Richard Paolinelli

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Richard Paolinelli
Richard Paolinelli
Born (1964-04-02) April 2, 1964 (age 61)
Turlock, California, U.S.
Occupation Author/Publisher
Nationality American
Genre
Website
scifiscribe.com


Richard Paolinelli (born April 2, 1964.[1]) is an American author and former sports journalist. He is best known for his 2017 Dragon Award-nominated science fiction novel, Escaping Infinity [2], and his Jack Del Rio political-thriller series. He has written multiple novels and short-stories across several genres. He has also authored two non-fiction historical sports books.

He started out as a freelance writer/photographer in 1983 before becoming a full-time newspaper writer in 1991. He worked at several newspapers between 1991 through 2011. He was a co-host of The Writer’s Block on LA Talk Radio between 2017-2022.

He currently writes for InsideTheStar [1]</ref>) – a website dedicated to coverage of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys – and has a Substack – Dispatches From A SciFi Scribe.

In 2018, he teamed up with James Christina and formed a small publishing house, Tuscany Bay Books [2]</ref>). Following Christina’s death in 2022, he became the sole publisher.

Early life and early career

Paolinelli was born in Turlock, California. His father’s drilling business had his family moving all across the western United States [3]. He is of Italian descent. He started writing as a freelancer in 1983 for local and regional publications in West Texas [4]. In 1985 he joined Elite Comics as the lead writer for Seadragon and is credited as the story writer in the first two issues [5]. He continued to work as a freelance writer and photographer through 1991 [6].

Paolinelli started his newspaper career in 1991 with the Gallup (NM) Independent [7]before going to the Modesto (CA) Bee [8], Gustine (CA) Press-Standard [9], Turlock (CA) Journal – where he won the 2001 Best Sports Story, in the annual California Newspaper Publishers Association’s Better Newspapers Contest [10]. He then moved to the Merced (CA) Sun-Star [11], Tracy (CA) Press [12], Patch [13] and finished his career in 2011 with the San Francisco (CA) Examiner [14]. In 2007 he covered the U.S. Womens National Hockey Championships in San Jose, CA for Red Line Editorial [15], [16], [17], [18], [19], [20].

Career

Newspapers

  • 1991-94: Sportswriter – Gallup Independent (NM);
  • 1994-97: Sportswriter – Modesto Bee (CA);
  • 1997: Sportswriter – Gustine Press-Standard (CA);
  • 2000-01: Sportswriter/Sports Editor – Turlock Journal (CA);
  • 2001-03: Sportswriter/Sports Editor – Merced Sun-Star (CA);
  • 2005-06: Sports Editor – Merced Sun-Star (CA);
  • 2006: Sports Editor – Tracy Press (CA);
  • 2010-11: Sports writer/photographer – Patch (Bay Area CA);
  • 2010-11: Sports writer/photographer – San Francisco Examiner (CA)
  • 2023-Current: Staff writer - InsideTheStar.com (TX)

Fiction

  • After retiring from newspaper writing, Paolinelli began writing fiction again [21], and started researching for his two historical sports non-fiction books.
  • Since then he has written and published nine novels, two non-fiction books and has written nearly two dozen short stories/novellas. He has also written a series of Star Trek fan fiction stories that are available for free online.
  • In 2017 his friend and fellow author, Gibson Michaels, died suddenly in his home in Houston, Texas. At the time, Gibson was nearly finished writing his fourth novel, Eerie. At the family’s request, Richard completed the novel and it was released four years to the day of Gibson’s death by Artistic Origins. To this day, Richard refuses to let anyone know what chapters in the novel were written by him and which are Gibson’s.
  • In 2018 he founded The Helicon Society [22]. A collective of science fiction and fantasy creators devoted to the Superversive philosophy of story-telling. He also founded the annual Helicon Awards in 2019. [23]
  • In 2022 his novel, Reservations, was optioned and put into development by Step By Step Pictures. [24]

Book Publisher

  • In 2018, he teamed up with fellow author James Christina to form a small publishing house, Tuscany Bay Books. At the time, he published under his own imprint, Tuscany Bay Publishing, while Christina published under Black Dog Publishing. When they joined, they kept the Tuscany Bay name, but on the company logo placed the initials, BDP, on the Moon in tribute to Christina’s imprint. [25]

Online Writing

  • He is currently a staff writer at InsideTheStar.com [26], a site devoted to news about the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys. He began writing for the site in March 2023.
  • He has a Substack channel he blogs at, Dispatches From A SciFi Scribe [27].

