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Profile
- Are you an Author, Reader, Publisher, Editor, Agent or Other?
- Author. Copy Editor for the Internet Review of Science Fiction and Coadmin at Other Worlds Writers Workshop. I also run a news and discussion group for my writing, The Concrete Cave, and a news and discussion group for Canadian show Intelligence, The Stolen Briefcase. I also review books, films and other media related to the Middle Ages at The Middle Ages Get Medieval. I have older reviews and articles of medieval materials at Suite101 as well as general articles at Associated Content.
- Do You Have A Website?
- Yes, at: http://www.geocities.com/rpcv.geo/other.html. I also keep reviews and news pages on Canadian shows Da Vinci's Inquest, Da Vinci's City Hall and Intelligence.
- About Me:
- I write SF, Fantasy and mystery fiction, as well as non-fiction about history and prehistory. I have a PhD in Medieval History, focusing on the Knights Templar and their interactions with non-Christians in Spain. I've published short stories in Strange Horizons, Black Gate, Not One of Us, Neometropolis, Albedo One and Far Sector. I've also cowritten a novel, "Fraterfamilias" with Judith Doloughan under the pseudonym "Peter Ferrer" at Virtual Tales.
- Do you have a blog site?
- http://thesnowleopard.livejournal.com/
- Favorite Books:
- "Barrayar" by Lois McMaster Bujold, "The New Knighthood" by Malcolm Barber, "The Stars My Destination" by Alfred Bester, "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick, "The Black Marble" by Joseph Wambaugh
- Favorite Bookstores on land or cyberspace
- Powell Books. www.addall.com.
Quiet architect Paul Farrell, wanted for four murders in Paris, escapes to New York with two Interpol agents on his trail. Everything seems wrapped up once Farrell walks off a plane at JFK and into a hail of police gunfire. Then Farrell's eccentric brother, palaeoanthropologist Alan Kedward, steals the body, putting Interpol and an NYPD homicide detective with secrets of his own back on the case.
Now, a sinister figure called the Inquisitor with ancient secrets of his own has taken an interest in Kedward. But Farrell is still dead--isn't he?
See reviews for Fraterfamilias at Polka Dot Reviews, Internet Book List and GUD (Greatest Uncommon Denominator).
You can buy Fraterfamilias at Virtual Tales (as either an ebook or a twice-weekly serial), Fictionwise, Mobipocket, Powell Books, Diesel eBooks, eChapterOne.com, Reader's Eden Online Bookshop and CyberRead.com.
Paula R. Stiles's Blog
Virtual Tales promotional: 30% off titles
Virtual Tales has revamped their website and are doing a 30%-off promotional of their titles until March 9.
This also means that links to Fraterfamilias on the site have changed. The new one is: http://www.virtualtales.com/Science-Fiction/Fraterfamilias.html, so please update any links that you have to the novel's ordering page at Virtual Tales. The Virtual Tales address hasn't changed though.
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Posted on February 24th, 2008 at 2:37am —
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Fraterfamilias ranking on Fictionwise and History Is Dead anthology
Fraterfamilias is currently ranked fourth in the Mystery/Crime category on Fictionwise. If you buy the book there, please take the time to rate it, as well.
And many thanks to those who have already bought the book. I hope you all enjoy it as much as Judith and I did writing it.
Also, History Is Dead, a zombie anthology from Permuted Press is being featured on a new blog that promotes anthologies (interestin… Continue
And many thanks to those who have already bought the book. I hope you all enjoy it as much as Judith and I did writing it.
Also, History Is Dead, a zombie anthology from Permuted Press is being featured on a new blog that promotes anthologies (interestin… Continue
Posted on August 2nd, 2007 at 4:41am —
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New venue and review
Apologies for neglecting this page for the past week or so. I will try to reply to everyone's messages as soon as I can.
News (or is that fishwrap?) of the day:
Fraterfamilias is now available on Fictionwise.
Also, it has been reviewed positively by GUD (Greatest Uncommon Denominator).
News (or is that fishwrap?) of the day:
Fraterfamilias is now available on Fictionwise.
Also, it has been reviewed positively by GUD (Greatest Uncommon Denominator).
Posted on July 25th, 2007 at 7:13am —
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Interview and new medieval blog entry
I've got a new interview up on Carol Ann Erhardt's blog "Inside the
Writer's Mind":
http://carolannerhardt.blogspot.com/2007/07/author-interview-with-paula-stiles.html
Though she's a romance writer, she does interview writers from other
genres. Please contact her directly if you're interested in doing an interview.
I also have a new entry up on my medieval blog, "T… Continue
Writer's Mind":
http://carolannerhardt.blogspot.com/2007/07/author-interview-with-paula-stiles.html
Though she's a romance writer, she does interview writers from other
genres. Please contact her directly if you're interested in doing an interview.
