Write Now Coach! Blog by Rochelle Melander

Write-A-Thon: Celebrate NaPoWriMo by Rochelle Melander National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo) was founded by Maureen Thorson in 2003 and encourages participants to write a poem a day during the month of April. I can’t think of a better way to celebrate National Poetry Month! I’m a bit afraid of writing... Read More

28 Mar 2012

Wednesday Writing Prompt

Wednesday Writing Prompt: Wait Write Here

Yesterday I took a writer’s mini-retreat. Unfortunately, it was a 5-hour visit to the ER with my daughter. She’s fine. I’m tired. But I did learn something yesterday (aside from the fact that all of the doctors at the ER seemed to be 16 years old). As we left home,... Read More

27 Mar 2012

Professional Writer

Be a More Successful Writer: Five Things Editors Wish You Knew

Five Things Editors Wish You Knew By Rochelle Melander Never throw up on an editor. —Ellen Datlow I have edited a quarterly periodical for 12 years. In addition, I edit books for both publishing houses and private clients. Over the years, I have kept a mental list of things I... Read More

20 Mar 2012

Editing

Question Everything

I’m delighted to welcome to the blog my editor and the March Write Now! Mastermind guest, Melissa Anne Wuske. I met Melissa just about a year ago, when she began editing my book, Write-A-Thon. Melissa has great advice for all of us as we work to edit our own writing:... Read More

15 Mar 2012

Writers@Work

Writers@Work: Web Writing

Most writers dream of building a business that both pays the bills and rocks their world. Niki Robinson of Robinson Writers has done just that. I met Niki Robinson two years ago at WriteCamp Milwaukee. When Niki told me about her new venture, ghostwriting for blogs—I knew it would be... Read More

14 Mar 2012

Wednesday Writing Prompt

Wednesday Writing Prompt: The Fruit Bowl Project

A few years ago, a bookseller at Boswell Book Company told me about The Fruit Bowl Project: 50 ways to tell a story by Sarah Durkee. In this novel, rock superstar Nick Thompson visits an eighth-grade writing class to talk about writing. Here’s what Nick tells the class about writing:... Read More

13 Mar 2012

Uncategorized

Dealing with Rejection

Dealing with Rejection By Rochelle Melander This manuscript of yours that has just come back from another editor is a precious package. Don’t consider it rejected. Consider that you’ve addressed it ‘to the editor who can appreciate my work’ and it has simply come back stamped ‘Not at this... Read More

07 Mar 2012

Wednesday Writing Prompt

Wednesday Writing Prompt: Metaphor Brainstorm!

Metaphor Brainstorm by Rochelle Melander Metaphors. According to my Merriam-Webster‘s Collegiate Dictionary (11th edition), a metaphor is: “a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them.” Their... Read More