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
Five Simple Tools for Taming Monkey Mind and Writing More by Rochelle Melander
Writing is not a matter of time, but a matter or of space. If you don’t keep space in your head for writing, you won’t... Read More
Stuck? Three Ways to Discover New Ideas By Rochelle Melander
Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen. —John Steinbeck Last Tuesday... Read More
When Habit Isn’t Enough: How to Boost Productivity By Rochelle Melander
As you may have read last week, I’ve signed up for the Idle Ironman at my Y. In the next month, I’ll bike 112 miles,... Read More
How to Write Through Doubt by Rochelle Melander
Remember these things. Work with all your intelligence and love. Work freely and rollickingly as though they were talking to a friend who loves you.... Read More
Stuck? Write Out of Order By Rochelle Melander
Genius is finding the invisible link between things. —Vladimir Nabokov Vladimir Nabokov, author of Lolita, wrote all of his novels on 3 x 5 index... Read More
#NaNoWriMo: Rewrite and Move Forward Faster by Rochelle Melander
The past is never dead. It’s not even past. —William Faulkner Before you freak out and say—“What, I’m doing National Novel Writing Month! I have... Read More
Doing #NaNoWriMo by the Numbers by Rill
The course of Nanowrimo writers never does run smooth. —Lysander, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, paraphrase If I write 1,667 words a day beginning today, I will... Read More