It was quite a party! I was one of several local and regional authors (including Matthew Graham, the state's poet laureate) who on Oct. 21 took part in the 50th birthday celebration for Viewpoint Books, located in downtown Columbus, Indiana. After Miss Polly's story time with kids, singing "Happy Birthday" and eating birthday cake, we... Continue Reading →
I'm honored to have been one of the local authors invited to take part in my local bookstore's big birthday bash this Saturday, Oct. 21. I'll be at Viewpoint Books in downtown Columbus, Indiana, from noon to 2 p.m. signing books and celebrating its 50th anniversary. I'll have copies of both of my nonfiction books:... Continue Reading →
Dustin Brenton, whom I've known for 20-ish years, recently interviewed me for an episode of his Create Talk Repeat podcast series in which he interviews creatives of all types. My segment, in which we chat about my work as an author, actor, and publisher, went live this morning. Dustin, a fine fellow who is quite... Continue Reading →
It’s not often that you hang out with the great-great-grandson of a serial killer. Not that that had ever been a goal of mine. But seeing as how I’ve written two true crime/history sorts of books, had read a book detailing, among other things, H.H. Holmes’ heinous crimes and capture, and had watched a documentary... Continue Reading →
For the eighth straight year, I'll be involved with Imaginarium, an annual convention in Louisville, Ky., for writers, creatives, and fans of creators of all genres that features three days of panel and workshop programming, an expo, a film festival, entertainment, cosplay, and more. Imaginarium, to be conducted July 14-16, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. It features... Continue Reading →
One of my outside activities (meaning aside from work and family, not meaning outdoors) the past several years has been conducting mock job interviews with college students each semester since Fall 2015. The students I interview are typically well-spoken, bright young men and women who pretty much put my young adulthood to shame. They’re enrolled... Continue Reading →
I think I’ll go ahead and add “actor” to my resumé, not that I’ll be submitting a resumé to anyone anytime soon … if ever. I never considered myself an actor through the series of radio-show style plays I’ve been in, no matter how fun it was to play Uncle Billy from It’s a Wonderful... Continue Reading →
I haven't done a lot of writing recently--my PathBinder Publishing newsletters have been getting most of my attention from a literary standpoint these days--but I did manage to tweak a short story I'd written about a year ago and submit it to a contest. "Young Romance During the London Blitz" was a story I originally... Continue Reading →
Thirty-some-odd authors, including myself, enjoyed meeting the fine folks who came to the Clark Pleasant Branch of the Johnson County Public Library in Whiteland, Indiana, on March 11. (I'm in the back in the middle of the photo). My table was between a lady who has a ton of gardening books to her credit and... Continue Reading →
The return of authors fairs in underway. The pandemic scuttled a lot of these events, where a load of local authors set up shop at libraries with their books and chat with patrons ... and hopefully sell a few books along the way. Both my wife and I have been invited to attend a local... Continue Reading →
Paul J. Hoffman - Author/Publisher/Actor 