Write Now Coach! Blog by Rochelle Melander

Choose an old object from your home. If you don’t have any, find a picture of an antique online. Imagine that when you touch the object, you are transported to its original time and place. *Where are you? *What happens? *How do you interact with the object? Write about it!... Read More

26 Jul 2011

Book Reviews, Writing Books

#WritersRead: On A Writer’s Notebook by Rochelle Melander

In college, I dreamed of becoming a professor. In the midst of doing an intensive semester-long independent study, one of my professors told me that scholars must possess a large capacity for boredom. For years, I’ve thought the same thing about writing. Often, the research for a particular article or... Read More

20 Jul 2011

Wednesday Writing Prompt

Wednesday Writing Prompt: Journaling by Debra Brenegan

Practice Makes Perfect: How journaling helps the writing process Guest Post by Debra Brenegan One requirement I have for students of my Introduction to Creative Writing Courses: Keep a journal. My students need to write a minimum of two full pages a week for the 15 weeks we are in... Read More

19 Jul 2011

Book Reviews, Writers Read, Writing Books

#WritersRead: On Bird by Bird by Rochelle Melander

For much of my life, I have struggled with the tyranny of perfectionism. Thankfully, when I was just starting my writing career, I happened upon Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life and this advice: Perfection is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the... Read More

13 Jul 2011

Wednesday Writing Prompt

Wednesday Writing Prompt: Writing Your Dreams

Your dreams can be a rich source of stories, images, metaphors, and sensory details for your writing. Jacquelyn Mitchard’s novel The Deep End of the Ocean and Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight both began with the authors’ dreams. You, too, can use your dreams to spark a new story or give an... Read More

12 Jul 2011

Book Reviews, Writers Read, Writing Books

#WritersRead: On Writing by Rochelle Melander

Part memoir, part writing craft, Stephen King’s book On Writing will stir every writer’s heart and erase any doubt you had about King being a serious writer (he is). My favorite tip from King’s book is this gem: If you want to be a writer, you must do two things... Read More

06 Jul 2011

Wednesday Writing Prompt, Writers Read

Request: What’s Your Favorite Writing Book?

In yesterday’s blog post, I wrote about one of my favorite writing books, If You Want to Write by Brenda Ueland. Every Tuesday, all summer long, I’ll be blogging about the lessons I’ve learned from reading about writing. (If you want to get these lessons in your inbox, you can subscribe... Read More

05 Jul 2011

Writers Read

#WritersRead: If You Want to Write by Rochelle Melander

I spent nearly the whole weekend reading. I stacked up books next to the sofa and ploughed through several mysteries and a memoir. I cannot think of a better way to spend a holiday weekend. All summer, I will be reviewing these books on my blog. If you’re interested in... Read More