by Pat Marcello | Dec 26, 2010 | Writing
OMG… The toaster just caught on fire! What’s worse is that Jack is working on his computer in his bedroom. He let the toaster do its work while he did something else, and so, he doesn’t even know there’s a fire. The dog starts barking, but by...
by Pat Marcello | Dec 25, 2010 | Writing
Image via Wikipedia We’ve been talking about research, why you need to do it and where some good places are for doing it. But have we talked about real, live research? This comes in the form of interviewing experts and just plain good old observation. I’ve...
by Pat Marcello | Dec 24, 2010 | Writing
Image via Wikipedia If I had a job doing nothing but research, I’d be happy. Seriously, I love it that much. And so, over the years, I’ve found some really cool stuff, and a lot of it is primary source documentation. That means diaries, legal papers,...
by Pat Marcello | Dec 23, 2010 | Writing
I started writing when I was a kid. I used to collaborate with my friends when I was in high school and we’d come up with some pretty interesting play scripts. In fact, we came up with one so funny and “interesting” about the teachers that it was...
by Pat Marcello | Dec 22, 2010 | Writing
Image via Wikipedia Research is a hated word by many. Personally, I love it! I could do that and not write, believe it or not, and I’m sure that many of you are wondering why. I’m a learner! I love to learn new things and will take on any topic to fill my...
by Pat Marcello | Dec 21, 2010 | Writing
As we discussed yesterday, teen magazines for 16 and above are very different when it comes to material. Women’s magazines are are about topics that aren’t interesting in the least to teen men. So, what do they like? Much the same things that adult men do:...
