by Dixie Carlton | Jun 8, 2021 | Curating Conversations
Talking with my hairdresser the other day, and we go onto the subject of healthy lifestyles after 45. She’s recently given up coffee, chocolate, and wine! Yes seriously! I know some people who would sooner give up lipstick than quit all...
by Dixie Carlton | Mar 28, 2021 | Writing Inspiration
After waiting with baited breath, chewing my nails down to nearly my elbows, finally a handful of reviews are starting to roll in from people who have read my new book – Margaret – a song out of time. WHEW – it’s always a relief to hear that...
by Dixie Carlton | Mar 28, 2021 | Writing Inspiration
One thing that I’ve learned through nearly a decade of working in the book business, is that you can never have too much help to market your work. So I’m going to share with you some of my favorite author tools – and some of these are recently...
by Dixie Carlton | Mar 26, 2021 | Writing Inspiration
20 + years ago, my young husband died. I was newly pregnant, with another young child to care for, and it was a very unexpected death. I was devastated, and lost for a very long time in the shock of it all and then the demands of my children through the years....
by Dixie Carlton | Mar 3, 2021 | Opinion
The most audacious of taboo conversations – time to tackle what’s a really big deal evolving through our political and social arena before it’s too late. Ok, I know, I’ve been quiet for a while. Most unlike me, I know. But the thing is, when I...