Write Now Coach! Blog by Rochelle Melander

April 12, 2022 Note From Rochelle Dear Writers, Happy National Poetry Month! Don’t miss last week’s interview with Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong about their publishing house, Pomelo Books. Today’s tip offers a few ways you can celebrate National Poetry Month! Happy writing,... Read More

05 Apr 2022

Writers@Work

Writers@Work: Poetry Power

April 5, 2022 Note From Rochelle Dear Writers, Since before I founded Dream Keepers in 2005, I’ve been reading and writing poetry with young people. But the pandemic curtailed my opportunities to teach writing. Oh, how I’ve missed it. Not just reading poetry. Or writing it.... Read More

29 Mar 2022

Write Now! Weekly Writing Tip

Quotes to Inspire

March 29, 2022 Note From Rochelle Dear Writers, Today’s tip offers you some encouragement from writers I profiled in my book, Mightier Than the Sword: Rebels, Reformers, and Revolutionaries who Changed the World Through Writing. If you’ve read it, please review it at Amazon (I am six... Read More

22 Mar 2022

Productivity

How the 12-Week Year Can Help You Write Your Book

March 22, 2022 Note From Rochelle Dear Writers, Happy Spring! How did you do with your New Year’s resolutions? For any of you who are saying, “WHAT New Year’s resolutions? I haven’t accomplished a thing!”—this post is for you. It provides you with a tool... Read More

15 Mar 2022

Writers@Work

Writers@Work: Bring Your Worth

March 15, 2022 Note From Rochelle Dear Writers, Last week, I attended my first in-person book signings in 2 years. The first was for Kelly Barnhill, who read from her new book, The Ogress and the Orphans. She told us that she rewrote her Newbery Award winning... Read More

08 Mar 2022

Author Interviews

An Interview with Debut Novelist Maggie Smith

March 8, 2022 Writers@Work: An Interview with Debut Novelist Maggie Smith Can you tell our readers a bit about your book? At its heart, Truth and Other Lies, is about three women: A world-famous journalist at the end of her career, at risk of losing everything because of an... Read More

01 Mar 2022

Indie Publishing

The Rapid Release Strategy

March 1, 2022 Note From Rochelle Dear Writers, I am so excited to welcome my friend and colleague, the romance author Elizabeth Cole, is here to talk about using the rapid release strategy to increase your sales. This is particularly helpful for indie authors—so check it out... Read More

22 Feb 2022

Productivity

Devote Time to Deep Work

February 22, 2022 Note From Rochelle Dear Writers, I received some amazing news last week! My book, Mightier Than the Sword, won the 2021 Cybils Award for Middle Grade Nonfiction. I cannot tell you what a tremendous honor this is! I was delighted to be nominated,... Read More