writing flow Archives - Charlotte Rains Dixon

Inventive Writing Prompt Round-up #22

Here we are again, having survived (I hope) Christmas 2014. Maybe you're like me and still a bit foggy from so much going on and, oh yeah, the sugar content of every single thing we eat this time of year. Maybe, like me, you're feeling a bit disconnected from your writing. If not, more power […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago11/06/2015

Writing Process

Merging

I was driving on the freeway yesterday, when a car approaching on an on ramp didn't know how to merge correctly. You know the kind–they don't anticipate where you are already on the road and adjust their speed accordingly. This driver just plowed along ahead, oblivious. I honked the horn and yelled slammed on my […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 12 years ago11/03/2015

Writing

Putting Joy Back Into It

I've been slogging through the "final" rewrite of my novel lately. Its a funny thing with working on a long extended piece over time, such as a novel or a memoir. You rearrange one chapter and this rearrangement uncovers other things that need attention. Thus, more work and more rewriting. As the days I've allotted […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 16 years ago11/03/2015

Writing

Techniques for Writing Flow

The Big, Scary Beast and the Ancient, Frail Feline are both asleep (in separate rooms, I might add) and so I have a moment to ponder techniques to keep access to the muse alive and well. This is on my mind because at the recent Loft orientation, my fellow mentor and old friend Betsy Woods […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 16 years ago11/06/2015