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!

What Is a Paragraph?

This issue plagues school children from all over the world: What's a paragraph, and how do you know when you're ready for another? This issue also plagues new writers from every genre.  Sometimes, they have no idea where to end a paragraph and begin a new one....

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How Do You Become Interested in an Article?

So, let's talk about you as a reader, right? What makes you sit up and take notice when you're reading a magazine or newspaper? Your personal interest zone, right? I mean, if you're all into animal rights, stories about animals will probably pop out at you first if...

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Constructing the Nut Graph

We've already talked about what a nut graph is and why it's important. Now, I'm going to give you the step-by-step leading to and through your nut graph creation: Come up with a killer headline. This is what attracts people to read your story. Create an...

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