S4E35: Building a Historical Writing Career from Home with Military Historian Patrick K. O'Donnell

The Work From Home Show

Patrick K. O'Donnell is the Founder of The Drop Zone Virtual Museum and #1 New York Times' bestselling author of 12 books and scores of films and documentaries spanning the American Revolution to the Battle of Fallujah. He is a leading expert on America’s elite and special operations units. His popular books include We Were One: Shoulder to Shoulder with the Marines Who Took Fallujah, Washington's Immortals: The Untold Story of an Elite Regiment Who Changed the Course of the Revolution, Rowed Washington Across the Delaware, and Give Me Tomorrow: The Korean War's Greatest Untold Story -- The Epic Stand of the Marines of George Company, and the new book The Indispensables: The Diverse Soldier-Mariners Who Shaped the Country, Formed the Navy He joins us this week to discuss how he got into military history writing, his ideation process, and advice to writers looking to make a living and career. Websites: www.patrickkodonnell.com www.thedropzone.org