Write Now Coach! Blog by Rochelle Melander

Ideas are cheap and abundant; what is of value is the effective placement of those ideas into situations that develop into action. –Peter F. Drucker Author and management consultant Peter F. Drucker reminds us that ideas are cheap. As writers, our ideas mean little until we put them in writing.... Read More

31 Jan 2012

Book Reviews, Nonfiction Books, Uncategorized

The Project Book

In 2002, when Julie Powell began her Julie and Julia blog project, cooking 524 of Julia Child’s recipes in a single year, the project book was a fairly new idea. The Julie and Julia book was published in 2005, and Sony pictures made it into a movie in 2009. Today, the... Read More

24 Jan 2012

Reading

Writers Read

If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that. —Stephen King On Saturday, I stopped at our local library with a big bag. I spent time reviewing the shelves of new books, paying attention to the book titles... Read More

19 Jan 2012

The Fashionable Writer

The Well-Shod Writer

Between saying and doing, many a pair of shoes is worn out. —Iris Murdoch I’d planned to begin a new series on nonfiction book formats today. My first post on The Project Book is nearly done but not quite ready to publish. So instead I am writing about one of... Read More

18 Jan 2012

Uncategorized

The Daily Calendar: We have Winners!

Thanks to everyone who entered the Calendar contest—we had more entries than ever before! YEAH! I’m thrilled to announce that we have two winners! Both Blair Monroe and Kathy Eliscu won calendars. Winners, please email me your snail mail address, and I will get them out to you as soon as... Read More

18 Jan 2012

Wednesday Writing Prompt

Wednesday Writing Prompt: The Ideal Bookshelf

Last week, I happened upon artist Jane Mount’s Ideal Bookshelf series of paintings and fell in love! I lusted after this print of middle grade books that had already sold out and purchased another bookshelf of childhood favorites for now. I might just commission a painting of my own idea... Read More

17 Jan 2012

Professional Writer

What Do You Know: The Writer’s Inventory

When I speak to groups of writers, I frequently hear the question: what should I write about? Last week we talked about how following our passion can provide a pretty good list of writing topics. But if thinking about your passions did not give you enough ideas, think about doing... Read More