Write Now Coach! Blog by Rochelle Melander

Many of my friends talk about the Target effect. Has it happened to you? It’s like this: we go in with a plan to purchase a specific item, usually something practical like hand soap. Somewhere in the middle of the trip, deep in the store, we notice that our cart... Read More

24 Apr 2014

Revising

A Story of Resistance … to Revision by Sandy Brehl

Dear writers, I’m delighted to welcome Sandy Brehl to the blog to tell the amazing story of how her new book, Odin’s Promise, was born! Enjoy, Rochelle, the Write Now! Coach A Story of Resistance … to Revision by Sandy Brehl Others have posted advice, both brilliant and pragmatic,... Read More

22 Apr 2014

Write Now! Weekly Writing Tip

How to Focus and Write: A Lesson from Meditation Practice by Rochelle Melander

I probably should have guessed that starting an online meditation program during spring break would be challenging. But I’d set aside Monday to finish up work, so I believed I could sneak in the meditation between tasks. I pressed play, and the dogs barked. I couldn’t hear a word, so... Read More

21 Apr 2014

Uncategorized, Writers Read

#WritersRead: Five Favorite Poetry Collections by JoAnn Early Macken

Dear Writers, A few weeks ago, I blogged about How to Use Poetry to Transform Your Writing. But author and poet JoAnn Early Macken says it so much better in today’s post about her favorite poetry collections. Read the post, then go out and buy some of these books and... Read More

17 Apr 2014

Writers@Work

Writers@Work: 7 Ways to Build a Business Around Your Book by Nina Amir

Dear Writers, I’m delighted to welcome my colleague Nina Amir to the blog to talk about how you can make money by creating a business around your book! Enjoy, Rochelle, the Write Now! Coach 7 Ways to Build a Business Around Your Book by Nina Amir Despite the popular... Read More

16 Apr 2014

Publishing

No One Cares About Your Book by Elizabeth Cole

Writers, Today, I’m thrilled to welcome author Elizabeth Cole to the blog. She’s known for her engaging regency novellas and her smart approach to indie publishing. Today’s she’s talking about something that none of us want to admit: no one cares about our books as much as we do. But... Read More

15 Apr 2014

Write Now! Weekly Writing Tip

Five Simple Tools for Taming Monkey Mind and Writing More by Rochelle Melander

Writing is not a matter of time, but a matter or of space. If you don’t keep space in your head for writing, you won’t write even if you have the time. ― Katerina Stoykova Klemer For weeks before the spinning beach ball of death took control of my computer, locking... Read More