by Pat Marcello | Nov 4, 2010 | Writing
I remember when I first started with the Institute of Children’s Literature back in 1997, what they told me to write in my profile was about my “writing life.” I’m guessing that’s what new writers are most interested in, right?...
by Pat Marcello | Nov 3, 2010 | Writing
If you’re a stay-at-home mom or dad, you probably feel a lot like I did 21 years ago — I was the second rat. You know… The rat that has to wait to eat until the first rat pushes the lever so the food will come out? My husband was in the car business...
by Pat Marcello | Nov 2, 2010 | Writing
When I first started writing, I didn’t tell a soul. I figured that they would make fun of me, “Oh, yeah. Everyone wants to be a writer, but you’ll never be published.” And that’s the first thing that people ask me when I tell them...
by Pat Marcello | Nov 1, 2010 | Writing
I can’t tell you how many people have said to me, “I want to write a book.” But how many of those people actually take the time and act upon doing that? Not many, I assure you. They have this glamorous picture of what it’s like to be a writer....
by Pat Marcello | Oct 5, 2010 | Writing
I was on the phone with the Overcome Everything crew last week, and had to laugh. I forget what the topic of the conversation was exactly, but it had to do with people’s style and likes and dislikes. Kyle Battis, our marketing and affiliate manager, said,...
by Pat Marcello | Sep 19, 2010 | Writing
I was just chatting with my good friend Brian Edmondson about his blog. He worries so much about what to write that guess what happens?… he doesn’t do it. It’s hard for him to write anything and then, when he finally does, he agonizes over titles and...
