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Inventive Writing Post Round-up #10

The latest in writing inspiration from my Tumblr blog. Have at it, guys! #68 Close your eyes and imagine your childhood home. Now put your main character in action in this home. What happens? Who does she see when she walks in? What does she think of the place? #69 The most important thing that's […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 11 years ago11/06/2015

Focus Goals

Reviewing Your 2013 Writing Life

So, we've got two days until the new year, and I don't know about you, but I've been busy thinking about 2014. I have so many writing goals I want to accomplish–novels and stories to get out in the world, and classes and products to offer here on the blog. So this year I'm trying […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/03/2015

Travel

10 Takeaways from France

I flew home from Paris last Sunday, and as I write this, I'm still a bit jet lagged. One of these days I'm sure I'll get back to a normal sleep schedule. I now seem to rise at 4:30 every morning–at least it gives me time to write. But I'm not complaining. Because travel–any kind […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/03/2015

Motivation

Checking in on the Three Words of the Year

Did you choose three words (or one word) to live by this year? Have you checked back to see how you're doing with these words? Last December, in a post titled Three Powerful Words for An Amazing New Year, I announced my words and the thought behind them. Since we're halfway (gasp) through the year, […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 13 years ago11/03/2015

Writing Inspiration

The Art of Seeing

A writer is nothing without ideas. Ideas are so important to our craft that I do a whole class on them. Where do ideas come from? One place they come from is observation. Which means the ability to see is vital to the writer. Here's the deal: we get wrapped up in our stuff really […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 14 years ago11/03/2015

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Writing Inspiration: Sometimes You Just Have to Wait

You've all heard the party line about getting ideas for writing (and I say it myself, often): you can't sit around and wait for inspiration to strike you, you've got to make it happen by sitting down and writing. It's good advice because it's true advice. Except for when it's not. Last week when I […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 14 years ago11/03/2015

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The First Day of the Rest of Your Life

Remember that old saying from the sixties, its the first day of the rest of your life? Oh, right, I forgot, you're not old enough. Trust me on this, it was a popular saying. And its been ringing in my head ever since I read a blog post (and I'm sorry, I can't even identify […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago12/12/2015

Inspiration Friday

Inspiration Friday: The Idea of Frenchglen

Next week I'm going to a place in southeastern Oregon called Frenchglen. It is little more than a wide spot in the road, with a hotel, general store, school, and a few houses, as I understand it. I wouldn't know for sure, because I've never been there. But I'm greatly enamored of the idea of […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

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Seeing Through New Eyes

I've had a friend from Nashville visiting since last Wednesday. She's never been to Oregon before, so I've been showing her around. We drove to the beach for the day, wandered around the Alphabet and the Pearl districts, drove up the Gorge, and visited a variety of my favorite places to eat. She met my […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

inspiration Writing

What Would You Write About?

Yesterday, while procrastinating before getting to work making sure I stay informed on what's going on in the world, I ran across the story of a woman who recently died. Earlier this spring, she started getting odd pains in her legs, and on April 15th of this year she was diagnosed with cancer and told […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

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Tag: inspiration

Inventive Writing Post Round-up #10

Reviewing Your 2013 Writing Life

10 Takeaways from France

Checking in on the Three Words of the Year

The Art of Seeing

Writing Inspiration: Sometimes You Just Have to Wait

The First Day of the Rest of Your Life

Inspiration Friday: The Idea of Frenchglen

Seeing Through New Eyes

What Would You Write About?

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