The characters / Recurring character
Paul Sheldon
Paul Sheldon is recorded in 4 distinct storys.
Misery establishes Sheldon as the author held by Annie. Rose Madder names a Misery-series novel as his work, and The Library Policeman places the same invented romance author among library loans. The Tower mention is explicitly an embedded literary reference, not a physical crossover.
Stories and supporting passages
Misery
Read the passage Spoilers · Story context
The name of the man who had written the book was Paul Sheldon. He recognized it as his own with no surprise. “Sidewinder, Colorado,” she said when he was finally able to ask the question.
Paul recognizes his own name as author on the book beside his bed.
Rose Madder
Read the passage Spoilers · Story context
… looked up from the book (Misery’s Lover, the title proclaimed in that same red foil, and, below it, Paul Sheldon’s Most Torrid Novel!) and forced a smile. “Yes, I’m fine. This looks hot.” “Bodice-rippers are one of my secret vices,” Anna said. “Better than …
Anna is reading Misery’s Lover, explicitly billed as a Paul Sheldon novel.
The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower
Read source context Spoilers · Fiction within the story
The fictional Stephen King remembers Annie and Paul within Misery; this is explicitly a literary-work reference.
The Library Policeman
Read the passage Spoilers · Story context
“Naomi is a regular. She borrows a great many romance novels—Jennifer Blake, Rosemary Rogers, Paul Sheldon, people like that.” She lowered her voice and said, “She says they’re for her mother, but actually I think she reads them herself.” Sam laughed.
The librarian names Sheldon among Naomi’s borrowed romance authors.