by Rochelle Melander At last week’s class, Level Up: Dream a New Dream, I talked about the benefits of using gamification to write more. Gamification brings game elements to existing experiences to make them more engaging. It has been used in just about every area of life, including the military, advertising and marketing, and in the...Read More

by Rochelle Melander On Saturday evening, I heard my dog digging through my office closet. I turned around to see her move a crate of totes. But she wasn’t finished. After videoing her digging for something, I took a look. She’d hidden one of her dental chews in the closet. As the weekend went on,...Read More

by Rochelle Melander Are you a procrastinator? Do you: Wait for the right moment to complete a task Forget tasks and appointments Finish projects at the very last minute You’re not alone. Twenty percent of people procrastinate.  But procrastination comes with a cost. People who procrastinate experience more frustration, stress, and anxiety than people who...Read More

by Rochelle Melander This summer, I became a certified IEQ9 Enneagram Consultant. But that wasn’t the beginning of my enneagram work. I have been studying the enneagram for twenty years. Back in 2008, when I was doing my Always Write Podcast, I interviewed Herb Pearce, a Boston-based, individual, couples and family therapist, with over 26...Read More

by Rochelle Melander Last week we talked about task-switching—and how about 44 percent of the time, we switch tasks because we’re bored Are you one of those people who interrupt their own work and end up lost on LinkedIn or TikTok? Let’s say you’re writing a proposal, program, or book that will help you move...Read More

by Rochelle Melander How often do you switch tasks? Gloria Mark, the author of Attention Span, tracked people who used an electronic device and noted every time they shifted their focus. In the early 2000s, it was roughly every 2.5 minutes. Now it’s every 47 seconds. And here’s the real kicker. Once you switch tasks,...Read More

An Interview with Rochelle Melander How did you come to coach clients who have ADHD? Just before the pandemic, I attended a class on ADHD. When I heard the coach present six ADHD traits, I was shocked. The problems and interventions she presented were parallel to the work I’d been doing with my writing coaching...Read More

by Rochelle Melander “If you get tired, learn to rest — not to quit.” —Banksy In the past few weeks, I’ve spoken to quite a few writers who are overwhelmed. They’re struggling to stay hopeful with the constant barrage of bad news, worried about how AI will impact publishing, and finding it difficult to focus....Read More

by Rochelle Melander When I created my tagline almost twenty years ago, “Where maybe someday becomes write now,” I was thinking about people who put off writing until: I get more education. I have more time. I feel confident In my teaching and coaching, I support people in finding ways to write right now, even...Read More

by Rochelle Melander If you’ve been opening my emails, you know I’ve been promoting QuickWrite, an AI program I’ve found helpful. I’ve struggled about promoting an AI program when I feel very mixed about using AI. In March, I learned that Meta had used three of my books to train its AI. The work was...Read More