writing routine Archives - Charlotte Rains Dixon

The Relief of Routine (A Love Letter)

Routine. Since returning home from France a week and a half ago, I’ve struggled with establishing a writing routine. In France, I followed the same routine as I have here at home for many years: wake up, get coffee, sit down to the computer and write. Okay, I will admit to looking at email while […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 7 years ago04/14/2018

Distraction Morning Routine

Wednesday Within: How I Get Derailed (You, Too?)

My brain looks like these Christmas lights some mornings. Another title for this post might be Why You Need a Routine. Or more to the point, why I need one. Here's the setup: A morning in December. After a busy weekend of Christmas parties (we survived hub's resurrected Christmas office gala!) and work deadlines (yes, […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago11/06/2015

Practice Writing

How to Establish a Regular Writing Practice

I love headlines and titles that promise me they are going to teach me something basic, like a few years ago when a book came out titled, How to Think. Now that's basic. So I was going to title this How to Practice but then I thought perhaps that was too vague, because one can […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago11/06/2015

Distraction Writing Process

What Makes You Stop Writing?

The other morning, I had a lot on my mind. Tasks to finish, things to get organized before a trip, stuff to do. I rose early, as I always do (my eyes pop open at 5:30 pretty much routinely), got my coffee and went to the computer. I looked at email but didn't answer it […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago11/03/2015