by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Feb 7, 2022 | Author Rochelle Kaplan, Book Writing Research Process, Disciplined Decisions, fiction writing, Positive Perspective, Writing Inspiration, Writing Process
To climb steep hills requires a slow pace at first ~ William Shakespeare When I read this quote this morning in one of my daily meditation books, I thought it to be quite appropriate as it applied perfectly to the slow, but steady strides I take in writing. I...
by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Jan 9, 2022 | Book Writing Research Process, Disciplined Decisions, Eve of Destruction, Meditation for the Mind, Positive Perspective
It would be safe to say that I am a self-motivated person, not needing a heck of a lot of prodding to start a new project or activity or even get daily, routine things accomplished. While I can procrastinate with the best of them if the task at hand is dull, I am...
by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Dec 7, 2021 | Author Rochelle Kaplan, Book Writing Research Process, Writing Inspiration, Writing Process
The last thing I want to do on a Sunday morning is to sit down and write my monthly blog. After all, it is Sunday, the Day of Rest—or more aptly put, Monday Eve—and the mere thought of Monday makes me lose hours of valuable time projecting about what little time left...
by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Nov 8, 2021 | Author Rochelle Kaplan, Comfort Zone, fiction writing, Writing Inspiration
I have never felt comfortable speaking in public. I still don’t. Whether it was back in school when a teacher called on me to answer a question or at work when asked to give a presentation. Public speaking created such anxiety in me that I wanted to crawl into a hole...
by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Oct 6, 2021 | Author Rochelle Kaplan, Fabulous Fall
Fall is finally here. Thank God. The heat of summer is less and less appealing to me the older I get. I shudder to think I used to find it fabulous to drive to Palm Springs in the middle of summer to lie by the pool all day. Fall is fabulous. Fall ushers in—not in any...
