Request: What’s Your Favorite Writing Book?
In yesterday’s blog post, I wrote about one of my favorite writing books, If You Want to Write by Brenda Ueland. Every Tuesday, all summer long,... Read More
#WritersRead: If You Want to Write by Rochelle Melander
I spent nearly the whole weekend reading. I stacked up books next to the sofa and ploughed through several mysteries and a memoir. I cannot... Read More
#WritersRead: Bedtime Books by Rochelle Melander
I can’t be trusted with a page-turning novel at bedtime. It does not matter that I’m an adult with a job to do and children... Read More
Use Social Media to Improve Your Book Proposal
Social media—they’ve become the buzzwords of this new century. Every writing workshop has at least one class on social media. And if you are going... Read More
Author Event: Ann Patchett by Rochelle Melander
Last night I heard Ann Patchett read from her new book State of Wonder at Boswell Book Company in Milwaukee. The store was packed and... Read More
The Book Proposal Resource Guide
Every day I meet people who want to write and publish a bestselling nonfiction book. I always encourage them. But, I know how hard it... Read More
Wednesday Writing Prompt: Positivity Journal by Rochelle Melander
In the Summer 2011 issue of Yoga International, Anne Dubrovsky profiles Anusara teacher Amy Ippoliti. In a sidebar, Ippoliti suggests keeping a separate journal for... Read More
#WritersRead: Reading Memoir by Rochelle Melander
I started reading memoir years ago, thinking it might help me write my own. It did. As I revise my memoir, I continue to be... Read More
Write2Transform: Fierce Wonderings
In Ralph Fletcher’s marvelous book, A Writer’s Notebook: Unlocking the Writer Within You, he encourages readers to examine their fierce wonderings and bottomless questions. Today’s... Read More
Are YOU a real writer?
Being a real writer means being able to do the work on a bad day. —Norman Mailer I’ve read and shared this quote from Norman... Read More