Keeping Track by Rochelle Melander
How does a novelist remember all those details about character and plot? I’ve been working with a teenaged client who’s writing an epic tale. He... Read More
Writers@Work: The Art and Science of Translation by Katherine Douglass
When I first spoke with Katherine several years ago, she was living in France. Though she described her house as old and drafty, I envied... Read More
Write What You … by Rochelle Melander
Note From Rochelle Dear Writers, I just looked at the calendar and realized that National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) starts three weeks from Friday. Yikes!... Read More
The Power of Effort by Rochelle Melander
We are responsible for the effort, not the outcome. —Unknown I once heard a doctor from Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin say that they cannot guarantee... Read More
Get Structure and Write Faster by Rochelle Melander
No wonder so many adults long to return to university, to all those deadlines–ahhh, that structure! Scaffolding to which we may cling! Even if it... Read More
Writers Read: The Books that Influenced Me by Lisa Rowe
I’m delighted to welcome Lisa Rowe to the blog. She’s a lawyer turned playwright who began crafting her first play in high school…but I’ll let... Read More
Learn How to Structure Your Scenes—in 5 Minutes! by K.M. Weiland (@KMWeiland)
Hello writers! I’m delighted to welcome K.M. Weiland to the blog today to teach us how to structure a scene quickly. On September 25, Weiland... Read More
How to Protect Your Genius Time by Rochelle Melander
Over the summer, I read a blog post on Life Hacker by James Clear: You Have 25,000 Mornings as an Adult. Here’s How Not to... Read More
Writers Read: Raise Your Voice by Patrick S. Lafferty
Welcome, writers! In today’s edition of Writers Read, Patrick S. Lafferty writes about novels with strong voices. Speaking of strong voices—check out Lafferty’s novel Anno... Read More
Click to Tweet by Rochelle Barlow
I can’t remember how I discovered Rochelle Barlow’s blog, but when I stumbled on it—I was smitten. Not just with Rochelle’s lovely name, but with... Read More