women's fiction Archives - Charlotte Rains Dixon

Five on Friday: Vegetable Edition

Why I look odd: It is full-on spring here, a few days early, and I’ve got the allergies to prove it–my eyes are all pink and itchy. Fifteen years ago, I got really sick with a horrible, unidentified virus that resulted in hives, and ever since then I struggle with over-active histamines. This year even my […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago

Publishing

How I Got My Agent

For starters, in case you missed the news, I am now officially represented by Erin Niumata at Folio Lit. Woot woot! Best news ever. It happened fast. She was the only agent I sent the query to, and it was one week from sending her the query to the phone call offering representation. A freaking miracle. […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 11 years ago11/03/2015

Amazon Kindle Publishing

My Foray Into Indie Publishing

I've been writing so much about Amazon and indie publishing lately that I figured I better try it out myself. And so I have. As of last Wednesday, my first indie project, a short story, is for sale on Amazon for 99 cents. Blue Sky: A Nell Malone Story Here's the blurb (which I will […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/03/2015

Uncategorized

Emma Jean’s Bad Behavior

My novel available now! Buy from Amazon. Buy from Powell’s. Buy from Barnes and Noble. “I have three kids under the age of 5 but I managed to finish this book in under a week because I couldn’t put it down.” Molly, 5 Star Amazon Review “This well-written, funny, poignant, amazing book has opened up […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 14 years ago11/03/2015

Novel Writing

Novel Writing: The Remake Your Life Plot

I'm about three chapters into a new novel and the other day when I was making some notes on themes and events to come, the thought occurred to me that I'm writing a Remake Your Life plot. I made that name up, but these kinds of plots are staples of women's fiction. For various reasons, […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 14 years ago11/03/2015

Authors Books

Book Giveaway

One of my faithful readers, novelist Heather Justesen, is having a wonderful week full of giveaways over at her blog this week. Check it out here. Heather is the author of the newly-released, The Ball's In Her Court, and she's got another book coming out this summer. Gotta love that. Here's a brief summary that […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 16 years ago11/03/2015

Charlotte Rains Dixon

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