Radio Show Host

  • He was a co-host for the weekly LA Talk Radio show, The Writer’s Block [28], with Jim Christina and Bobbi Jean Bell from 2016 until the show left the air in June 2022 following Christina’s death.

Personal life

Paolinelli currently resides in Western Colorado with his wife, Cheryl.

Bibliography

Novels

  • Maelstrom (2014)
  • Reservations (2015)
  • Betrayals (2016)
  • Escaping Infinity (2017)
  • Endgames (2017)
  • When The Gods Fell (2018)
  • The Last Lonely Trail (2018) - co-written with Jim Christina
  • Galen’s Way (Starquest 4th Age #1) (2021)
  • Galen’s Blade (Starquest 4th Age #2) (2022)
  • Seadragon (2024)

Novellas/Short Stories/Anthologies

  • The Invited (2014) – Tuscany Bay Books
  • Legacy Of Death (2014) – Tuscany Bay Books
  • A Lesson in Mercy (Originally published in: Beyond Watson: A Sherlock Holmes Anthology of Stories Not Told by Dr. John H. Watson (Belanger Books) (2016)) / republished as a standalone by Tuscany Bay Books (2023)
  • The Woman Returns (Originally published in: Holmes Away From Home, Adventures From the Great Hiatus Volume II: 1893-1894 (Belanger Books) (2016) / republished in The Art of Sherlock Holmes: USA 1 (MX Publishing) (2019)) / republished as a standalone by Tuscany Bay Books (2023)
  • The Misplaced Mystery Writer (Originally published in: Sherlock Holmes Adventures in the Realms of H.G. Wells (Belanger Books) (2017)) / republished as a standalone by Tuscany Bay Books (2023)
  • A Zombie Christmas Carol (2017)
  • The Timeless w/Gibson Buffa (Timeless #1) Tuscany Bay Books (2018)
  • Nothing Ever Happens Here - Secret Stairs: Tribute To Urban Legend (Silver Empire) (2018) / republished as a standalone by Tuscany Bay Books (2023)
  • Extinction Point - Planetary Anthology: Earth (Superversive Press) (2018) & (Tuscany Bay Books) (2020) / republished in The Best Of The Planetary Anthology Series (Olsen) (2022) / republished as a standalone by Tuscany Bay Books (2023)
  • The Last Hunt - To Be Men (Superversive Press) (2018)
  • Secret of the Sphinx w/Gibson Buffa (Timeless #2) Tuscany Bay Books (2019)
  • The Fall of the House of 770 Vile Aromas (2019)
  • The Corvo (2019)
  • Icarus Falls - Planetary Anthology: Jupiter (Superversive Press) (2019) & (Tuscany Bay Books) (2020) / republished as a standalone by Tuscany Bay Books (2023)
  • Yes, Neil D. Tyson, Pluto Is A Planet – Planetary Anthology: Pluto (Tuscany Bay Books) (2019)
  • Polar Shift - Planetary Anthology: Luna (Tuscany Bay Books) (2019) / republished as a standalone by Tuscany Bay Books (2023)
  • The Enemy Of My Enemy – (Originally published in Places Beyond the Wild: A Post-Apocalyptic Zombie Anthology (Silver Empire) (2019) / republished by Daniel Humphreys (2021) / republished as a standalone by Tuscany Bay Books (2023)
  • The Fall Of Denver – A Tribute to H.G. Wells (Belanger Books) (2019) (Story removed in the 2021 Edition) / republished as a standalone by Tuscany Bay Books (2023)
  • Nevermore, or the Mystery of the Albino Raven - Sherlock Holmes: Adventures in the Realms of Edgar Allan Poe (Belanger Books) (2019) / republished as a standalone by Tuscany Bay Books (2023)
  • The Last Human – Planetary Anthology: Uranus (Tuscany Bay Books) (2020) / republished as a standalone by Tuscany Bay Books (2023) / republished as a standalone by Tuscany Bay Books (2023)
  • The 13th Medallion – Planetary Anthology: Neptune (Tuscany Bay Books (2020) / republished as a standalone by Tuscany Bay Books (2023) / republished as a standalone by Tuscany Bay Books (2023)
  • At Homeworld’s End – Planetary Anthology: Sol (Tuscany Bay Books (2020) / republished as a standalone by Tuscany Bay Books (2023) / republished as a standalone by Tuscany Bay Books (2023)
  • Barn Wars: The Rise Of Brooster Motherclucker – CRACKED: An Anthology of Eggsellent Chicken Stories (Joyful Peacock Press) (2020) / republished as a standalone by Tuscany Bay Books (2023)
  • CAG – Space Force, Building The Legacy (Midlands Scribes Publishing) (2020) / republished as a standalone by Tuscany Bay Books (2023)
  • The Substitute Thief - The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Some More Untold Cases Part XXII: 1877-1887 (MX Publishing) (2020) / republished as a standalone by Tuscany Bay Books (2023)
  • Infinity's Child - Exploring Infinity Anthology (Tuscany Bay Books) (2021)
  • Phantoms’ Lodge – Planetary Anthology: Saturn (Tuscany Bay Books) (2021) / republished as a standalone by Tuscany Bay Books (2023) / republished in A Starry Night (Castle Wells Publishing (2023) / republished as a standalone by Tuscany Bay Books (2023)
  • Sherlock Holmes: The Assassination of Alan Pinkerton (Tuscany Bay Books) (2023)
  • In The Place Called Har-Magedon – Shoot The Devil 2: Dark Matter (Crucifixion Press) (2023)
  • Monster In The Second Reel – Shapers Of The World, Vol. IV (Shadowpaw Press) (2024)

