Paul Bagdon says he enjoys writing novels, articles and short stories
more than he did being launched through fences by recalcitrant horses
and mucking out stalls at 5:00 a.m. on his small farm. “But,” he
continues, “animals have figured heavily in most of my novels, and I’ve
drawn on my experience with horses to inject a bit of verisimilitude into
my westerns.”
Although he worked as a medical malpractice case supervisor for
several years, Paul’s interest in writing remained keen, and during that
time he was able to sell an occasional short story or article. “I left the
corporate structure knowing that if I never tried full-time writing, I’d regret
it for the rest of my life.”
His first novel sale was to a young adult science fiction series published
by Ballantine Books. That was fifteen years ago. Since then there have
been twenty-seven other book sales. Over 250 of Paul’s short stories
and articles have appeared in a wide range of magazines.
Paul's four-book series, West Texas Sunrise, by Baker Publishing
Group, continues to do well. Those novels have been purchased by
Five Star and released as hardcovers. He is currently under contract to
write a contemporary romance novel under a pen name. His
action/adventure novel, Partners, was released in January, 2006, by
Dorchester/Leisure, and will be followed by another action tale,
Deserter, later in the year, also by Dorchester/Leisure.
“It’s absolutely essential that a writer read,” Paul says. “Everything an
author reads is, in a real sense, a writing text. The styles, voices,
approaches and skills of a successful writer can teach us a great deal
about our craft—and give us far more entertainment and drama than we’
d get in an eon of TV gawking.”
“There’s no particular mystery to writing successfully for publication,”
Paul believes. “It’s a learned—and quite learnable—skill. My critiquing
and editing work has a sole function and a single goal: to assist a writer
in making his or her manuscript a viable commercial endeavor. In my
opinion a novel isn’t really a completed project for the writer until it’s sold
and published.”
more than he did being launched through fences by recalcitrant horses
and mucking out stalls at 5:00 a.m. on his small farm. “But,” he
continues, “animals have figured heavily in most of my novels, and I’ve
drawn on my experience with horses to inject a bit of verisimilitude into
my westerns.”
Although he worked as a medical malpractice case supervisor for
several years, Paul’s interest in writing remained keen, and during that
time he was able to sell an occasional short story or article. “I left the
corporate structure knowing that if I never tried full-time writing, I’d regret
it for the rest of my life.”
His first novel sale was to a young adult science fiction series published
by Ballantine Books. That was fifteen years ago. Since then there have
been twenty-seven other book sales. Over 250 of Paul’s short stories
and articles have appeared in a wide range of magazines.
Paul's four-book series, West Texas Sunrise, by Baker Publishing
Group, continues to do well. Those novels have been purchased by
Five Star and released as hardcovers. He is currently under contract to
write a contemporary romance novel under a pen name. His
action/adventure novel, Partners, was released in January, 2006, by
Dorchester/Leisure, and will be followed by another action tale,
Deserter, later in the year, also by Dorchester/Leisure.
“It’s absolutely essential that a writer read,” Paul says. “Everything an
author reads is, in a real sense, a writing text. The styles, voices,
approaches and skills of a successful writer can teach us a great deal
about our craft—and give us far more entertainment and drama than we’
d get in an eon of TV gawking.”
“There’s no particular mystery to writing successfully for publication,”
Paul believes. “It’s a learned—and quite learnable—skill. My critiquing
and editing work has a sole function and a single goal: to assist a writer
in making his or her manuscript a viable commercial endeavor. In my
opinion a novel isn’t really a completed project for the writer until it’s sold
and published.”
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