Richard Paolinelli began his writing journey as a freelance writer in 1984 and gained his first fiction credit serving as the lead writer for the first two issues of the Elite Comics sci-fi/fantasy series, Seadragon.

After nearly a quarter of a century in the newspaper field, in 2010, Richard retired as an award-winning sportswriter and returned to his fiction writing roots. Since then he has written several award-winning novels, two non-fiction sports books, and has appeared in dozens of anthologies.

He served as a co-host on LA Talk Radio’s, The Writer’s Block, from 2016 thru 2022 and is the co-founding Publisher of Tuscany Bay Books. He currently resides in Western Colorado.

1983-91 – Freelance writer/photographer

1991-94 – Sportswriter – Gallup Independent (NM)

1994-97 – Sportswriter – Modesto Bee (CA)

1997 – Sportswriter – Gustine Press-Standard (CA)

1997-2000 – Freelance writer

2000-01 – Sportswriter/Sports Editor – Turlock Journal (CA)

2001-2003 – Sportswriter/Sports Editor – Merced Sun-Star (CA)

2004 – Freelance writer

2005-2006 – Sports Editor – Merced Sun-Star (CA)

2006 – Sports Editor – Tracy Press (CA)

2007-10 – Freelance writer/photographer

2007 – U.S. Womens Hockey National Championships coverage for USA Hockey

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2010-11 – Sports writer/photographer – Patch (Bay Area CA) (Patch Stories List)

Sports writer/photographer – San Francisco Examiner (CA) (SF Examiner Stories List)

2011-13 – Online Content Editor – AV News (Antelope Valley, CA)

2013 – (Retired from newspaper production)