Know Your Why and Write More
by Rochelle Melander When I meet a new client, I ask them to tell me about their project and why it matters to them. When... Read More
How to Get a Deadline
by Rochelle Melander I wrote a dozen poems and submitted them to my editor for possible inclusion in an anthology. I knew that turning them... Read More
How to Get Inspired
by Rochelle Melander Last week, we went to see Piano Men 2 at the Milwaukee Rep. Two men play and sing songs on pianos, based... Read More
Say Anything: Using Dictation to Boost Your Writing Productivity
By Elizabeth Cole A couple of months ago, I tried out the dictation feature on my phone’s Notes app, mostly because I was sick of... Read More
How to Overcome the Fear of Failure
by Rochelle Melander I’m teaching art and writing at a local school. When I present an assignment, one of my second-grade students always says, “I... Read More
Navigating Fallow Time
by Rochelle Melander It’s important to stand still sometimes. Think of it as a little rest in the long journey of your life. This is... Read More
What My Heroes Taught Me about Writing: Florence Nightingale
by Rochelle Melander “I never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small, for it is wonderful how often in such matters the... Read More
Boost Your Creativity
by Rochelle Melander Creativity is just connecting things. -Steve Jobs I’m taking a Poetry class this winter with Pomelo books. Our task: to take a... Read More
What My Heroes Taught Me about Writing: Sojourner Truth
by Rochelle Melander Ninety years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus, Sojourner Truth refused to get off a streetcar... Read More