Writers@Work: Writing Lessons from a President

By Rochelle Melander “Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.”― Jimmy Carter Watching President Jimmy Carter’s funeral last week got me interested in his writing life. Carter was one of the most prolific presidents, penning 32 books. (Twenty of his books became New York Times bestsellers.) As far... Read More

Identify Your Allies

By Rochelle Melander This is what we can all do to nourish and strengthen one another: listen to one another very hard, ask hard questions, too, send one another away to work again, and laugh in all the right places.  – Nancy Mairs Neuroscientist Moran Cerf said that we can... Read More

Letting Go

By Rochelle Melander When we want to change our lives, when we seek to create a new vision for our life’s journey—we need to open up time, space, and energy in our present lives. Without this first step, without the empty spaces, we cannot hear the nudges to a new... Read More

Structuring Unstructured Time

Or How to Write When You have Too Much Time on Your Hands by Rochelle Melander It’s not that we have little time, but more that we waste a good deal of it. –Seneca For years, clients have said to me, “I’ll write the next time I have a free... Read More

Running Your Race

by Rochelle Melander “If it’s not a hell yes, it’s a hell no.” –Saeed Jones Last weekend, I attended the funeral of my daughter’s dear friend. Alexis died at 23 from brain cancer. Before she died, she wrote her own obituary. Because of treatment, she lost some of her sight... Read More
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