Write Now Coach! Blog by Rochelle Melander

I’m delighted to welcome fellow blogger Nina Badzin to the blog. I met her through the blogging community and was immediately captivated by her enthusiasm and social media savvy. When we spoke (virtually, of course!), I learned that we share a passion for improving our habits. Nina Badzin joins us... Read More

25 Jun 2013

Write Now! Weekly Writing Tip

What Successful Writers Do by Rochelle Melander

To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work. —Mary Oliver Have you heard of Memoto? It’s a lifelogging camera. Users clip on the tiny camera and it takes two geotagged photos a minute. The device comes with cloud space and the program will organize the photos for you.... Read More

18 Jun 2013

Write Now! Weekly Writing Tip

How to Clean a Basement, Write a Book, or Change the World by Rochelle Melander

When asked, “How do you write?” I invariably answer, “one word at a time.” —Stephen King I’ve been meaning to clean the basement for some time. Every week, I dutifully scribble, “clean the basement” on my to-do list. And every week, I look at that entry, and my stomach sinks.... Read More

14 Jun 2013

Writers Read

Writers Read: The Happy Writer—An Oxymoron? By Sylvie Kurtz

I’m delighted to welcome Sylvie Kurtz to the blog today. We met on Twitter (of course!), where she tweets great writing tips and tools. I recently learned that we share a passion for positive psychology. In today’s Writers Read post, Kurtz shares her favorite positive psychology reads for writers. At... Read More

11 Jun 2013

Write Now! Weekly Writing Tip, Writer's Block

Rock Your Secret Superpowers by Rochelle Melander

Note From Rochelle Dear Writers, Happy June! I was delighted to be named Artist of the Month by the Southeastern Wisconsin Arts Guild (S.W.A.G.). S.W.A.G offers artists and writers an opportunity to learn about and connect with each other. The blog regularly promotes members’ events. And if that wasn’t enough,... Read More

07 Jun 2013

Writers Read

Writers Read: Five Favorite Freelancing Books by Kelly James-Enger

I’m thrilled to welcome Kelly James-Enger to the blog to talk about her five favorite freelancing books. Earlier this year, I began doing more freelancing again and needed help. I turned to Kelly James-Enger’s new book and my new favorite resource: Dollars and Deadlines: Make Money Writing Articles for Print... Read More

04 Jun 2013

Productivity, Write Now! Weekly Writing Tip

The Writing Habit by Rochelle Melander

One hasn’t become a writer until one has distilled writing into a habit, and that habit has been forced into an obsession. Writing has to be an obsession. It has to be something as organic, physiological and psychological as speaking or sleeping or eating. —Niyi Osundare In the book The... Read More

28 May 2013

Write Now! Weekly Writing Tip

The Antidote by Rochelle Melander

I mean, I have the feeling that something in my mind is poisoning everything else. —Vladimir Nabokov Scientists who study venomous animals know that understanding how an animal’s venom affects its victim will provide the key to creating the antidote. Writers are regularly attacked and... Read More