Writers@Work: Writing Poetry
An Interview with Renée M. LaTulippe by Rochelle Melander Congratulations on your new book, LIMELIGHT. Can you tell us about it? Thanks so much for... Read More
You Don’t Need More Discipline.
You Need to Slow Down by Rochelle Melander Last Monday, I took a walk during my lunch hour. Between Show Up and Write and several... Read More
Are You Getting It Done? Five Accountability Strategies That Work
by Rochelle Melander Writing can be like folding a banquet-sized tablecloth; you can do it yourself, but it’s a lot easier when you can find... Read More
Avoid Publishing Scams
They Want Your Money, Not Your Work by Rochelle Melander The scams hit my inbox at a rapid rate. Publishers wanting to put my ideas... Read More
Fifteen Ways to Find Novelty in Your Daily Life
by Rochelle Melander You need novelty. Novelty activates the brain’s reward system, releasing dopamine and boosting learning, memory and motivation. Most of us turn to... Read More
You Can Fix Writer’s Block
by Rochelle Melander There’s no such thing as writer’s block. That was invented by people in California who couldn’t write.” -Terry Pratchett I don’t have... Read More
For St. Patrick, Writing Wasn’t About Luck
by Rochelle Melander It’s St. Patrick’s Day, and many of us are celebrating by wearing green. (Although St. Patrick’s color was actually blue. The feast... Read More
Breaking Free from the Action Fallacy
by Rochelle Melander On our return trip from New Orleans, we spent five hours in Chicago. Not in the city. Not in the airport. On... Read More
Know When to Hire an Editor
by Rochelle Melander Though we’d love to think we can take a book from conception to publication all on our own, it actually takes a... Read More
How to Become a Reading Writer
by Rochelle Melander ”If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write.” —Stephen King Writers read. Here’s... Read More