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Have You Noticed This Weird Paradox? (A Love Letter)

First of all, Happy Mother’s Day to those of you who are mothers. The best mother’s day I ever had was the one in which I took myself out to a writer’s tea for the day—leaving my young children behind. Anyway, to the rest of you—Happy Wise Women’s Day. Is that a thing? I thought […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 8 years ago05/11/2018

Love letters

Charlotte’s Monthly Round-Up Love Letter

Okay, so I probably should have done this last week, because we are already six days into the month, but I just thought of it. I’m talking about a new feature I’m trying—a monthly round-up of what’s going on in my writing life. Hopefully you will find things of use to you. Outside my office […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 8 years ago05/05/2018

Clearing Writing Process

Spring Cleaning Your Writing

It’s sunny and warm in Portland, and there’s no better place on earth when such is the case. (People visit here in spring or summer, fall in love and move. Then the fall and winter rains set in. Rah roh.) This year, more than any I can remember recently, I’m feeling very spring-y. Maybe it […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 8 years ago

Procrastination

Is it procrastination or percolation?

Right now I’m supposed to be writing. I have some time cleared away for a session attending to my rewrite. But I’m not writing. I’m doing social media. (VERY important.) I’m making a list of all the things I want to accomplish in the next four months. (Before I leave for my next France workshop.)Emailing […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 8 years ago04/27/2018

Writing Process

The Usefulness of Thinking Small (In Writing and Life)

I’m a big picture thinker. This is helpful when writing a novel, in which you need to keep an entire story arc in your mind. And it is great when you are planning your weekly schedule. But it can be overwhelming when you are trying to get words on the page. I start out writing […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 8 years ago

Writing Habits

Writing Rituals That Work

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post about how, really, the only writing ritual that works is opening the file and starting to write. There’s no magic mug to drink from, or a systematic routine that will all of a sudden have you flinging words at the page. You just have to do […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 8 years ago

Love letters

Why It Pays to Prep For Writing a Novel (A Love Letter)

I am not big on preparation. I am more of a jump-right-into-whatever-I’m-doing kind of gal. I never read instructional manuals, instead preferring to just start pushing buttons and see what happens. I glance at recipes and often halfway through realize I’m missing crucial ingredients. And, much to the consternation of my husband, I rarely follow […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 8 years ago04/20/2018

Uncategorized Writing Process

Write It Imperfectly, Do It Imperfectly

I was meditating this morning. My legs twitched. I was antsy in my seat. My eyebrow itched and finally I succumbed and scratched it. My back tingled. All these things took my attention away from my mantra–Hum Sah. And then I started thinking about emails I needed to write and work I had to complete. […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 8 years ago

Love letters

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 8 years ago04/14/2018

Prompts Writing Prompts

How About Some Writing Prompts?

Many moons ago, I used to offer a ton of writing prompts. I wrote a tumblr blog called Inventive Writing Prompts (nobody ever said I was good at names, oh and I just checked and it is long gone). I’ve written a writing prompts book (please go look at it because nobody else ever does). […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 8 years ago

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Have You Noticed This Weird Paradox? (A Love Letter)

Charlotte’s Monthly Round-Up Love Letter

Spring Cleaning Your Writing

Is it procrastination or percolation?

The Usefulness of Thinking Small (In Writing and Life)

Writing Rituals That Work

Why It Pays to Prep For Writing a Novel (A Love Letter)

Write It Imperfectly, Do It Imperfectly

The Relief of Routine (A Love Letter)

How About Some Writing Prompts?

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