Paul Wake Baker
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Paul Wake Baker

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I was born in Pawnee City, Nebraska in 1949 and grew up in the state capital, Lincoln. I started writing at the age of 12 and have pursued it on and off throughout my life. I've written plays, novels, short stories, poetry, reviews and blogs. As an actor and director, I was involved in many theatrical productions in school and had a brief career in dinner theater after graduating from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. After that, I spent three years in Germany, serving in the U.S. Army, then I moved to San Francisco, California, where I lived for 18 years

During the four years I lived in Chinatown, I lost a very close friend to breast cancer and I participated in the Avon Breast Cancer 3-Day in 2000 and 2001, as a training walk leader and ...more

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Paul Wake Baker I like young, intense love stories, so *historically* I'd have to say it begins with Romeo and Juliet, but I think my favorite modern couple would be …moreI like young, intense love stories, so *historically* I'd have to say it begins with Romeo and Juliet, but I think my favorite modern couple would be Eleanor and Park, from the book of the same name by Rainbow Rowell. Two misfit outcasts with major problems in an absolutely intense life or death love. It's hard to beat.(less)
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Paul Wake Baker I would go to the Pern of Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series. I would probably be a Harper, writing music and performing at all the major Ho…moreI would go to the Pern of Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series. I would probably be a Harper, writing music and performing at all the major Holds.(less)
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Ever since I participated in the 2000 and 2001 Avon Breast Cancer 3-Day, I have wanted to communicate how much the experience meant to me. In 2011, I started this book. It has gone through 10 drafts and has benefited from great reader feedback.

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“The end is in the beginning and yet you go on.”
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May 16, 2016 08:46AM

Paul Baker Majenta wrote: "Friend Request Accepted, thank you for Requesting! Congratulations on your publishing success. Enjoy the process of creation!

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May 15, 2016 01:05PM

Majenta Friend Request Accepted, thank you for Requesting! Congratulations on your publishing success. Enjoy the process of creation!

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