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Paula Berinstein

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http://www.writingshow.com

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pberinstein

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January 2010

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Paula Berinstein (Paula B) is the author of seven geeky nonfiction books, including Making Space
Happen and Alternative Energy: Facts, Issues, and Statistics, as well as numerous magazine articles.

She wrote the lively “Publishing Trends” column for Searcher magazine and a column on digital
images for Online magazine. She ran her own research business serving the entertainment industry and other clients for 15 years, and has been a software developer, librarian, and bookseller.

Paula produces and hosts the popular podcast The Writing Show (http://www.writingshow.com) and is a respected
mentor of fiction and nonfiction writers. She holds degrees in English literature and librarianship from
UCLA. She can be reached at paula@writingshow.com.

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Average rating: 4.65 · 37 ratings · 1 review · 22 distinct works

	Writing Dialogue: The Importance of Character Agenda (Writing Dialogue, #1) by Paula Berinstein (Goodreads Author), Berinstein, Paula 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2008	My rating:
	Alternative Energy: Facts, Statistics, And Issues 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2001	My rating:
	Making Space Happen: Private Space Ventures and the Visionaries Behind Them by Paula Berinstein (Goodreads Author), Dr. Fiorella Terenzi (Foreword) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2002	My rating:
	Writing Dialogue: Combining Dialogue and Narrative 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2008	My rating:
	Writing Dialogue #3: Compression 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	My rating:
	Writing Comic Books: A Writing Show Interview by Paula Berinstein (Goodreads Author), Buddy Scalera (Goodreads Author) 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2008	My rating:
	Writing Dialogue #4: How to Use Tags 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009	My rating:
	Writing Dialogue #5: Individualizing Your Characters 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009	My rating:
	How Does a Self-Published Author Go Mainstream? 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2008	My rating:
	Writing Fantasy: How to Introduce Your Make-Believe World, with examples from Lewis Carroll and J.R.R. Tolkien 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009	My rating:

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Paula Berinstein is currently reading:

Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers

by Geoffrey A. Moore

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Paula Berinstein made a comment on Rebecca Graf's review of Writing Dialogue: Combining Dialogue and Narrative "Well, from what I've seen, it looks like the book will appeal to a lot of people. I wish you great success with it! "
May 21, 2012 09:36am · see review
Paula Berinstein is now following Rebecca Graf's reviews
May 19, 2012 06:07am
Paula Berinstein became a fan of Goodreads Author Rebecca Graf and Goodreads Author Michael Poeltl
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Paula Berinstein said "maybe" to attending the event: ESCAPE CLAUSE launch date: June 10, 2012 10:00AM location: Granite State Comicon, 700 Elm Street, Radisson Center, Manchester, NH, The United States description: [image] ESCAPE CLAUSE by Jeffrey R. DeRego officially launches on June 10, 2012, at the Granite State Comicon in Manchester, NH, in the Artists Alley. [image] Reserve your copy of Escape Clause today for pickup at the Comicon: ENCPress.com/ECGSC.html For floor updates, follow @jrderego on Twitter. Paula said: I want to come, but I'll be 3000 miles away. Any plans to do an event in L.A.? Also, can I reserve a copy even if I can't pick it up at Comicon?
May 16, 2012 12:55pm
Paula Berinstein gave to: The Last Storyteller: A Novel of Ireland by Frank Delaney (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
I love this book! It took me a while to get into it, but once I did, I couldn’t put it down. The book is so layered that it’s impossible to absorb or even notice everything Delaney is doing on the first reading. I haven’t read the other books in the s...more
Mar 28, 2012 09:41am · see review
Paula Berinstein gave to: U is for Undertow (Kinsey Millhone, #21) by Sue Grafton	My rating:
Mar 27, 2012 01:17pm
Paula Berinstein gave to: Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins #1) by Walter Mosley	My rating:
Mar 27, 2012 01:17pm
Paula Berinstein gave to: The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri	My rating:
Mar 27, 2012 01:16pm
Paula Berinstein voted on a poll Do you use your tablet (iPad/Kindle Fire/etc.) primarily for reading? she voted for I don't have a tablet, and I don't want to read on one.
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