I was seeking representation for my novel, Emma Jean’s Bad Behavior. Over the course […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 8 years ago06/14/2017

The Writing Life

Starting (Or Restarting) a New Writing Project

Ah, the excitement of beginning a new writing project. The energy! The enthusiasm! The high hopes! This, you think, is going to be the best novel yet, the best essay, the best short story, the best article. You whip open your computer, open a new file, place you hands on the keyboard and….sit staring at […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 9 years ago02/02/2017

Coaching

Black Friday Sale Extended!

I realized that, if you’re like me (and since you are a writer, you probably are, in some small way at least), it takes you forever awhile to make up your mind about things. Because, as writers, we must ponder the overall story of every thing that crosses our paths. Am I right? Also, there […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 9 years ago

Travel Uncategorized Writing Process

Preparation is Three-Quarters of the Battle

I’m leaving for France (Paris and Ceret) soon. I’m not one of those people who pack and repack a week ahead. No, you’ll find me throwing clothes in the suitcase the night before. But, and this is a big but—when the time comes for me to commence said throwing, I will know exactly what I’m […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 9 years ago

Rewriting

Dog Days of Summer and Rewriting

I’m back. It didn’t seem like much of a hiatus, at least from this end. And I’m still not finished with the rewrite. But I’m making excellent progress and feel very good about it. (And, so you don’t think I’m all fakey optimistic, let me just remind you that I sat out most of July […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 9 years ago

Fear Uncategorized

Feel the Fear And Do It Anyway — For Writers and Creatives

Feel the fear and do it anyway is one of the great all-time phrases ever. And I certainly can’t take credit for the words. It was the title of a book that came out years ago, by Susan Jeffers, and I clutched that book to me like a life raft at the time. I was […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 9 years ago

Journal Writing Uncategorized

Writing Your Way Back to Yourself

Years ago, I had the pleasure of hearing Madeleine L’Engle, author of one of the best books ever, A Wrinkle in Time, speak. I brought my sister, a designer along. L’Engle was inspiring, gracious, and fascinating and when her talk was over, my sister turned to me and said, “She makes me wish I was […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 9 years ago05/31/2016

Charlotte Rains Dixon

Tag: fiction

Set Your Brain and Your Creativity Free

Creative Tension in the Writing Life

Why Writing is Good For Your Brain (A Love Letter)

How difficult is it to get a literary agent?

Starting (Or Restarting) a New Writing Project

Black Friday Sale Extended!

Preparation is Three-Quarters of the Battle

Dog Days of Summer and Rewriting

Feel the Fear And Do It Anyway — For Writers and Creatives

Writing Your Way Back to Yourself

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