Tag: writer

Writing Process

Got Writing Velocity?

I've been mulling the concept of momentum in writing lately, because I think I'm finally getting some in my new novel.  As I pondered, I hit on the idea of writing velocity. What is writing velocity? Here's the dictionary definition of velocity:  "the distance an object travels in a specified direction during a unit of […]

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Character

7 Ways to Get to Know Your Character

No matter what you're writing, memoir, fiction or even web copy, character is everything. You've got to know your character through and through in order to write successfully. This was brought home to me all over again last week, when I spent the week with my daughter and her baby and learned, first hand, what […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 
Novel Writing Publishing

Now It Can Be Told

So, the contract for my novel is signed, sealed, and delivered.  And I now feel comfortable revealing the name of the publisher. It is Vagabondage Press.   If you go to the link, you'll see they are looking for "literary quality quirky romance and love stories, fantasy, horror, and women's fiction."  What's not to love about […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 
Retreats

Here, Not There

Last week I co-lead a writer's retreat in remote Diamond, Oregon.  (We kept referring to it as "the middle of nowhere" but one of the hotel's employees took offense to that.  However, it kind of is.) It was an awesome week, with attendees and myself and my co-leader making strides in our writing.  I had […]

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Coaching Package Sale

Quick heads up–I'm having a two-day sale on my three-month, paid-in-advance coaching package.  If ever you're considered hiring a writing coach, this is the time to do it, because I'm offering the packages for half off. You can visit the sale page to learn more about it. Just think, in three months, you could have […]

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