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Paul started writing fiction in college but quit when he discovered that he had nothing interesting to say. So, he fled graduate school for Madrid on the eve of the tumultuous first election since Franco seized power. He taught English in Spain and then at Florida A & M University, an historically African-American college, before going to law school. He clerked for the Hon. Frank M. Johnson, Jr. (played by Martin Sheen in the movie Selma) and began teaching copyright law at the University of Georgia. For several years, all creative energy was channeled into dozens of articles on intellectual property law and thousands of scurrilous emails. The publication in October 2014 of Death in Eden marked the first installment in a series of books who ...more

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Paul Heald I'm currently working on the sequel to DEATH IN EDEN, entitled COTTON. Stanley Hopkins returns and collaborates with an interesting team of folks from…moreI'm currently working on the sequel to DEATH IN EDEN, entitled COTTON. Stanley Hopkins returns and collaborates with an interesting team of folks from Clarkeston, Georgia, a wonderful locale for a murder (or was it a murder?) to happen. When it's freezing here in Illinois, it's really nice to pay a mental visit back to Georgia, where we still keep a house and where I taught for 22 years!(less)
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What Writers Can Learn from The Voice

I confess to watching The Voice.  Yes, I know it’s gimmicky and more about the “coaches” than the singers, but as a singer and the husband of a choir director, I just can’t resist.  The show is not a complete waste of time, however.  Lately, I’ve been noticing the consistent, trite-sounding advice that the coaches dole out:  ”Be yourself and connect your emotions to the audience.”  Well, duh!  And

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