Small Steps, Big Stories: How Tiny Wins Help You Reach Your Writing Goals

by Rochelle Melander “It is better to take many small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to stumble...
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How Going “All In” Will Change Your Life

by Rochelle Melander “One of the things I know about writing is this: spend it all, shoot it, play it, lose it, all, right away,...
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How Community Transforms Writing

by Rochelle Melander In April 1815, Mount Tambora in India erupted, causing catastrophic weather shifts. The ash directed sunlight away from earth and temperatures dropped....
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When Worry Hits, Write

by Rochelle Melander What’s a lady to do when the floor falls out from under her? Easy answer: She closes her eyes. Imagines a floor...
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What Will You Always Say Yes To?

by Rochelle Melander Most of us know what we’re never up for. Here’s part of my list: roller coasters, cruises, and cats (I’m sadly allergic)....
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How to Say No

(and Preserve Your Writing Time) by Rochelle Melander “If something is not a “hell, YEAH!,” then it’s a “no!” – James Altucher At the beginning...
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How Books Transform Lives

by Rochelle Melander When I was a kid, my reading habit got me into trouble—a lot. My teachers yelled at me for reading under the...
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Write, Fail, Repeat: The Writer’s Guide to Failing Better

by Rochelle Melander “Nothing is a mistake. There’s no win and no fail. There’s only make.” —Corita Kent My clients have talked a lot about...
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Writing a Devotional after Trauma

An Interview with Jane Rubietta Welcome to the blog, Jane! Tell us about your new book, Merge: The Road After Trauma Meets Faith. Rochelle, thank...
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Hook Your Brain: How to Focus and Write Now

By Rochelle Melander May Sarton published Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing, anovel about a poet and writer in the early 60s, long before cell phones and...
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The Writer’s Secret Weapon: Envisioning Your Future Self

By Rochelle Melander Imagine that you have someone who’s eagerly awaiting your next writing project. She will rejoice when you finish it. He can’t wait...
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Stop Staring at the Blank Page: Why Prewriting Is a Game Changer

by Rochelle Melander There’s more than one way to look at a blank page. Gaston Bachelard wrote: A word is a bud attempting to become...
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