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w-l-hoffman's picture
Oct.17.2012
Like atrophied muscle, IMAGINATION withers if not exercised. One delightful cure is a day-trip to the 2013 New Jersey Renaissance Faire! My family loves to dress the roles and meld into the live-action performances. Here’s the preview video of this year’s RenFaire theme…and while my cupboard holds...
w-l-hoffman's picture
Jun.05.2012
Have no doubt, my friends, these are serious times. And for this reason, I have never been more appreciative of the revelry that converges at the NJ Renaissance Faire at Liberty Lake. This weekend my family strolled in costume among the RenFaire community, savoring the spontaneous interaction...
lucy-coats's picture
Aug.27.2010
**I've been running these Mythic Friday Interviews for a while over on Scribble City Central.  If you'd like to read more, there's a link HERE** You know those '50,000 Important Things To Know About Writing A Novel' sites and the way they tell you that the hook in your very first paragraph is VITAL...
w-l-hoffman's picture
Aug.08.2008
When it comes to writing and blogging, I recognize that my audience varies. Based upon prior communications, it’s fair to identify two dominant groups from the crowd – those who want insight on the business of writing and those who embrace the fantasy & sci-fi discussions. In the last month, my...
w-l-hoffman's picture
Jun.07.2008
There are those folks who suggested that I should have attended the BookExpo America (BEA) convention in Los Angeles rather than spending three days at Wizard World Philly. I’m sure they meant well. From my perspective, however, it was too early to take the initial novel in my series - The...
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Apr.22.2008
Okay, I’ve come up for air. No, I have not yet responded to all my e-mail traffic from the New York Comic-Con weekend. I promise you that I will, but this post takes priority. My first major convention was loads of fun, serious work and an amazing learning experience. I took hours to set up my...
w-l-hoffman's picture
Feb.01.2008
My debut fantasy and sci-fi Novel has now been available for almost two weeks! That's a milestone. I am working 27 hours a day and it's just been a whirlwind. Time seems so be moving slower as I fill each day with myriad tasks to help ensure the Novel's success. It seems that for every minor...
chris-rettstatt's picture
Jan.10.2008
This is my first blog post on Red Room. I thought I'd just jump into the middle of it with a post mirrored from my other blog at rettstatt.wordpress.com. To see any of my older posts, jump to my other blog. I mentioned before that I had an opportunity to create some interesting appendix-type...