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inspiration

The Radical Act of Play

I'm reading two books about writing at the moment, and together they are making my head explode. In a good way.  It's exploding with ideas. The first one is called Wonderbook, and it is by Jeff Vandermeer.  I'm only at the very beginning of this baby, having just gotten hold of it last week.  This […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 
Prompts

Revisiting Prompts

I've been writing a lot recently.  (On my own projects, I mean.  It's one of the ironies of my life that I'm always able to write for clients, no matter what.) And, as always, the more I write, the more I'm able to write.  Pour it all out on the page and more keeps coming. […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 
Writing Habits

How to Procrastinate

1.  Keep all your email inboxes and social media sites open all the time. 2.  Check your email often.  Like, every five minutes.  You might just have a Very Important Email to which you need to respond.  Or, equally urgent, you might have notification of a Very Important Blog Post that you must read immediately. […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 
Time

All Things in Good Time

To everything, there is a season.  (Can't write that without hearing Turn! Turn! Turn! in my head.  See below.) It's important not to rush.  And yet, sometimes, things (like writing) happen really fast. I'm just full of fun paradoxes today. Don't Rush This post's impetus grew from an email conversation I was having with a […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 
Travel

10 Takeaways from France

I flew home from Paris last Sunday, and as I write this, I'm still a bit jet lagged.  One of these days I'm sure I'll get back to a normal sleep schedule.  I now seem to rise at 4:30 every morning–at least it gives me time to write. But I'm not complaining.  Because travel–any kind […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 
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