It's been a while since I've been able to do a normal, old book signing. Help me celebrate a return to -- well, I can't exactly say normal, but I can say book signings -- from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 19 at Book Warehouse of Edinburgh, 3140 Outlet Drive, Suite F060, Edinburgh, Indiana.... Continue Reading →
Learning how to write a screenplay, then fitting my story into the format, is fascinating. I haven't actually started putting any text into the fancy screenplay-writing software I purchased yet. But, I've been going over the parts of the Syd Field book, "Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting" that I marked up in yellow highlighter, and... Continue Reading →
Want to get a personally autographed copy of "Murder in Wauwatosa: The Mysterious Death of Buddy Schumacher" directly from the author, but you can't manage the $20? Well, you're in luck! For a limited time, I've cut the price to $15. That's right, just $15! And that even includes postage and handling. Here's all you have... Continue Reading →
I've set aside my bowl full of cherries and my block of orange rind Muenster cheese to update you a little on the progress of my first screenplay. But don't worry; the Torpedo Juice brand root beer obtained directly from Manitowoc, Wisconsin, is nearby in case I get parched. Many of you know that I... Continue Reading →
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 5,700 times in 2013. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 5 trips to carry that many people. Click here to... Continue Reading →
OK, this is totally cool. We now have access to the first known book report on "Murder in Wauwatosa," and it's fantastic! Longfellow Middle School student Katie Scallon did a book report on "Murder in Wauwatosa: The Mysterious Death of Buddy Schumacher" and put together a slide show with music for her presentation. I also... Continue Reading →
I'm starting an advertising campaign with Marcus Promotions, placing ads in some of its Footlights programs - the in-theater programs you get at plays and shows in and around Milwaukee. I'd like to thank Angie Mack for helping me get this campaign under way, and the Marcus Promotions design staff for its great work on... Continue Reading →
After 3 1/2 months of waiting, Amazon's bestseller ranking have finally been updated, and we got some good news for "Murder in Wauwatosa." Since early February, Amazon had been working on repairing something that caused the rankings to go down. They just came back up, and I was happy to see that Buddy Schumacher's story... Continue Reading →
Paul J. Hoffman 