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One of my favorite Instagram accounts is @realbethweg. Besides being a writer, she is a tea enthusiast and has developed a dedicated following for her gorgeous social media posts.
I’m so excited to talk to Beth today about her writing and how she created one of the best author brands I’ve ever seen. Thank you, Beth, for joining me!
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When I was in high school, I learned the phrase “functional fixedness” which is the inability to see potential beyond an item’s initial purpose. I experienced this when I failed to see the potential (and indeed, the design) behind my new mascara.
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Photo credit: Ana Municio @lamunix via Unsplash
Each February I make a list of some of the top things I’ve learned in the past year.
Turns out, I know less and less. (How motivating would that slogan have been in the 80s? “The Less You Knooooow…” Cue shooting star, music, end of commercial break.)
Here’s what 2023 Taught Me:
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Meet Charlotte!
The great-granddaughter of pioneers who walked across the Oregon Trail, Charlotte Rains Dixon considers herself a westerner through and through. Many of her stories are set in her home state of Oregon, where her characters reside in fictional versions of her favorite wine area and coast towns, as well as Portland, where she lives.
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Today I am SOOOOO EXCITED to interview my friend and OG writing coach, the incredible Charlotte Rains Dixon!
The great-granddaughter of pioneers who walked across the Oregon Trail, Charlotte Rains Dixon considers herself a westerner through and through. Many of her stories are set in her home state of Oregon, where her characters reside in fictional versions of her favorite wine area and coast towns, as well as Portland, where she lives.
When not writing fiction, Charlotte teaches writing in England, the south of France, and around the Pacific Northwest. She also coaches writers privately. She is Director Emeritus and a current mentor at the Writer's Loft, a certificate-in-writing program at Middle Tennessee State University. She earned her MFA in creative writing from Spalding University and is the author of The Bonne Chance Bakery and Emma Jean’s Bad Behavior.
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This month we are talking music, writing challenges, and genre-hopping with the marvelous, musical, multi-talented D.Allyson Howlett.
About the Author: D. Allyson Howlett is a millennial wordsmith living in a farm town in rural New Hampshire. Her most favorite things are the smell of autumn air, s'mores by the campfire, and nacho pro-wrestling nights with her family. She is the author of 'A Playlist Kinda Love Story' series and a ghostly novella.
This month we are talking about writing challenges and genre-hopping with the marvelous, musical, multi-talented D.Allyson Howlett.
About the Author: D. Allyson Howlett is a millennial wordsmith living in a farm town in rural New Hampshire. Her most favorite things are the smell of autumn air, s'mores by the campfire, and nacho pro-wrestling nights with her family. She is the author of 'A Playlist Kinda Love Story' series and a ghostly novella.