MFA Archives - Charlotte Rains Dixon

The (Sometimes) Joy of Rewriting

Just in time for Mercury Retrograde, I am launching into the first big rewrite of my novel. (More on Mercury Retrograde in a moment.) The background A green door in Pezenas, France. It's a doorway to rewriting, get it? I started this particular novel last year in late September, and finished […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 11 years ago11/03/2015

Travel

A Writer Travels

One of the missions of this blog is to write about the writer's life, all of it, and for this writer (moi), travel for work is an integral part of it. My writing-related traveling began when I was accepted into the brief residency MFA program at Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky, and fell into the […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 13 years ago11/03/2015

Writing Habits

10 Ways To Return to Writing Regularly

True confession: I haven't been writing. Okay, that's not exactly true. I've been writing blog posts, guest posts, interviews and comments on my client's work. I've been writing in my journal every morning. But I haven't been writing writing. I haven't been working on my WIP. Until this week. In my case, I had a […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 13 years ago11/03/2015

Responsibility

Taking Responsibility: A Story

I've got a guest post over at The Artist's Road today. The title of it is, A Responsibility to Creativity, and its a bit livelier than it sounds, so you should go read it. Subscribe to Patrick's site (because it is awesome) so you can return and read more later, and then come back. This […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

Uncategorized

What About Not Writing?

A couple weeks ago, I wrote about creativity with a purpose. As usual, I banged the drum for writing on a regular basis. (This is a familiar subject matter for me, as attested to by these posts, too: Getting Up at 5 AM, Techniques for Writing Flow, and Ah, But Here's the Rub, to name […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 17 years ago11/03/2015

Writing

When Should a Writer Write For Free?

We interrupt regular programming to bring you this guest post by Roy Burkhead, as Charlotte is beating her head against the wall at the snowstorm blanketing the city, repeating over and over, "Why, oh why, did I wait until the last minute to shop?" Enjoy! And cheer her up by commenting. Do you agree with […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 17 years ago

Writing

Tips For Writing Fiction: Backstory

Before we get to the subject of tips for writing fiction, and specifically, backstory, let me remind you of the contest I’m running. All you have to do is answer a wee survey and your name will get put in the hat for a drawing with the wonderful prize of a complimentary coaching session with […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 18 years ago12/12/2015

Charlotte Rains Dixon

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