How to Build Your Own #NaNoWriMo Challenge by Rochelle Melander
Every November thousands of otherwise normal people give up their spare time and write a 50,000-word novel in a month. The challenge is called National... Read More
A Shoe Story by Rochelle Melander
What would your shoes say about the things you do everyday? —Sherley Mondesir-Prescott In late June I went shoe shopping. Now ordinarily, I love to... Read More
Find (More!) Time to Write by Rochelle Melander
The most important thing is to hold on, hold out, for your creative life, for your solitude, for your time to be and do, for... Read More
How to Write When You Have No Time by Rochelle Melander
If I have ten minutes I use them even if they bring only two lines, and it keeps the book alive. —Rumer Godden. So how do... Read More
Balancing Vision and Expectations by Rochelle Melander
[It’s] not easy to find the balance, for if one does not have wild dreams of achievement, there is no spur even to get the... Read More
How to Meet Your Deadlines by Rochelle Melander
How did it get so late so soon? —Dr. Seuss. June was a busy month for me. Between teaching and conferences, my weekends were booked... Read More
How I Failed Multitasking and Found Time to Write by Rochelle Melander
Multitasking is the opportunity to mess up more than one thing at a time. —Anonymous I had a meltdown. I’m not proud of it. It happens... Read More
What Successful Writers Do by Rochelle Melander
To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work. —Mary Oliver Have you heard of Memoto? It’s a lifelogging camera. Users clip on the... Read More
How to Clean a Basement, Write a Book, or Change the World by Rochelle Melander
When asked, “How do you write?” I invariably answer, “one word at a time.” —Stephen King I’ve been meaning to clean the basement for some... Read More
Rock Your Secret Superpowers by Rochelle Melander
Note From Rochelle Dear Writers, Happy June! I was delighted to be named Artist of the Month by the Southeastern Wisconsin Arts Guild (S.W.A.G.). S.W.A.G... Read More