Non-fiction books

  • From The Fields: A History of Prep Football in Turlock, California (2015)
  • Perfection’s Arbiter: The Babe Pinelli Story (2016)

Awards

  • 2001 California Newspaper Publishers Association – Best Sports Story (Boxer Hears Ring’s Siren Call)
  • 2017 Dragon Awards – Finalist, Best Sci-Fi Novel (Escaping Infinity)
  • 2017 Readers’ Favorite Awards – Honorable Mention (Escaping Infinity)
  • 2017 New Apple Summer E-Book Awards – Official Selection (Escaping Infinity)
  • 2017 ETWG Blue Ribbon Book Cover Contest – Second Place (Escaping Infinity)
  • 2019 New Apple Summer E-Book Awards – Official Selection (The Timeless)

Official websites

https://scifiscribe.com/

https://www.amazon.com/stores/Richard-Paolinelli/author/B00759HSD6

https://www.tuscanybaybooks.com

Sources

2017 Dragon Awards – Best Sci-Fi Novel Finalist

https://locusmag.com/2017/08/2017-dragon-awards-shortlist/

2017 Readers Favorite – Honorable Mention

https://readersfavorite.com/2017-award-contest-winners.htm

Comic Books

http://www.comicbookdb.com/creator.php?ID=16601

2007 U.S. Womens Hockey National Championships

2010-11 Patch stories

2010-11 S.F. Examiner stories

From The Fields

Radio/Online Shows

Awards/Nominations

External Links

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  1. ↑ Twitter profile [3]
  2. ↑ 2017 Dragon Awards [4]
  3. ↑ Mysterical-E Interview. [5]
  4. ↑ Career [6]
  5. ↑ Comic Book database. [7]
  6. ↑ Career [8]
  7. ↑ Career [9]
  8. ↑ Career [10]
  9. ↑ Career [11]
  10. ↑ Career [12]
  11. ↑ Career [13]
  12. ↑ Career [14]
  13. ↑ Patch stories. [15]
  14. ↑ Examiner stories. [16]
  15. ↑ 2007 Women's Championships. [17]
  16. ↑ [18]
  17. ↑ [19]
  18. ↑ [20]
  19. ↑ [21]
  20. ↑ [22]
  21. ↑ Post-Newspaper Career. [23]
  22. ↑ The Helicon Society [24]
  23. ↑ Helicon Awards [25]
  24. ↑ Reservations [26]
  25. ↑ Tuscany Bay Books [www.tuscanybaybooks.com]
  26. ↑ InsideTheStar.com [www.insidethestar.com]
  27. ↑ Dispatches From A SciFi Scribe [27]
  28. ↑ The Writer's Block [28]
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