I am fortunate to be a member of Leadership Johnson County (Indiana) this year. The program is a nine-month, intense program designed to enhance leadership skills among residents and employees in leadership positions within their companies. I've worked in Johnson County the past 15 years as special publications editor at the Daily Journal newspaper. I... Continue Reading →
Autographed copies of ‘Murder in Wauwatosa’ on sale!
Who doesn't love saving money at this time of year? From now through the end of 2015, you can get an autographed copy of "Murder in Wauwatosa: The Mysterious Death of Buddy Schumacher" at the ridiculously low price of $15 (shipping and tax included). List retail price is $19.99. Send a check for $15 per... Continue Reading →
Author’s Fair this Saturday!
I'm looking forward to participating in an author's fair at the Bartholomew County Public Library in Columbus, Indiana, this Saturday! Authors will give readings from their works, whether prose or poetry, every 15-20 minutes. I'll be reading from 12:15-12:30 p.m. Stop by if you can!
Schumacher/Hoffman house on the market
The house that Art and Florence Schumacher moved into in 1927, about two years after their son's death, is on the market for only the second time since Art moved out in 1969 to spend his final years at a nursing home. The house has had only three owners total. This is also the house... Continue Reading →
Screenplay update – The beginning and ending start to unfold
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 →
Featured author in Pen It! Magazine
I am honored to have been chosen as the featured author for the March/April 2015 issue of Pen It! Magazine. The magazine is in its sixth year and is produced by Debi Stanton, based in southern Indiana. Debi recently invited me to speak on researching for nonfiction books at her Spring Writers Conference, conducted at... Continue Reading →
Can cozies, bottle openers and stress balls … oh, my!
I picked up a few marketing items the other day. Ordered myself a couple of stress balls that are really more of rounded-off stress cubes featuring the cover of my book, "Murder in Wauwatosa: The Mysterious Death of Buddy Schumacher," on one face. Also got some bottle openers emblazoned with my website, http://www.PaulHoffmanAuthor.com. And finally, some... Continue Reading →
Variety of topics on tap at writers conference; and I’ll be presenting one of them
I'm thrilled to have been asked to give a presentation at the Spring Writers in Columbus, Indiana, on April 25. The conference will be held at the YES Cinema, 328 Jackson St., and will feature four speakers. Besides my talk, entitled "Researching Non-Fiction: From personal interviews to document discovery," the other topics presented will be "Breathing... Continue Reading →
Read a lot of ‘Murder in Wauwatosa’ free!
Did you know that Google Books posts lots of books online? Well, not entire books, but a good portion of many books. You can check the books out, read a little more than just a synopsis. And if it sounds interesting, you can go find it somewhere to purchase. My book, "Murder in Wauwatosa: The... Continue Reading →
If you can’t do, then teach … or so they say
I'm thrilled to have been invited to do some teaching gigs this year. I'll be drawing upon my 30 years of journalism experience, plus my efforts in writing my book, "Murder in Wauwatosa: The Mysterious Death of Buddy Schumacher," to teach various aspects of nonfiction writing soon. Here's what's on tap for now (I never know... Continue Reading →
