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Inspiration Friday: The Idea of Frenchglen

Next week I'm going to a place in southeastern Oregon called Frenchglen. It is little more than a wide spot in the road, with a hotel, general store, school, and a few houses, as I understand it. I wouldn't know for sure, because I've never been there. But I'm greatly enamored of the idea of […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

Motivation Writing

Taking Time to Write

Everyone talks a lot about making time to write, but do you take time to write? I have a lot of transition points throughout the day, times when I'm segueing from one project to the next, or switching from being out and about to sitting at my desk, working. At these junctures, I often find […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

Place Writing

The Power of Place

Place is important. I tend to fall in love with places the same way I fall in love with people–instantly and hard–and that figures prominently in my writing. I find ways to incorporate places that I love, like Portland, or places that fascinate me, like LA, in my writing. And then there are places like […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

Books Inspiration Friday

Inspiration Friday

I'm starting a new feature today. It is "Inspiration Friday," and because I am a right-brained creature through and through and I will get bored if I allow myself only one thing to post about, it is going to be a mish-mash. A mish-mash with a common theme–something that has inspired me the previous week. […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

Music Writing

What A Writer Does: Shawn Mullins Private Performance

Monday, I got an email. I and a guest were invited to a private show at the KINK Bing Live Performance Lounge. I'd actually forgotten that I'd signed up for the chance to get invited to concerts at the lounge, but was thrilled to take part of Tuesday afternoon off and drive downtown to see […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

Writing

WTD: Win The Day

After a very long and torturous journey involving a four-hour drive and then an endless plane ride (but at least I didn't get stuck overnight in Houston) I made it home at 11 PM Friday night, which was 2 AM in the time zone I left that morning. Fortunately, this was just in time to […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

Motivation Writing

This is Why We Do It

I'm staying on top of a hill at a resort in Gatlinburg. And when I say hill, I mean hill. You could, perhaps, even call it a small mountain. Well, if you were familiar with western mountain ranges like the Rockies or the Cascades you probably wouldn't, but here you could. Also when I say […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

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Never Let Me Go

I've been asked to write a promotional post about a new movie, which is just gaining wide release in theaters this week. It is called Never Let Me Go, and is a film based on the acclaimed novel of the same name by Kazuo Ishiguro. The movie is directed by Mark Romanek and stars Keira […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

Writing

A Novel-Writing Vision Board

I'm in the midst of a marketing program given by Christine Kane, and she talks some in it about vision boards. A blog post that she did on creating vision boards comes up first when you do a google search for the words, which is some strong google juju, let me tell you. So […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

Travel Writing

Trust Versus Foolishness

Two experiences with the GPS system in my rental car: 1. I'm driving to Nashville on Friday night to pick up a friend at her condo and go to dinner. Gertie, which is what I've named my GPS, tells me to take a freeway route that does not look at all familiar to me. But, […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

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Inspiration Friday: The Idea of Frenchglen

Taking Time to Write

The Power of Place

Inspiration Friday

What A Writer Does: Shawn Mullins Private Performance

WTD: Win The Day

This is Why We Do It

Never Let Me Go

A Novel-Writing Vision Board

Trust Versus Foolishness

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