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!

Young Adults Want…

What? That's often a question young adult writers start out with. So, how do you get to know them? Simple. It's almost the same way that you get to know the little ones -- go to places they hand out. A fast food restaurant is good, as is the mall.  Go to places where...

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Young Adult Readers – Few Holds Barred

Image via Wikipedia With the young adult genre in children's literature, we're getting to the "almost adult" crowd.  In fact, some of these kids, who are generally thought to be between 12 and 15, are already reading adult books. I know I was by that time, and am...

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Middle-Grade Writers to Emulate

When thinking of middle-grade readers, we've established that they're not in middle grades. These are kids in 2nd to 7th grade, and the group requires diverse information. The younger ones like silly funny, while the older ones like a little more intelligent funny,...

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