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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...
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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...
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Mar.15.2012
Recently, our family attended an evening program featuring a conversation with Dr. Jane Goodall. This graceful and passionate elder was a role model extraordinaire for my adolescent daughters. Dr. Goodall talked of humble beginnings, her family’s unwavering support, bold adventures and the future...
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Jan.03.2012
The summer of 1878 in Iowa was more oppressive than usual, and Milton Wright longed for an evening breeze to waft through his upstairs window. He had been working all night. His wife tiptoed into his study. The flickering oil lamp revealed her presence before her free hand...
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Jun.07.2011
In the feudal days of Medieval drudgery, when families struggled for meager subsistence, the appearance of troubadours, tinkers and troupes afforded a miraculous respite from the mud and toil. These travelers were welcomed, whether at the Manor or Commons, for even then humanity craved such food...
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Jan.14.2010
As I spend my days writing Book II of my fantasy and sci-fi novel series – The Soulstealer War – it’s pleasant to consider a tangent every now and again. So it is that RedRoom’s “your favorite poem” caught my eye today.
Let me confess… poetry is not my forte. In fact, there was a time in high...
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Oct.14.2009
Let your dreams carry you into strange lands, for one never knows what treasures await.
It seems my “to do” list grows evermore, but this is the stuff of life, and I accept the good, the bad and the ugly – though forgive me for hoping to find more of the former. I say “find” because our perception...
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May.27.2009
In these uncertain times, when digesting the daily serving of discouraging news, remember that there is no greater fountain of hope than that which lies in the deep waters of the human soul.
Since my prior Blog entry, my author labors have consisted of marketing Book I, working on Book II, and...
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Oct.10.2008
The Soulstealer War has been available since January at www.Amazon.com, www.BarnesandNoble.com, www.Borders.com and through stores affiliated with www.BookSense.com. As a first time author supported by a “small press,” I have experienced both the trials and joys of introducing the novel. I would...
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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...
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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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May.09.2008
Coming from a small publisher (effectively self-published), I am constantly battling and occasionally appeasing the gods of "Bookdom" in order to spread the word to mainstream media and to encourage readers to delve into my newly released fantasy/sci-fi novel - The First Mother’s Fire,...
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Apr.22.2008
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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...
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Mar.28.2008
Last night, I had my first book signing sponsored by Barnes & Noble in Princeton. I was accompanied by a few of my fellow authors... each of us taking ten minutes to either chat or read to the audience. My aging parents sat smiling in the front row, beaming with pride, while my wife tended to...
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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...
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Indeed, it is the mark of good genre fiction that it is able to transcend its foundations and shake the very rafters of existence. Douglas Adams did it with his Hitchhiker's Guide series, Tolkien did it with his Middle Earth, and now W.L. Hoffman has done it with the beginning of The Soulstealer War series. ...The Soulstealer War is a fantastic story.”
—Front Street Reviews
About W.L.
W.L. Hoffman was born in the 1960’s in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby Margate City. As a resident of a quiet island community, he spent much of his childhood imagining adventures above and below the waves. He worked many summers as a beach...
Causes W.L. Hoffman Supports
Preservation New Jersey - Trenton, NJ The Waldorf School of Princeton - Princeton, NJ Resource Center for Women and Their Families - Hillsborough, NJ