Make Peace with Your Past and Move Forward
by Rochelle Melander Do you ever wish you could travel back in time, and give your younger self a gentle nudge or a kick in... Read More
Gifts to Cope with Challenging Times
by Rochelle Melander When it comes to writing in chaotic times, there are tools most of us overlook: Rest. Renewal. Recovery. When the fight is... Read More
Is Your Morning Routine Ruining Your Day?
by Rochelle Melander The most important thing is to hold on, hold out, for your creative life, for your solitude, for your time to be... Read More
Writers@Work: Writing a Novel in Verse
An Interview with Harold Eppley by Rochelle Melander Harold will appear at Boswell Books next Sunday, November 23 at 4:00 PM. Visit Boswell Books online... Read More
Writers@Work: How a Novel Inspired a Musical
An Interview with Jane Kelley by Rochelle Melander Today’s tip is an interview with my dear friend, Jane Kelley. I had the joy of reading... Read More
Writers@Work: Writing Life-Changing Memoirs
An Interview with Elaine Blanchard by Rochelle Melander Tell me about your new memoir, I Remember You. I have written my memoir, I Remember You:... Read More
When the World Falls to Pieces, Write!
by Rochelle Melander “Art is my cure to all this madness, sadness, and loss of belonging in the world and through it I’ll walk myself... Read More
Writers@Work: Writing Magical Middle Grade Fiction
An Interview with Silvia Acevedo Tell us about your new book, MAIL-ORDER MONSTERS: CRASH COURSE. Mail-Order Monsters is the story of a ten-year-old boy who’s so... Read More
What My Heroes Have Taught Me About Writing: Charles Darwin
by Rochelle Melander When Charles Darwin published On the Origin of the Species in 1859, the library at Trinity College, Cambridge—where Darwin had attended college—banned... Read More
How to Ditch Distraction
by Rochelle Melander Distracted from distraction by distraction. – T.S. Eliot Every day, I talk to people who want to write but can’t seem to... Read More