June 27, 2017   Note From Rochelle   Dear Readers, Do you wish you had a great big group of people cheering you on to finish your book, sort of like you do during National Novel Writing Month? Guess what? The same people who offer NaNoWriMo also run Camp NaNoWriMo.  During the month of July,...Read More

October 18, 2016 Dear Writers, Greetings! It’s that time of year again! In less than two weeks, writers across the world will take the National Novel Writing Month challenge: write a 50,000-word book in a month. During the next two weeks, the tips will help you prepare for the challenge. This week’s tip provides tools...Read More

    Writing can be like folding a banquet-sized tablecloth; you can do it yourself, but it’s a lot easier when you can find somebody to help. —Ted Kooser and Steve Cox, Writing Brave and Free, p. 118.   I’m an inveterate introvert. I prefer staying home alone—even when I don’t have to trudge through...Read More

Write Your Book Quickly and Easily and WOW your Readers!   Would you like to reach more people with your message?   A book can help you do that.   You can teach, inspire and encourage people through your services—but you have limited time. With a book, your message can help others at any time...Read More

October 13, 2015 Note From Rochelle Dear Writers, Last week’s newsletter was filled with … broken links! I’m sorry about that! For those of you who’d like to finish a book before the year ends, I’ve created a special Write-A-Thon class. We’ll be focusing on writing short nonfiction books that you can use to boost your business....Read More

Dear Writers, Today, we’re starting the July Write-A-Thon (and the second half of 2014!), and today’s tip talks about why you need to write-a-thon. If you want more support, follow the Write Now! Coach Facebook page for daily encouragement, and write! And, think about coming to my class next Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at 7:00...Read More

              I never use that word, retire. —B.B. King Last summer, we attended a B. B. King concert. As the night began, King shouted: “I’m B. B. King, and I’m 87 years old!” (He’s 88 now.) Then he launched into a song with his deep baritone voice. As I...Read More

Join the summer Write Now! Coach Write-A-Thon and get that project started or finished or anything in between. How does it work? Set your goal, follow the Write Now! Coach Facebook page for daily encouragement, and write! What kind of a goal? Do I have to write 50,000 words? Nope. This isn’t NaNoWriMo. You can choose...Read More

No wonder so many adults long to return to university, to all those deadlines–ahhh, that structure! Scaffolding to which we may cling! Even if it is arbitrary, without it, we’re lost, wholly incapable of separating the Romantic from the Victorian in our sad, bewildering lives…  —Marisha Pessl, Special Topics in Calamity Physics   Learning to...Read More

Remember what it was like to be in love? I’m talking about those first few weeks or months, when you can barely last a day without each other. You’ll sacrifice work, food, friends, and even sleep to spend a few moments with your beloved. That’s what you need to feel about your National Novel Writing...Read More