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From the Archive to the Arena
How a Rodeo Night Inspired My Fiction Writing Process Last night, I went to the rodeo at the New Mexico State Fair. I went to enjoy an evening with people I love, watch the rodeo, and hear the Turnpike Troubadours. But somewhere between the opening of the first chute and the final song of the night, I was also working. That is what happens when a novelist goes to the rodeo while writing a rodeo novel. I watched the riders, of course, but I also watched the people around them. I noticed the […]https://shawnmariegraybealsellers.com/2026/09/12/from-the-archive-to-the-arena/