Write Now Coach! Blog by Rochelle Melander

by Rochelle Melander Do you ever get STUCK? You’ve got an idea for a good project. You’ve maybe written a good chunk of it. But it feels flat. Something isn’t working—but you don’t know what it is. Or, if you do know the problem, you haven’t figured out the solution.... Read More

07 May 2024

Author Interviews, Writers@Work

Writing Your Passion Project

May 7, 2024 Note From Rochelle Dear writers, I am delighted to welcome my friend and colleague Jim Higgins to the blog today! He talks about his journey of writing and publishing his new book, Sweet, Wild and Vicious: Listening to Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground. If you’ve ever... Read More

30 Apr 2024

Productivity

Create a Writing Journal

by Rochelle Melander Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth. -Rumi When I wrote Level Up, I hoped that writers would use the book to create their own playbook, a unique how-to guide for writing and life. So often, we want to... Read More

23 Apr 2024

Productivity

Know Your Why and Write More

by Rochelle Melander When I meet a new client, I ask them to tell me about their project and why it matters to them. When I know why they want to write a book or workshop, I know what motivates them to move forward. This helps us work together to... Read More

16 Apr 2024

Deadlines

How to Get a Deadline

by Rochelle Melander I wrote a dozen poems and submitted them to my editor for possible inclusion in an anthology. I knew that turning them in on time would increase my chances of getting one included in the collection. I create a lesson plan every week, because I need to... Read More

09 Apr 2024

Productivity

How to Get Inspired

by Rochelle Melander Last week, we went to see Piano Men 2 at the Milwaukee Rep. Two men play and sing songs on pianos, based on audience requests. The performers played songs as diverse as “Ring of Fire,” “Green Acres,” and “Hey Jude.” They encouraged the audience to sing along—loud... Read More

02 Apr 2024

Productivity

Say Anything: Using Dictation to Boost Your Writing Productivity

By Elizabeth Cole A couple of months ago, I tried out the dictation feature on my phone’s Notes app, mostly because I was sick of using the keyboard and having my fingers get cold after hours of typing. I had tried dictation years before, and got totally frustrated by how... Read More

26 Mar 2024

Writing Mentors

Persist

What My Heroes Taught Me about Writing: Wang Zhenyi by Rochelle Melander It’s made to believe, Women are the same as Men; Are you not convinced, Daughters can also be heroic? — Wang Zhenyi Wang Zhenyi (1768-1797), a Chinese astronomer, mathematician, textbook writer, and poet, lived at a time when... Read More