by Pat Marcello | Aug 17, 2011 | Literature
I’ve worked with traditional publishing for more than twenty years, and it’s been a real experience. I enjoy writing for publishers, but when it comes time for the royalty checks to come rolling in, they just don’t. What cracks me up is that the...
by Pat Marcello | Feb 11, 2011 | Writing
Writing a book is tricky. You have so much research, and well… You aren’t sure what you need and what you can do without when you look at it in a big heap. It can make you crazy and scare you from writing at all. But don’t let it! As you’re...
by Pat Marcello | Feb 10, 2011 | Writing
Today, I’m just going to boil down the steps I take to organize research when writing a book: Buy a 4-5″ 3- ring binder Insert tabbed index sheets with broad categories that apply to my work Print out everything I find from reliable sources on the Internet...
by Pat Marcello | Feb 9, 2011 | Writing
OK, OK… I know you’re like, “What so exciting about research, especially organizing it?” Well, some of us like that. Really. I love it and have my own special means of organizing everything I find. I’m sure there are other ways, and maybe...
by Pat Marcello | Feb 8, 2011 | Writing
Life is complex and writing a book is a task that can seem terribly overwhelming. And regardless of whether you’re writing fiction or nonfiction, you have to do some research. You may think that’s not true, but think about it… If you’re writing...
