Eliminate This Obstacle and Finish Your Book by Rochelle Melander
Every writer or wanna-be writer has ideas for books. The problem isn’t finding an idea, it’s choosing one. —Jo Linsdell When I meet with new... Read More
#NaNoWriMo: How to Write More by Rochelle Melander
When we commit ourselves to writing for some part of each day we are happier, more enlightened, alive, lighthearted and generous to everyone else. Even... Read More
Five Tools to Clear Your Mind and Write by Rochelle Melander
With all that’s been going on this month, I’ve done little more than skip from task to task, crossing items off my mental to-do list.... Read More
Listening for Voices by Rochelle Melander
Many people hear voices when no one is there. Some of them are called mad and are shut up on rooms where they stare at... Read More
Make Interruptions Work for You by Rochelle Melander
People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. —George Bernard Shaw I don’t know about you, but I’m... Read More
Why You Need Interruption-Free Writing Time by Rochelle Melander
In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion. —Albert Camus New research by Cyrus Foroughi, a PhD candidate... Read More
Protect Your Creative Energy: Three Tools by Rochelle Melander
Every single day she fought a war to get to her desk before her little bundle of energy had been dissipated, to push aside or... Read More
Overcome Unrealistic Expectations and Write by Rochelle Melander
Dear Writers, Today at 7:00 PM CDT, I’ll be speaking at Nonfiction Writers’ University. I’ll be talking about Three Shifts You Must Make To Succeed... Read More
The Power of Saying No by Rochelle Melander
At the beginning of summer, the days feel open and full of possibility. I feel like I can do it all—and still write. Of course... Read More
5 Ways to Use a Journal to Boost Writing Productivity by Rochelle Melander
Exercise the writing muscle every day, even if it is only a letter, notes, a title list, a character sketch, a journal entry. Writers are... Read More