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Saturday Promptitude

Promptitude: How Webster's defines it: The quality or habit of being prompt, promptness. How I define it: The habit of using prompts to inspire your writing. Prompts. Quit your sneering right now. Yes, I know that you have a love-hate relationship with them. I do, too. Yes, I also know that sometimes writing to prompts […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 14 years ago11/03/2015

Writing Process: The Three Ps of Glumping

Over the last week, I've been revisiting the writer's process. (You can get caught up on the other posts here and here.) As promised, today's post begins a look at each step of the process. And so today we talk about the fine and wonderful art of glumping. Glumping is a word that I've always […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 14 years ago11/03/2015

Writing

Friday Question

Friday is often a busy day for me. For whatever reason, lately my entire afternoon has been taken up with appointments. And I just about always go out to dinner with family and friends on Friday night, because, I'll be honest, by Friday I really want a glass of wine. And, for whatever reason again, […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

Writing Writing Exercises

Warming Up, or The Art of Recycling Manuscripts

In writing, nothing is ever wasted. I'm forever saying this to clients, and, well, just about everybody I meet, and it is true. Your words are never wasted because if they need to be cut from one project, they might become useful in another. Doesn't matter if you have a bad experience, because, at least […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015