Write Now Coach! Blog by Rochelle Melander

Or How to Write When You have Too Much Time on Your Hands by Rochelle Melander It’s not that we have little time, but more that we waste a good deal of it. –Seneca For years, clients have said to me, “I’ll write the next time I have a free... Read More

17 Dec 2024

Book Reviews

The Write Now! Coach Holiday Book List

by Rochelle Melander It’s getting to be the time of year when I want to sit on the sofa, sip tea, and read books. Who am I kidding. It’s ALWAYS that time of year for me! Only, I can’t—because writing, work and dogs. You get it. (The picture at left... Read More

10 Dec 2024

Journaling

Running Your Race

by Rochelle Melander “If it’s not a hell yes, it’s a hell no.” –Saeed Jones Last weekend, I attended the funeral of my daughter’s dear friend. Alexis died at 23 from brain cancer. Before she died, she wrote her own obituary. Because of treatment, she lost some of her sight... Read More

03 Dec 2024

Write Now! Weekly Writing Tip

2024 Writing Gift Guide

If I could encourage you to give yourself a single gift this holiday season, it would be time. Take time off from work or chores to read and write. Give yourself time to connect to the ideas that attract and delight you. And don’t forget to nourish the well: art... Read More

02 Dec 2024

Professional Writer

The Case of The Missing Email

By Rochelle Melander Before we get to the gift guide, I have a little cartoon for you. It tells a sad story. For the past several months, I’ve been complaining to my website manager: I’m not getting my email from my coaching email address. They checked and said it was... Read More

26 Nov 2024

Journaling

Remember: Reflecting on 2024

by Rochelle Melander As we approach the end of the year, it’s helpful to take time to reflect. In Elly Griffiths book, The Stranger Diaries, the protagonist says this about why she keeps a diary: “It’s to make sense of things. … Nothing’s as bad if you put it in... Read More

19 Nov 2024

Writing Mentors

What My Literary Heroes Taught Me about Writing: Rachel Carson

Connect to your Purpose by Rochelle Melander “One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, “What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew I would never see it again?”― Rachel Carson Why would anyone put a fox in charge of the chicken coop? It would... Read More

12 Nov 2024

Productivity

Art Heals

by Rochelle Melander “Art is my cure to all this madness, sadness, and loss of belonging in the world and through it I’ll walk myself home.”― Nikki Rowe On Saturday, I had a book-making table at the library. I watched as a whole community of children rushed around playing with... Read More