teaching writing Archives - Charlotte Rains Dixon

While She Was Out

I grew up partially in my Dad's printing plant. One of the many things I loved about that was hanging out in the front office, which was cleaner and more organized than the rest of the shop, but not by much. And one of the best things about the office was the office supplies. I […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 9 years ago

Coaching

What Does a Writing Coach Do, Anyway?

The recent news that my novel has been accepted for publication has inspired me. As I mentioned in a post last week, it was the getting of clarity that I consider a key factor in this acceptance. Last fall, I got crystal clear in my thinking about my goals and realized that I wanted to […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 13 years ago11/03/2015

Writing

Looking Back, and More Important, Looking Forward

It is New Year's Eve, 2008, the cusp of a new year. I'm a wildly optimistic person and every year I proclaim that the next year is going to be the best yet. And, nearly everyone of them turns out to be best in some arena. It may be very difficult for some people to […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 16 years ago12/14/2015

Travel Writing

I Confess

I cannot tell a lie, because you have no doubt noticed, but I am a blogging slacker. Two weeks ago I headed to Nashville for the Writer's Loft fall orientation. This was a big to-do because it was the first actual orientation that my partner Terry and I planned since we took over the program. […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 16 years ago11/03/2015