Write Now Coach! Blog by Rochelle Melander

by Rochelle Melander “If you get tired, learn to rest — not to quit.” —Banksy In the past few weeks, I’ve spoken to quite a few writers who are overwhelmed. They’re struggling to stay hopeful with the constant barrage of bad news, worried about how AI will impact publishing, and... Read More

10 Jun 2025

Professional Writer

Writers@Work: Learning to Pivot

Sustaining a Freelance Writing Career An Interview with Sherry Beck Paprocki Welcome to the blog, Sherry! Tell us about your book, Freelance Fancy: Your Guide to Capturing Spiritual Health, Wealth and Happiness from Gig Work. Freelance Fancy is what I call a career memoir, which is not an official term used by... Read More

03 Jun 2025

Branding

What do You Know?

by Rochelle Melander Last week I wrote about how much we need your voice: When you use AI to generate ideas or to write your article or book, you are robbing the world of something valuable: YOU. Your experience, your education, your unique take, and your words. When you brainstorm... Read More

27 May 2025

Write Now! Weekly Writing Tip

Writer, We Need Your Story

by Rochelle Melander This week the news broke that a freelance writer working for King Features used AI to write a list of top reads for the summer. Chicago Sun Times published it without checking. And guess what: AI hallucinated multiple books. Yup. Only five of the fifteen are real... Read More

20 May 2025

Editing

The Question

Ask this question to support your storytelling by Rochelle Melander NPR talks about “driveway moments”—when you sit in your driveway to finish listening to a story. I had one last week in my garage. On NPR’s Go Fact Yourself (episode 136), the hosts interviewed director John Badham. He said this... Read More

13 May 2025

Productivity

Prepare for Your Maybe Someday

by Rochelle Melander When I created my tagline almost twenty years ago, “Where maybe someday becomes write now,” I was thinking about people who put off writing until: I get more education. I have more time. I feel confident In my teaching and coaching, I support people in finding ways... Read More

06 May 2025

Professional Writer

The Best Author Swag I Ever Made

by Elizabeth Cole As an author, I think about marketing way more than I want to. But it’s an essential part of my work, so I’ve made my peace with the need to occasionally PROMOTE! MY! BOOKS! even though it’s not fun in the way that the actual writing is.... Read More

29 Apr 2025

poetry

Boost Your Writing: Play with Poetry

by Rochelle Melander Poetry turns the noise of the world into music. —Ian Williams I’ve been participating in the 100-day project. Since February 23, I’ve started the day writing a poem. Mostly I am writing haiku, which asks the writer to reflect on the natural world. On some days, I... Read More