Write Now Coach! Blog by Rochelle Melander

Last week, I saw this sign when I dropped my daughter off at school: “What do you think it means?” I asked my ten year old. “Model for your children,” she mused. “It must mean put on a fashion show for them.” While I don’t think that was the message... Read More

08 Jun 2012

Writers Read

Nearly every Friday this summer the Write Now! Coach blog will feature brief book reviews by readers of this blog. To get us started, I found a wonderful chart on the Teach web site that you can use to choose your first book to read this summer. Enjoy! Via Teach.com... Read More

05 Jun 2012

Write Now! Weekly Writing Tip

The Six Traits of Great Writers

Last February, Jessica Hagy published a brilliant visual story called, The Six Enemies of Greatness (and Happiness) (Forbes). In the introduction to her article, Hagy writes that these six factors, “can erode the grandest of plans and the noblest of intentions.” Wow—what six factors have the power to destroy both... Read More

30 May 2012

Wednesday Writing Prompt

Wednesday Writing Prompt: What’s in a Name?

I have spent a lot of time paging through various baby name books, looking for the perfect name for … the fictional characters I create. I’ve read that J. K. Rowling, author of the bestselling Harry Potter series, chose and created character names based on the meaning of root words... Read More

23 May 2012

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Wednesday Writing Prompt: Boredom as Inspiration

Wednesday Writing Prompt: Boredom as Inspiration by Heather E. Schwartz I feel like I shouldn’t say this. But I’m going to anyway. I find myself really inspired by new writing ideas when I’m supposed to be paying attention to something else. This is most likely to happen during a class... Read More

22 May 2012

Write Now! Weekly Writing Tip

The Small Publisher

Dear Writers, This month’s Write Now! Mastermind class will be held Wednesday, May 23 at 12:00 noon CDT. My guest this week is my husband, Harold Eppley, who recently published his first novel, Ash Wednesday. You’ll hear about all of the hurdles he had to overcome to find a home... Read More

16 May 2012

Wednesday Writing Prompt

Wednesday Writing Prompt: Revising Judgment

See those spent dandelions? That’s my front yard. Every day I return home from the gym and wonder when someone will mow down those darn things. Then I remembered how my children used to delight in dandelions. At first, they were simply a bright yellow reminder that the days were... Read More