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
The 100-Day Project
by Rochelle Melander I’m always looking for something to spark my creativity and help me think differently about writing. When I happened across the 100-day... Read More
Conquer the Fear of Failure
by Rochelle Melander “Nothing is a mistake. There’s no win and no fail. There’s only make.” —Corita Kent On NPR’s Morning Edition, A Martínez interviewed... Read More
Choose Less, Write More
by Rochelle Melander “Choose less and feel better.” -Barry Schwartz Maybe it’s me. Maybe it’s the challenge of being a freelancer. Maybe it’s modern life.... Read More
Take Smaller Steps
by Rochelle Melander Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. – Vincent VanGogh I’ve got a... Read More