New Middle-Grade Level Mystery from Pat
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 editors and production...
Writing Books: How to Know What to Include
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 reading the first book...
The Marcello Method for Research Organization
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 Highlight...
