About me - Paul Erland
About me
I'm a writer living near Nashville, and maybe the only one within a 50-mile radius who's never written a song. Writing fiction is my preference, but journalism provides my daily bread. I'm from the Clark Kent school of journalism - I never carry a pad to take notes, but rely on my super-memory. Actually, in my stories I make up quotes, making people sound more interesting and well-spoken than they are, so they never object. You know how Truman Capote ("In Cold Blood") gave birth to the "non-fiction novel?" I'm working on popularizing the "fictional news" story.
For the last ten years I've been the owner/operator/editor of various publications distributed in the middle Tennessee area.
Briefly me
My passion is ...
literature
I know too much about ...
literature
My parents always told me ...
I should get out more
My childhood ambition ...
NBA basketball
My favorite memory ...
playing ball/reading
Why I write ...
To organize my thoughts while expanding them at the same time
What I am reading/watching/listening to ...
I have a new Kindle, and I'm reading about a dozen books simultaneously (all downloaded for free-if you go for the classics, you don't have to pay)
My first job ...
lifeguard at a car wash
My best moment ...
birth of my first child
My inspiration ...
great literature
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- Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Reading
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"I see no point in reading." - Louis XIV of France. And then there was Louis Quatorze, For whom all books were great bores; No Frenchman of breeding Would waste time on reading While shirking the company of whores.
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Paul Erland
My credentials
Member since: November 2007
- Creative Writing Bronze
- Marketplace Approved Writer
- Helium Charter Member
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Articles Written: 119
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- Poetry: Reading
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- Poetry: In God's image
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