From Personal Story to Picture Book
August 31, 2021 Note From Rochelle Dear Writers, Are you writing? With all the drama in the world—and in our... Read More
Writers@Work: Embrace Your Inner Badass
March 2, 2021 Note From Rochelle Dear Writers, Happy March! I’m delighted because I’ve been able to get back to walking... Read More
Writers@Work: An Interview with Stacey Lee
I am delighted to welcome Stacey Lee to the blog today! She’s the award-winning author of several books for young readers. And she’s coming to... Read More
How to Create a Critique Group that Works
February 6, 2018 Note From Rochelle Dear Readers, Happy February! The groundhog predicted six more weeks of winter (say it ain’t... Read More
Writers@Work: An Interview with Children’s Book Author Sandy Brehl
September 5, 2017 Note From Rochelle Dear Readers, It’s official—we’ve celebrated Labor Day and sent the kids back to school—it’s time to... Read More
Writers@Work: The Consequences of Success
October 11, 2016 Note From Rochelle Dear Writers, Greetings! If you’re a Milwaukee-area writer, this week I’ll be speaking on Writing to Transform this... Read More
How to Hire an Editor by Rochelle Melander
March 15, 2016 Note From Rochelle Dear Writers, Greetings! I’ve worked as a writer and editor for nearly twenty years. Despite my experience, I... Read More
#WritersRead: Books that have Spoken to Me by Gayle Rosengren
11 August 2015 Note From Rochelle Dear Writers, I’m enjoying my time away from work, finally reading some of the books I’ve been collecting all... Read More
Connect and Write More by Rochelle Melander
The only good teachers for you are those friends who love you, who think you are interesting, or very important, or wonderfully funny; whose attitude... Read More
A Story of Resistance … to Revision by Sandy Brehl
Dear writers, I’m delighted to welcome Sandy Brehl to the blog to tell the amazing story of how her new book, Odin’s Promise, was born!... Read More