September 4, 2018     Note From Rochelle   Dear Writers,   Greetings! I can feel just a bit of fall in the air. The kids are all back to school, and I’m ready to focus on work. How about you? I’m offering a brand new workshop this fall: How... Read More

August 14, 2018 Overcome Distractions and Write By Rochelle Melander   May Sarton published Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing, a novel about a poet and writer in the early 60s, long before cell phones and the Internet. Here’s what she said about the main character’s struggle to write:   Every single day... Read More

The Power of Saying No by Rochelle Melander   At the beginning of summer, the days feel open and full of possibility. I feel like I can do it all—and still write. Of course I can’t. When I try to do too much and say yes to obligations that don’t... Read More