Tag: writing

Travel

Five Pairs of Shoes

I'm just off the plane from Manhattan (we got in an hour early–have you ever heard of such a thing?), where I walked so much I went through five pairs of shoes in as many days.  Okay, I did buy one pair of adorable purple sandals and wore them all through Chinatown, but considering the […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 
Travel

20 Aspects to New York City

Early tomorrow morning, I'm heading for New York City.  Five plus days in the Big Apple, fun times!  Here's the drill: Who'll I'll see 1.  My sister, my traveling companion. 2.  My niece, student at Tisch NYU, the reason for our visit. 3.  My nephew (from a different sister) who I've not seen in years. […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 
inspiration Writing

Clearing Space

I cleaned my closet yesterday. I didn't mean to.  I've been working on the endless office project.  But because I've been so focused on that, I'd been careless about piling clothes all over the room on the bureau.  And so, since I'm going to New York on Wednesday and would soon need to pack, I […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 
Motivation Writing

Imperfect Action

A friend writes from flood-weary Nashville that she is sometimes writing only one word a day as clean up progresses.  Imperfect action. I set writing one paragraph a day on the next novel as my goal.  Imperfect action. You sit down to work on your memoir and the words tumble out onto the page in […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 
Writing

Good is Good Enough

I spent yesterday afternoon writing copy for my website. Seeing as how this is a chore that's been hanging over my head for a year, it felt good to finish it.  And the way I finished it was to tell myself that good was good enough. It didn't have to be perfect, I told myself.  […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 
Motivation

Write Yourself A Mantra

Do you obsess? I obsess. What do I obsess about? Well, let me list the topics: weight loss body image, earning money, my novel, getting an agent, relationships, working harder, working less, focus, the price of tea in China…you get the drift.  Pretty much everything. When I obsess, my mind runs away from me.  That […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 
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