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Five on Friday: Gloomy February Edition

I know, I know, you get back what you put out so I shouldn’t be calling February gloomy. But for cripes sakes, it kind of is. I mean, we’ve got the Donald, and here in Portland we’ve had so many ice and snowstorms I’ve lost count (give me plain old Oregon rain any day), and […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 9 years ago

Five Things on Friday

The Return of Five on Friday! Snippets for Your Writing and Reading Pleasure

I’m cautiously dipping my toe back in to bring you these Friday compendiums. I started these last year and liked doing them a lot, but then I wandered away. As I do. Probably because blogging has felt wonky and unpredictable to me over the last couple of years. But, like so many others, I am feeling […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 9 years ago

The Writing Life

Starting (Or Restarting) a New Writing Project

Ah, the excitement of beginning a new writing project. The energy! The enthusiasm! The high hopes! This, you think, is going to be the best novel yet, the best essay, the best short story, the best article. You whip open your computer, open a new file, place you hands on the keyboard and….sit staring at […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 9 years ago02/02/2017

Mindset

EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) For Writers

As writers, we don’t have a lot of tools. A computer, pen and paper. Oh we can buy all sorts of software and hardware to support us, but basically all we really need is something to write with and a scrap of paper. Not like, say, a contractor, or a graphic designer, or a landscaper. […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 9 years ago02/02/2017

Book Review

How to Write a Bestseller

I just finished reading a book that purports to share the secrets of writing a bestselling novel, and I found it fascinating. The BestSeller Code: Anatomy of the Blockbuster Novel is by Jodie Archer and Matthew L. Jockers, and what it uses is text mining to uncover the shared elements of bestsellers. As I understand […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 9 years ago

Distraction Reading

7 Writing Session Savers for When It’s a Slog

Writing has been a slog for me lately. In the month of November, for Nanowrimo, I wrote over 50K words. 50,047, to be exact. And since then I’ve written under 4,000. Yeah. A slog. Here are some of my excuses for not writing: –Snow and ice storm –Christmas –My grandson’s birthday —Teaching a workshop on […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 9 years ago

Distraction The Writing Life

It’s a Special Day Here (And How That Relates to Writing)

It’s a special day here for a couple of reasons. First– SNOW! Ever since I was a little kid (back when dinosaurs roamed the earth) I’ve loved snow. People think that since Portland is relatively far north, we get a lot of it. But we don’t. We’ve not gotten a good snowstorm since 2008, and […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 9 years ago

Procrastination

Portrait of a Procrastinating Morning (And How You Can Avoid One)

Just about every morning, I wake (naturally–it’s just when my body is ready to get up) around 5:30, stumble downstairs, drink some water, then grab my coffee and head to my computer, after being careful not to trip over the cat in the predawn darkness. And then I get right to work and don’t move […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 9 years ago12/01/2016

Rewriting Uncategorized

Now That You’ve Finished Nanowrimo: A 10-Step Plan for Rewriting

So, you did it. You finished Nanowrimo. Huge congratulations! It is quite a journey, isn’t it? But now what, you might be thinking. And rightfully so. You’ve just put forth a ton of creative energy over the last month. Here is my 10-step plan for what to do next. 1.Decide if you’re at the end, […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 9 years ago

Coaching

Avoid Black Friday Mayhem. The Excuse You’ve Been Secretly Waiting For!

Black Friday is still a few days away and I don’t know about you, but I’m already being inundated with special offers from the big box and mall stores. The idea is that you’ll get out early on the day after Thanksgiving and buy, buy, buy! But I have a better suggestion: stay home and […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 9 years ago11/23/2016

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Five on Friday: Gloomy February Edition

The Return of Five on Friday! Snippets for Your Writing and Reading Pleasure

Starting (Or Restarting) a New Writing Project

EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) For Writers

How to Write a Bestseller

7 Writing Session Savers for When It’s a Slog

It’s a Special Day Here (And How That Relates to Writing)

Portrait of a Procrastinating Morning (And How You Can Avoid One)

Now That You’ve Finished Nanowrimo: A 10-Step Plan for Rewriting

Avoid Black Friday Mayhem. The Excuse You’ve Been Secretly Waiting For!

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