Author Event: Geraldine Brooks
Since I moved to Milwaukee in 1995, I’ve seen dozens of authors speak at local bookstores about their work. When people ask me how to... Read More
Book Review: Walking for Health
I’ve had The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Walking for Health by Erika Peters on my shelf for two years and just opened it this week.... Read More
Wednesday Writing Prompt: Take a Hike! by Rochelle Melander
I often take a camera with me when I walk. In my neighborhood, I never know when I might run into something fun to photograph—like... Read More
Walking and Writing by Rochelle Melander
For me, poetry is related to walking. Words and images fill me when I wander somewhere alone. Writer Bruce Chatwin lived with nomads and believed... Read More
Write2Transform: Gratitude by Rochelle Melander
We’ve had a challenging week. My son and I have had a stomach virus. The weather has reminded me more of November than May. And... Read More
Write-a-Thon: NaPiBoWriWee by Rochelle Melander
You’ve heard about NaNoWriMo—National Novel Writing Month, when novelists buckle down and write like crazy to complete a 50,000-word novel in 30 days. Some of... Read More
How to Write a Memoir by Rochelle Melander
Tomorrow, I’ll be interviewing memoir writer Wade Rouse at my Write Now! Mastermind class. Rouse is the author of It’s All Relative: Two Families,... Read More
Organizing for Writers by Rochelle Melander
This is what my office looks like when I am finishing a project: messy. I spent the whole weekend moving furniture, tossing old stuff, cleaning,... Read More
Wednesday Writing Prompt: Collect Words by Rochelle Melander
My 9th grade English teacher loved the word garage. I didn’t get it. For me, the word garage conjured up images of oil spots and... Read More
Book Review: One Was a Soldier
In 2003, I devoured the debut mystery novel featuring the Rev. Clare Fergusson and Police Chief Russ Van Alstyne, In the Bleak Midwinter in just... Read More