#WritersRead: Hope in the Mail Will Inspire You to Write
28 January 2020 Note From Rochelle Dear Writers, How are you doing with your resolutions? If you’re procrastinating—and who isn’t?—you... Read More
Writers@Work: An Interview with https://writenowcoach.com/writerswork-an-interview-with-gretchen-carlson/
I’m delighted to welcome fellow Minnesotan Gretchen Carlson to the blog to talk about her new book. First, here are the details... Read More
Size Surprise!: Digital Publishing and Ereaders Make Story Size Meaningless by Elizabeth Cole
Today’s guest blog post by romance author Elizabeth Cole takes a look at how digital publishing may change the length of our books. Read on... Read More
Writers Read: Memoir by Peggy Riley Thomson
I devour memoirs. My shelves are stacked with the life stories of people who successfully survived brain tumors (I Had Brain Surgery, What’s Your Excuse?... Read More
Wednesday Writing Prompt: 140 Words or Less
Welcome, writers! Don’t forget to join us today at 12:00 PM CDT for the Write Now! Mastermind class with author Kelly Stone on learning how... Read More
#WritersRead: Walking on Water by Rochelle Melander
In my late twenties, I discovered Madeleine L’Engle’s book, Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art. I’d been a fan of her Newbery Award-winning... Read More
#WritersRead: On What I Talk About … by Rochelle Melander
For years, I imagined that authors were blessed with a humongous dose of inspiration that drove them to work hard and achieve great things. Now... Read More
#WritersRead: On A Writer’s Notebook by Rochelle Melander
In college, I dreamed of becoming a professor. In the midst of doing an intensive semester-long independent study, one of my professors told me that... Read More
#WritersRead: Bedtime Books by Rochelle Melander
I can’t be trusted with a page-turning novel at bedtime. It does not matter that I’m an adult with a job to do and children... Read More
Book Review: One Was a Soldier
In 2003, I devoured the debut mystery novel featuring the Rev. Clare Fergusson and Police Chief Russ Van Alstyne, In the Bleak Midwinter in just... Read More