Hey, how’s it going? I’m Pat Marcello and I’ve written 10 books for publishers like ABC-Clio, Lucent, and Andrews-McMeel. I haven’t been writing for magazines or writing books for years, but I do write every day. I am a writer. And I have writerly thoughts all the time — some twisted, some normal. And so, I’d like to share a little of each with you. Enjoy!

How to Find Your Ideal Writing Voice

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, fiction or...

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Silly Voices

Image via Wikipedia Figuring out what your writing voice is can be lots of fun, and when you're writing for kids, that voice can even be silly. Yes, silly. Think about Dr. Seuss. His writing voice was distinctive and poetic and absolutely silly, though it made quite a...

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What’s Your Writing Voice?

Image via Wikipedia Voice is a rather nebulous facet of the writing endeavor. How do you explain "voice"? Well... Here are some of its characteristics: voice is individual voice can be formal or informal voice is often referred to as "tone" voice can be your style...

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