Write Now Coach! Blog by Rochelle Melander

Dear Writers, Over the next weeks, we’re going to dream, plan and prepare for next year. We’ll consider what we’ve been up to in 2013, imagine what might be fun to create in 2014, and then make plans for the year. We’ll also review and update our social media profiles... Read More

19 Nov 2013

Productivity, Write Now! Weekly Writing Tip

Are You Stifling Your Creativity? By Rochelle Melander

Note From Rochelle Dear Writers, I have a favor to ask of you: if these tips have been helpful to you, please take a moment to nominate the blog (https://writenowcoach.com) for the Write to Done Top 10 Blogs contest. Thank you! Happy writing, Rochelle, the Write Now! Coach Are You Stifling... Read More

14 Nov 2013

National Novel Writing Month

The #NaNo that Never Ends by Jocelyn Koehler

I’m delighted to welcome back to the blog fellow writer Jocelyn Koehler. Because she’s a professional writer—and very dedicated to her work—she cranks out an amazing number of words every single day. Read what she says about the never-ending #NaNo journey! Enjoy, Rochelle, the Write Now! Coach The #NaNo that... Read More

12 Nov 2013

National Novel Writing Month, Write Now! Weekly Writing Tip

#NaNoWriMo: Rewrite and Move Forward Faster by Rochelle Melander

The past is never dead. It’s not even past. —William Faulkner Before you freak out and say—“What, I’m doing National Novel Writing Month! I have thousands of words to write, why would I rewrite any one of them!”—notice that I did not say revise. Do not review a scene and... Read More

05 Nov 2013

Write Now! Weekly Writing Tip

#NaNoWriMo Rescue: Try Exercise! By Rochelle Melander

I’m not talking about running or practicing yoga, though exercise and other repetitive tasks (folding towels or knitting) can help you overcome writer’s block. I’m talking about using one of those books of writing exercises you bought for a class or at a writing conference and never looked at. As... Read More

01 Nov 2013

National Novel Writing Month

Doing #NaNoWriMo by the Numbers by Rill

The course of Nanowrimo writers never does run smooth. —Lysander, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, paraphrase If I write 1,667 words a day beginning today, I will complete National Novel Writing Month on November 30 with ten words to spare. I never write exactly 1667 words each day. My first day of writing... Read More

30 Oct 2013

National Novel Writing Month

Wednesday Writing Prompt: Plotting Your #NaNoWriMo Book by Rochelle Melander

Are you a plotter or pantser? Plotters plan out the scenes in their novels, pantsers fly by the seat of their pants. The saying comes from aviation. One can fly a plane two ways: using one’s instruments or using one’s instincts. Every year during NaNo, participants claim one or the... Read More

29 Oct 2013

National Novel Writing Month, Write Now! Weekly Writing Tip

How to Build Your Own #NaNoWriMo Challenge by Rochelle Melander

Every November thousands of otherwise normal people give up their spare time and write a 50,000-word novel in a month. The challenge is called National Novel Writing Month, NaNoWriMo for short. Some participants are published writers who do this every day on their own but appreciate the camaraderie. Others are... Read More