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 →
Sterling North preview in the Columbus, Indiana, paper
This news item was published in The Republic (Columbus, Indiana) today regarding my presentation at the Sterling North Book and Film Festival in Edgerton, Wisconsin on Sept. 27.
They didn’t have this stuff in 1925
Have you ever heard the phrase "This is the best thing since sliced bread?" Well, in 1925, they couldn't say that. Because there was no store-bought sliced bread in America. That's one of the interesting little factoids I came across today while doing research for my screenplay adaptation of my book, "Murder in Wauwatosa: The... Continue Reading →
John C. Pritzlaff: From penniless immigrant to hardware tycoon
Researching real can be real cool. In digging around for information for my upcoming screenplay adaptation of my book, "Murder in Wauwatosa: The Mysterious Death of Buddy Schumacher," I've come across a real cool story of an immigrant who came to this country broke and ended up building a virtual hardware empire in Milwaukee. John C.... Continue Reading →
Middle-schooler’s book report on “Murder in Wauwatosa”
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 →
Local Author Fair – Greenwood, Indiana
Come see me, and 20 other local authors, at the Greenwood Public Library Local Author Fair on Nov. 9, 2013, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the library, 310 S. Meridian St., Greenwood, Indiana. A wide variety of authors will be represented at the event, held in conjunction with the library's Friends of the Greenwood... Continue Reading →
The scuttlebutt around town
I recently received an email from a man who grew up in Wauwatosa who in his youth discussed with pals theories regarding who might have killed Buddy Schumacher. One of those theories was that a female relative might have committed the crime. There's no evidence that lends any credence to this theory, but it is... Continue Reading →
Paul J. Hoffman - Author/Publisher/Actor 