I also have a new entry up on my medieval blog, "T… Continue
Posted on July 9th, 2007 at 7:48pm —
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Interview at Author Alley
I've got a new interview up with Jamieson Wolf at Author Alley. I talk about Fraterfamilias and, of course, my cowriter Judith. You can also click the link on her name to see her blog. She talks about her adventures in the… Continue
Posted on June 27th, 2007 at 1:01am —
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Great time at Mystery Authors Book Signing April 5 at B & N
Glad to say the Book Signing yesterday, April 5, at Barnes & Noble -
Arlington Heights, IL was a fun time & great success. We canvassed the store, sold our books and made new friends.
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GIRL OF MY DREAMS BOOK LAUNCH PARTY
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My Impressions - Barbara Walters Show & Academy Awards - Morgan Mandel
I've got a sore throat, which means a cold or the dreaded flu, but I got bored with sleeping.
To break the monotony, I watched Barbara Walters interview:
Miley Cyrus - or Destiny Hope Cyrus, which was the first name her parents gave her. She's 15 years old and already owns an entire wing in her parents' home. What a life!
Very engaging young girl who seems to have her head on straight despite all of her notoriety.
I also watched Barbara Walters interview Ellen Page, a very pretty 21 year old, very sensible, but she just had to close the interview singing a song which I can't get out of my head - nice little ditty.
Vanessa Williams - who spoke about the controversy over her nude photos and admitted they weren't worth it in the long run. Very lovely woman who admitted she, like many other movie stars, uses Botox.
Harrison Ford - who says his new Indiana Jones movie, set for release in May, will not hide the passage of time. Harrison himself is now 65, but doesn't look it.
I love the glamor of the Academy Awards. I particularly enjoy watching what the stars wear and how their hair is done. Sometimes they look completely different in person than on the sample movie clips shown.
Many of the women are wearing strapless gowns - which always make me a bit nervous - how do they keep them up without spilling out of them?
Anyway, I haven't seen any of the movies, but will eventually do so on DVD.
I just watched Tilda Swinton win supporting actress. She looked totally surprised. It was refreshing to see that much spontaneity.
Anyway, I'm signing off now so I can enjoy the rest of the Awards - Also to Dream that some day my romantic comedy, GIRL OF MY DREAMS by Morgan Mandel can be made into a movie - Well, I did say it was a dream, didn't I?
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To break the monotony, I watched Barbara Walters interview:
Miley Cyrus - or Destiny Hope Cyrus, which was the first name her parents gave her. She's 15 years old and already owns an entire wing in her parents' home. What a life!
Very engaging young girl who seems to have her head on straight despite all of her notoriety.
I also watched Barbara Walters interview Ellen Page, a very pretty 21 year old, very sensible, but she just had to close the interview singing a song which I can't get out of my head - nice little ditty.
Vanessa Williams - who spoke about the controversy over her nude photos and admitted they weren't worth it in the long run. Very lovely woman who admitted she, like many other movie stars, uses Botox.
Harrison Ford - who says his new Indiana Jones movie, set for release in May, will not hide the passage of time. Harrison himself is now 65, but doesn't look it.
I love the glamor of the Academy Awards. I particularly enjoy watching what the stars wear and how their hair is done. Sometimes they look completely different in person than on the sample movie clips shown.
Many of the women are wearing strapless gowns - which always make me a bit nervous - how do they keep them up without spilling out of them?
Anyway, I haven't seen any of the movies, but will eventually do so on DVD.
I just watched Tilda Swinton win supporting actress. She looked totally surprised. It was refreshing to see that much spontaneity.
Anyway, I'm signing off now so I can enjoy the rest of the Awards - Also to Dream that some day my romantic comedy, GIRL OF MY DREAMS by Morgan Mandel can be made into a movie - Well, I did say it was a dream, didn't I?
Morgan Mandel
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Girl of My Dreams by Morgan Mandel Now Available For Order
Hi everyone,After all the stress of the Holiday Season, you'll need a break. Consider ordering Girl of My Dreams, my new romantic comedy about an assistant turned reality show contestant, to be shipped after 1/1/08. (Guys, if you order early, you'll be set for a Valentine's Day gift!)
WHAT'S GIRL OF MY DREAMS ABOUT?
When food poisoning strikes the set of a new reality show, Jillian, the straitlaced assistant, steps in and becomes a contestant. The transformed Jillian is swept up into travel and adventure, as each round brings her closer to winning the millionaire. Too bad he's not the one she loves.
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Thanks for the invite. The book - Fraterfamilias sounds very interesting.
My book - A Brush with Death - http://freewebs.com/brush-with-death is more intense - since it is a true story of my wife ... when she contracted necrotizing fasciitis (flesh eating bacteria)
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