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Paul Colt

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Historical Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction

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Paul Colt’s critically acclaimed historical fiction crackles with authenticity. His analytical insight, investigative research and genuine horse sense bring history to life in dramatizations that entertain and inform. Paul’s Great Western Detective League series does action-adventure western style. Grasshoppers in Summer, and Friends Call Me Bat are Western Writers of America Spur Award honorees. Boots and Saddles: A Call to Glory received the Marilyn Brown Novel Award, presented by Utah Valley University.

Reviewers recognize Paul’s lively, fast paced style, complex plots, and touches of humor. Readers say,

“Pick-up a Paul Colt book, you can’t put it down.”
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Paul Colt I've never had a big problem with writer's block. That's not to say I've never been stuck on what to do with a scene or where a story should go, I've …moreI've never had a big problem with writer's block. That's not to say I've never been stuck on what to do with a scene or where a story should go, I've just never been stumped very long. I usually have two or three projects going at any given time so if I get stuck on one I do something else for awhile. That may be the simplest answer. A deeper possibility may be the fact I don't obsess over 'being blocked'. Some people do. It makes me wonder if that doesn't feed on itself. A writer friend Rod Miller points out that professional writers on deadlines write. They can't afford to get blocked. They power through the creative rough spots. Writer's block may be more about the writer than the block.(less)
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Paul Colt That is a hard question because there are so many things to like about writing. If I have to choose the b e s t thing, it would be the freedom writing…moreThat is a hard question because there are so many things to like about writing. If I have to choose the b e s t thing, it would be the freedom writing gives curiosity and imagination. Curiosity leads to discoveries, research and learning. Imagination transforms those discoveries into stories for the enjoyment of others. I find that a very satisfying process. (less)
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Hard to believe we have been sharing these weekly posts for something over fifteen years now. Bit of a struggle after all that time to keep them original each week. Oh we’ve repeated a couple over the years – Cowboy Code for sure. World always needs that one now and again. Patent Medicine once as I recall, ‘cuz it’s fun. So coming to what feels like the end of the country western music series the Read more of this blog post »
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Sep 27, 2017 04:03PM

Donna Paul, thank you for becoming a friend on Good Reads. I like to read a western novel now and then. My husband and I watch the old reruns of westerns on TV and the older western movies too. Never get tired of them.


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