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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 offers artists and writers an opportunity to learn about and connect with each other. The … Continue reading
The Writing Habit by Rochelle Melander
One hasn’t become a writer until one has distilled writing into a habit, and that habit has been forced into an obsession. Writing has to be an obsession. It has to be something as organic, physiological and psychological as speaking … Continue reading
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The Antidote by Rochelle Melander
I mean, I have the feeling that something in my mind is poisoning everything else. —Vladimir Nabokov Scientists who study venomous animals know that understanding how an animal’s venom affects its victim will provide the … Continue reading
Overcome Overwhelm by Rochelle Melander
I’ve been discouraged lately. My novel needs to be revised, and I’m not quite sure how I want to approach it. With all of the changes going on in the publishing world, I worry about the future of books and … Continue reading
How to Find an Agent by Rochelle Melander
Attend any writing conference, and you’ll hear participants saying to each other: +Do I need an agent to get a book contract? +Do you have an agent? +Is it hard to find the right agent? For those of you who … Continue reading
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Signs You’re a Real Writer by Rochelle Melander
How do you know you’re a real writer? Some writers have real writing jobs, where they go to work and write stuff and collect paychecks. Others work the freelance route, sending off queries and hoping for the “yeses” that mean … Continue reading
In Tough Times: Three Reasons to Stay Hopeful about Writing by Rochelle Melander
Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me… Anything can happen, child. Anything can be. —Shel Silverstein In the past few … Continue reading
How to Pitch Your Book to Bloggers by Rochelle Melander
A week ago, I spent a whole day on the sofa, clutching my unhappy stomach. When I finally checked my email at 5 PM, there were 300 messages and almost a third of those were pitches to read or review … Continue reading
The Book Hook: What it is, why you need it, and how to create it by Rochelle Melander
Do you want to sell your book? Dumb question: who doesn’t want to sell millions of copies of their book, right? Here’s the thing: whether you want to sell your book directly to readers (self-published) or first to agents or … Continue reading
The How-to Book by Rochelle Melander
From Dale Carnegie’s now classic tome, How to Win Friends and Influence People to the new How to Think More about Sex by Alain de Botton—how-to books sell big. What is a “how to book”? I’ve heard the how-to book … Continue reading
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