Write Now Coach! Blog by Rochelle Melander

In 2003, I devoured the debut mystery novel featuring the Rev. Clare Fergusson and Police Chief Russ Van Alstyne, In the Bleak Midwinter in just a few days. With Spencer-Fleming’s latest Fergusson/Van Alstyne mystery, One Was a Soldier, I am taking my time. Maybe it is because it’s been two... Read More

18 Apr 2011

Journaling, Productivity, Write2Transform

Write2Transform: Letting Go of Obstacles

It’s too hard. I’m not strong enough. I don’t have time. I throw these kinds of mental obstacles in my path all the time. I hear clients uttering these phrases, too. These words may not be true, but they do work to undermine us. Time to spring clean our brains.... Read More

18 Apr 2011

Revising

The Revision Question: Why? by Rochelle Melander

The most important thing is insight, that is … to wonder, to mull, and to muse why it is that a man does what he does. —William Faulkner In my Write Now! Mastermind interview with author Becky Levine, she suggested that writers who experience strong feelings about a manuscript they... Read More

18 Apr 2011

Book Reviews, Writing Books

Critique Group Horror Stories

We all have them—critique group horror stories. Maybe someone lambasted you for your political point of view instead of critiquing your novel about a politician. Perhaps a critique group colleague told you that you’ll never amount to much as a writer. Or maybe you just did not get any helpful... Read More

18 Apr 2011

Write-a-Thon, Writing Books

Write Your Book in 26 Days

“Writing a book is a long, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness.” —George Orwell Have you ever thought about writing books as a long, difficult struggle? I certainly have—and I LOVE writing! But over the years, I’ve discovered the joy of writing a book marathon... Read More

18 Apr 2011

Writers@Work

Writers@Work: Beth Groundwater on Writing Mysteries

Introducing Deadly Currents Beth Groundwater is known for her cozy mystery series featuring gift basket designer Claire Hanover (A Real Basket Case and To Hell in a Handbasket) This month, Groundwater released, Deadly Currents, the first book in what promises to be an absorbing new series. The series introduces seasonal... Read More