summer Archives - Charlotte Rains Dixon

Do Me a Favor and Go Easy on Yourself, Okay? (A Love Letter)

Hey guys, in case you hadn’t noticed, it’s summertime! Today in Portland it is a perfect summer day: blue sky, not too hot, a nice breeze. I’ve been taking regular breaks outside to read and knit, shooing yellow jackets away (we have a nest on the driveway). But last week it was hot, beastly hot. […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 6 years ago07/21/2018

Travel

7 Reasons to Write While on Vacation (and 3 Reasons Not To)

I’m a firm believer in writing every day, even if it is just jotting down a few notes or writing a journal entry. Writing regularly has so many benefits to your writing career, including: –keeping the writing muscle strong –keeping the momentum going (more on that below) –staying on track with a project such as […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 6 years ago07/11/2018

Writing

7 Ways to Make Lazy Summer Days Work to Your Advantage

It's hot. It's summer. The living is easy and all that. Who wants to work? Who wants to think? Who wants to write? Isn't it ever so much better to take a vacation, to relax, lie on the beach, doze, tan…languish. But there are things to be done, words to be written! Ah, to hell […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 14 years ago11/03/2015