Paula R. Stiles

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About Me:
Currently, I am the editor at Innsmouth Free Press. I publish speculative fiction and non-fiction (I'm a Templar historian). My specfic frequently crosses over into the mystery genre, as with the mystery SF novel I published with cowriter Judith Doloughan, "Fraterfamilias", which has been reissued in print and you can preorder here: http://www.innsmouthfreepress.com/?p=9379. It ships starting December 6.
I Am A:
Reader, Writer, Librarian, Editor, Critic
Website:
http://www.innsmouthfreepress.com
Books And Authors I Like:
Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, Arthur Conan Doyle, B.J. Oliphant, Stephen Saylor, Lindsey Davis, Joseph Wambaugh, James Ellroy.
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
The Big Sleep, The Maltese Falcon, Mildred Pierce, Gilda, The Two Mrs. Carrolls, The Wicker Man, Desolation Sound, Da Vinci's Inquest, Da Vinci's City Hall, Intelligence, The First 48.

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  • Jordan Dane

    I'm kind of a dark and creepy girl. I love your cover. Very cooool!

    Jun 25, 2007

  • Paula R. Stiles

    Thanks, Jordan! I can see why it would appeal, then.

    Jun 25, 2007

  • Dennis Venter

    Hey Paula, thanks for the invite. nice to cyber meet ya.

    Jun 27, 2007

  • Paula R. Stiles

    Hi Dennis,

    You're welcome. Nice to cyber meet you, too.

    Jun 27, 2007

  • Dennis Venter

    re the great South African novel - what can I say, I was young. I think I'll leave that for the JM Coetzees or the Nadine Gordimers or the Zakes Mdas and concentrate on crime writing - way more fun.

    Jun 27, 2007

  • Maryann Miller

    Thanks for the invite, Paula. Love the picture of the leopard. Big cats are awesome!!! But don't tell my domestics that I think the big cats are beautiful. :-)

    Maryann

    Jun 28, 2007

  • Tony Black

    Paula, hi...thanks for invite. Been behind with my stuff, good to meet you.

    Jul 4, 2007

  • Brenda Chapman

    Hi Paula - I've been checking out your website - congratulations on your doctorate last year! You've got an exciting accumulation of past jobs - you must never be at a loss of subjects to talk about -
    Thanks for including me in your friends.
    Brenda

    Jul 5, 2007

  • Sheri Fresonke Harper

    Congrat's on your doctorate! You're a very interesting woman, glad to meet you!

    Jul 5, 2007

  • PulpStar

    Hey, Paula. Thanks for the friendly add. Best wishes. Here's pulp in your eye!

    Jul 5, 2007

  • Paula R. Stiles

    Hi Dennis,

    Well, don't sweat it. Writing the Great Insert-Your-Country-Here Novel is no guarantee of either quality or originality, when it comes right down to it.

    Jul 5, 2007

  • Paula R. Stiles

    Thanks, Maryann!

    My beasties don't mind that I like big cats. They think they *are* big cats.

    Jul 5, 2007

  • Paula R. Stiles

    Thanks, Tony. Don't sweat it. I've been a bit behind, myself, lately.

    Jul 5, 2007

  • Paula R. Stiles

    Thanks Kelly and also you're welcome. Hope you like the page.

    Jul 5, 2007

  • Paula R. Stiles

    Hi Brenda,

    Thanks! Well, I like to hear other people's stories, as well, so I don't have problems being bored in conversation.

    Jul 5, 2007

  • Paula R. Stiles

    Thanks for the congrats, Sheri!

    Jul 5, 2007

  • Paula R. Stiles

    LOL! Back atcha, Pulpstar!

    Jul 5, 2007

  • Chris Redding

    Check out my new cover on my page.
    cmr

    Jul 6, 2007

  • Joan Merrill

    Hi,
    I’m looking forward to sharing writing experiences with you.
    I have “finished” a mystery novel, still needing some fact checking and editing. My plan is to hire an editor and then put it on a print and demand website such as lulu.com.
    Reason: I don’t want the hassle of trying to sell and promote it. Yet don’t want it to land in a drawer, as some kind of hobby product.
    Any thoughts? Any suggestions for an editor? Your opinions are welcomed.
    (My icon has no meaning; it was the only graphic I had stored in my computer.)
    Thanks,
    Joan

    Jul 8, 2007

  • Paula R. Stiles

    Cool cover, Chris!

    Jul 10, 2007

  • Paula R. Stiles

    Hi Joan,

    My advice is to get a copy of The Writer's Market (latest edition) and come up with a list of markets to which you can sub.

    Self-publishing is doable, but it's also very, very hard.

    Jul 10, 2007

  • Michael Allan Mallory

    Hi Paula, Thanks for the invite.

    Jul 10, 2007

  • Lilo

    Hi. Thanks for the add!

