by Pat Marcello | Feb 5, 2011 | Writing
New writers tend to cringe when they hear about query letters. They seem so “non-creative,” and so business-y and lacking in entertainment value. But lemme tell ya… Writing query letters can be a blast! At least, they are for me. You see, I’m a...
by Pat Marcello | Feb 1, 2011 | Writing
Right, you’re thinking. Paragraph construction has plagued writers for probably… ever. So, what makes them fun? Well, writing them for one. I mean, how hard is it to come up with a paragraph, unless you’re constructing it for your third-grade...
by Pat Marcello | Jan 19, 2011 | Writing
So, when I started writing, I was no different from most writers. I wanted to write “The Great American Novel,” too. And I wrote my first novel for adults. It’s still in my drawer. It has some good stuff, and one day, I’ll take it out and make...
by Pat Marcello | Jan 17, 2011 | Writing
Are you a new writer? If so, the whole question of “voice” might be confusing for you. I know it was for me at first. I figured that if you wrote, you wrote. Not so! Here are some steps you can take to figure your own writing voice: Choose any topic,...
by Pat Marcello | Nov 15, 2010 | Writing
Want to know how writing works? Simple. You write; you’re rejected. You write some more and are rejected some more. And then, one day… Image via Wikipedia You find an editor who likes what you’ve done and he or she pays you for it. Don’t be...
