Write Now Coach! Blog by Rochelle Melander

Today I’m delighted to welcome JoAnn Early Macken to the blog. She’s the amazing author of several beautiful picture books and a well-known and appreciated writing teacher. Her brand new book, Write a Poem Step by Step, offers a no-nonsense guide to writing a poem. JoAnn will be my guest speaker... Read More

16 Apr 2013

Write Now! Weekly Writing Tip

The Book Hook: What it is, why you need it, and how to create it by Rochelle Melander

Do you want to sell your book? Dumb question: who doesn’t want to sell millions of copies of their book, right? Here’s the thing: whether you want to sell your book directly to readers (self-published) or first to agents or editors (traditionally published), you must be able to articulate what... Read More

11 Apr 2013

Mindfulness, Uncategorized

How Tai Chi Can Improve Your Writing By Mark L. Fuerst

I’m delighted to welcome Mark L. Fuerst to the blog today. He’s a fellow member of ASJA and an award-winning health and medical writer. With 11 books under his belt, Mark knows what he’s writing about. And in this post he gives us some great tips on how Tai Chi... Read More

10 Apr 2013

Wednesday Writing Prompt

Wednesday Writing Prompt: Double Meanings by Rochelle Melander

My daughter rushed into my office and blurted out, “We got blackberries!” “Seriously?” I asked her. “Yeah, Dad bought them. What do you think? Do you like blackberries?” “Wait. Seriously? Dad went out and bought a Blackberry? For who?” “Dad bought a bunch, for all of us. Don’t you just... Read More

09 Apr 2013

Write Now! Weekly Writing Tip

The How-to Book by Rochelle Melander

From Dale Carnegie’s now classic tome, How to Win Friends and Influence People to the new How to Think More about Sex by Alain de Botton—how-to books sell big. What is a “how to book”? I’ve heard the how-to book called procedural nonfiction (Ouch! That sounds both technical and painful!)... Read More

03 Apr 2013

Wednesday Writing Prompt

Wednesday Writing Prompt: The Want-Ad by Rochelle Melander

In Leaving the Bellweathers by Kristin Clark Venuti, the loyal butler Benway dreams of writing his memoirs and planting a garden in a tropical paradise, far away from the family of seven that torments him with their shenanigans in their lighthouse-turned-home. But wait! He has an out. The oath that... Read More

02 Apr 2013

Write Now! Weekly Writing Tip

Celebrate National Poetry Month: Play with Poetry by Rochelle Melander

If I read a book [and] it makes my body so cold no fire ever can warm me I know that is poetry. If I feel physically as if the tip of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry. —Emily Dickinson Poetry heals the wounded soul. Poetry strengthens... Read More