    Jul 10, 2007

  • Paula R. Stiles

    You're welcome, Michael. You're welcome, Lilo!

    Lilo, your pic looks very fierce!

    Jul 10, 2007

  • Ken Isaacson

    Hi Paula...Great making your acquaintance!

    Jul 10, 2007

  • Lee Charles Kelley

    Hey, Paula,

    I love you list of faves! I wake up groggy every Sunday morning from watching DaVinci's Inquest, which is shown in NYC at 1:30 A.M. (Though I secretly wonder how many corpses really show up every week in Vancouver!

    LCK

    LCK

    Jul 12, 2007

  • Donna Moore

    Hi Paula - thanks for the invite. Nice list of favourite movies!

    Jul 14, 2007

  • Laura Benedict

    Hi, Paula. Thanks for the friendship! Blessings--L.

    Jul 15, 2007

  • Robin Burcell

    Hi Paula!
    Thanks for the invite and see you on Crimespace!

    Jul 17, 2007

  • Bill Peschel

    Thanks for the invite. Nice cover on Fraterfamilias!

    Jul 17, 2007

  • Dave Keel

    Hi Paula,

    Thanks for the invite to be friends. I'm looking forward to learning from all of you.

    Jul 20, 2007

  • Alan Cook

    Hi Paula,

    I have at least 5 copies of my new book, HONEYMOON FOR THREE, to give away to Crimespace members. Let me know if you are interested. I will need addresses of the winners. My email address is alcook@sprintmail.com.

    Entry deadline is july 26.

    Jul 22, 2007

  • Dick Lochte

    Hi Paula,

    Thanks for the friend invitation.

    Jul 24, 2007

  • Camilla Trinchieri

    Thanks for the invitation and I am sorry about Judith Doloughan. How wonderful that she was able to finish the book with you. Ciao camilla

    Jul 24, 2007

  • Paul Guyot

    The snow leopard is my all-time favorite animal. I almost sacrificed my adult life back in 1989 when, I very nearly joined a group of scientists heading to the Himalayas for a five-year study of them.

    Sometimes I still wish I'd have gone....

    Jul 30, 2007

  • Paula R. Stiles

    Thanks, Ken. You, too!

    Aug 2, 2007

  • Paula R. Stiles

    Hi Lee. Good to see another Da Vinci fan.

    You'd be surprised how accurate it is. If anything, they don't show as many murders and suspicious deaths as do occur in the city, especially when you consider that there were only 13 episodes each season and the first half were filmed in the summer and early fall months.

    Aug 2, 2007

  • Paula R. Stiles

    You're welcome, Donna!

    Aug 2, 2007

  • Paula R. Stiles

    You're welcome, Laura! Good to see you here.

    Aug 2, 2007

  • Paula R. Stiles

    Hi Robin. You're welcome. Hope you have fun here. It's a pretty cool place.

    Aug 2, 2007

  • Paula R. Stiles

    You're welcome, Bill. Thanks about the cover.

    Aug 2, 2007

  • Paula R. Stiles

    You're welcome, Dave. There's a lot here, so you should learn a lot.

    Aug 2, 2007

  • Paula R. Stiles

    Thanks, Alan! Sorry I missed the deadline.

    Aug 2, 2007

  • Paula R. Stiles

    Hi back atcha, Dick. And you're welcome.

    Aug 2, 2007

  • Paula R. Stiles

    Thanks for the condolences, Camilla. I wish she could have lived to see some of the reviews, but at least she was able to finish some more stuff before she went.

    Aug 2, 2007

  • Paula R. Stiles

    Hi Paul. Good to see another snow leopard appreciator (is that the right word?).

    I went to Africa in '91 for two years. Can't say I regret it, on balance. But it did change the direction my life went in quite a bit.

    Aug 2, 2007

  • Cormac Brown

    Hello Paula. Thank you for the invite and condolences to Judith's family and you.

    Aug 3, 2007

  • Krystal Waters

    Hi Paula! I just love your photo and seem to find myself coming over to your page just to take a better look at the tiger. How has the summer been going for you? Oh yeah, I am going out to Barnes and Nobles to get your book. Looking forward to read it!

    Take care,
    Kristine (stop by my page sometime, I love company)

    Aug 3, 2007

  • Kelli Stanley

    Vale, Paula, and thanks for the invite!

    The story of Fraterfamilias sounds fascinating, and so does your background as a Templar historian! We like many of the same authors, and of course, I give your Latin title two *big* thumbs up!

    I'm very sorry about your writing partner, Judith. At least she was able to see your joint work published. The fact that you're carrying on what she started is wonderful. Thanks again, and take care!

    Kelli

    Aug 7, 2007

  • Krystal Waters

    Wow, you just never know from one minute to the next! I have been published! Three years working on my novel, polishing, revising, reworking, networking... TENACITY! I just wanted to give you the great news!
    Kristine

    Aug 10, 2007