Write Now Coach! Blog by Rochelle Melander

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 his book immediately. In 2019, On the Origin of the Species was named the most influential banned book of all time. That’s an amazing legacy,... Read More

07 Oct 2025

Productivity

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 get traction on their project. In the next few weeks, I’ll talk about the many obstacles we face and how to overcome them. The biggest... Read More

30 Sep 2025

Goal Setting

The Last Quarter

What Would You Do If You Knew You Couldn’t Fail? We are fast approaching the last quarter of the year. Have you accomplished what you set out to do in January? In Clarissa Pinkola Estes’s audio presentation, The Dangerous Old Woman: Myths and Stories of the Wise Woman Archetype, she... Read More

23 Sep 2025

Writing Mentors

How Hans and Sophie Scholl Wrote for Change

What My Heroes Taught Me About Writing by Rochelle Melander “Even when you’re sure everything is falling to pieces, the moon is always right back in its usual place the next evening; the birds are still singing the next day as sweetly and eagerly as ever. And whether or not... Read More

16 Sep 2025

Author Interviews

Writers@Work: From Fact to Fiction

An Interview with Jeannée Sacken about her new book, her experience as a photographer, and more. Today’s tip features my good friend Jeannée Sacken talking about her new novel, The Women Who Stand Between. She appears at Boswell Book Company this Friday at 6:30 PM. Tell us about your new... Read More

09 Sep 2025

Productivity

Game On! Harnessing the Power of Gaming to Write More

by Rochelle Melander At last week’s class, Level Up: Dream a New Dream, I talked about the benefits of using gamification to write more. Gamification brings game elements to existing experiences to make them more engaging. It has been used in just about every area of life, including the military, advertising... Read More

02 Sep 2025

Goal Setting

Rescue Your Resolutions

by Rochelle Melander “Long-term results are created by the actions you take every day.” –Brian P. Moran and Michael Lennington Only 20 percent of people keep their New Year’s Resolution. That’s right: 80 percent dump their New Year’s resolutions by the second week in February. How do those successful people... Read More

26 Aug 2025

Productivity

The Treasure Hunter

by Rochelle Melander On Saturday evening, I heard my dog digging through my office closet. I turned around to see her move a crate of totes. But she wasn’t finished. After videoing her digging for something, I took a look. She’d hidden one of her dental chews in the closet.... Read More