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Nanowrimo Update: Some Core Truths for Maintaining a Writing Practice

I know. This is like, the ten thousandth blog post you’ve read on Nanowrimo. I wrote one myself (well, okay, it was sort of about the election, too), and there’s another good one here. But, here’s the deal. As the headline promised, I’ve been reminded of some helpful core truths about the writing practice […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 9 years ago

Procrastination

Organization (Or More to the Point, Lack Thereof) For Writers

I think I’m the most unorganized writer on the planet. If you could see my office right now, your stomach would hurt from laughing. I’m way too embarrassed about it to post a photo, but there are stacks of binders atop file boxes, a teetering tower of office supplies, folders from a class I taught […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 9 years ago

Uncategorized Writing Practice

What it Takes To Be a Writer: Part Two

(For the best part of this whole post, scroll to the end for the video. Seriously.) When last heard from on Sunday, I was extolling the virtues of meditation and other such mental activities. Which might lead one to believe that one can sit in one’s chair and let one’s mind do all the work. […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 9 years ago10/11/2016

Five Things on Friday Travel

Home at Last: What’s Going On

After three weeks in France, I’m home again. Even though the Google and my phone still feed me the occasional search result or ad in French, it is nice to be able to understand the language people are speaking around me. (It’s always a shock to land back in a U.S. airport on the journey […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 9 years ago

Prompts

Because I Know You Love Them: September Writing Prompts #4

And here you have them: the last set of writing prompts for September. Hope you’ve enjoyed them, and stay tuned for news of the release of a writing journal of prompts soon! –Not in this lifetime. –If ever I should leave you…. –What are the parameters of your main character’s world? Is he an international […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 9 years ago09/04/2016

Prompts

Of Course You Can Do It: September Writing Prompts #3

September is Writing Prompt Month! Actually, I have no idea if that’s true, but it sounds good, doesn’t it? Here are your prompts for the week: –What a fool he was. Yet still she was in love with him. –Rise and Shine! Bright, shiny new day! –Oh God, do I have to? –They argued all […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 9 years ago09/04/2016

Prompts

To Keep You Busy While I’m Gone: September Writing Prompts #1

Just in case you were thinking, while the cat’s away, the mice will play, no such luck. To give you something to do other than sit around and sob about my absence, I’ve decided to set up writing prompt posts for every Monday in September, with seven posts for you. One for each day. You […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago09/04/2016

Coaching Uncategorized

Fall Planning, A Special Offer and Off I Go

I’ve been working hard getting clients set for my absence while I’m in France, and I’ve found myself with a bit of time this week. And so I’ve been planning. If there’s one thing I love to do in this life, it is to plan. Give me a calendar or a planner or a workbook […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago

Rewriting Uncategorized

Cutting the Fat

So, my novel manuscript, the one I’m almost done rewriting, originally came in at over 107,000 words. I know. Waaaaaay too long. “But part of it is recipes,” I told myself. Right. Like maybe 500 words. Under orders from my agent, I’m in the process of cutting it to under 100K. (I’m […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago

Rewriting

Dog Days of Summer and Rewriting

I’m back. It didn’t seem like much of a hiatus, at least from this end. And I’m still not finished with the rewrite. But I’m making excellent progress and feel very good about it. (And, so you don’t think I’m all fakey optimistic, let me just remind you that I sat out most of July […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 10 years ago

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Tag: writing

Nanowrimo Update: Some Core Truths for Maintaining a Writing Practice

Organization (Or More to the Point, Lack Thereof) For Writers

What it Takes To Be a Writer: Part Two

Home at Last: What’s Going On

Because I Know You Love Them: September Writing Prompts #4

Of Course You Can Do It: September Writing Prompts #3

To Keep You Busy While I’m Gone: September Writing Prompts #1

Fall Planning, A Special Offer and Off I Go

Cutting the Fat

Dog Days of Summer and Rewriting

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