Write Now Coach! Blog by Rochelle Melander

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

15 Feb 2022

Write Now! Weekly Writing Tip

How Passion Fuels Productivity

February 15, 2022 Note From Rochelle Dear Writers, I’m so excited for today’s tip. I interviewed scholars Joy A. Schroeder and Marion Ann Taylor about their new book, Voices Long Silenced: Women Biblical Interpreters through the Centuries. I was lucky enough to read excerpts of the... Read More

08 Feb 2022

Productivity

How to Stop Procrastinating

February 8, 2022 Note From Rochelle Dear Writers, It’s your last chance… to sign up for my accountability group. Yup, I’ve got just a few spots left, and I’d really like you to have one of them! The group will focus on helping you overcome... Read More

01 Feb 2022

Rejection

How to Rebound after Rejection

February 1, 2022 Note From Rochelle Dear Writers, Happy Lunar New Year! As you celebrate the year of the Tiger, look back at the last month. If you’re feeling like you haven’t stuck with your New Year’s writing goals, consider joining my Writing Accountability Group.... Read More

25 Jan 2022

Writer's Block

Got Five Minutes? Write a Book!

January 25, 2022 Note From Rochelle Dear Writers, For years, I’ve coached individuals on how to blast through writer’s block. But I’ve never taught a class on it. Until now. This week, I am teaching a workshop to help you understand, diagnose, and overcome... Read More

18 Jan 2022

Writers@Work

How an Indie Series Got Picked Up by a Big Publisher

January 18, 2022 Note From Rochelle Dear Writers, How’s your writing going? Do you need help to jumpstart your creativity? Next week, I am teaching a workshop to help you overcome blocks and write. In “Defeat Writer’s Block” you will learn proven tools to bust... Read More

11 Jan 2022

Write Now! Weekly Writing Tip

The Curiosity List

By Rochelle Melander Be curious, not judgmental. —Walt Whitman How do you get your best ideas? Rebecca Skloot became curious about the origin of HeLa cells in a high school science class and spent ten years researching and writing the bestselling book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta... Read More

04 Jan 2022

Write Now! Weekly Writing Tip

Five Questions to Help You Achieve Your Goals

by Rochelle Melander For the past month, I’ve been writing about how to set New Year’s goals. Today’s tip shares five practices that help you achieve your goals. Question 1: What practices will help me achieve my goals? When it comes to setting new goals, it’s natural to... Read More