Richard has been writing in one form or another since 1983, starting out as a freelance writer in Texas. He then embarked upon a nearly 30-year career as a sportswriter from Texas to New Mexico and California.
You can read his blog posts (some are free to the public while others require a subscription) on his Patreon Page.
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Richard’s Writing Career
1983-85
Freelance writer/photographer
1985-86
Lead writer – Seadragon – Elite Comics
1986-91
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
Best Sports Story – CNPA Annual Awards
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
https://nationals.usahockey.com/news_article/show/235177
https://nationals.usahockey.com/news_article/show/235178
https://nationals.usahockey.com/news_article/show/235179
https://nationals.usahockey.com/news_article/show/235180
https://nationals.usahockey.com/news_article/show/235181
https://nationals.usahockey.com/news_article/show/235182
2010-11
Sports writer/photographer – Patch (Bay Area CA)
2010-11
Sports writer/photographer – San Francisco Examiner (CA)
2011-13
Online Content Editor – AV News (Antelope Valley, CA)
2013 – (Retired from newspaper production)
2014
Maelstrom (Novel)
2015
Reservations (Novel)
From The Fields: A History of Prep Football in Turlock, California (Non-fiction)
From The Fields Story in the Turlock Journal
2016
Betrayals (Novel)
Perfection’s Arbiter: The Babe Pinelli Story (Non-fiction)
A Lesson in Mercy – Beyond Watson: A Sherlock Holmes Anthology of Stories Not Told by Dr. John H. Watson (Belanger Books) (Anthology)
The Woman Returns – Holmes Away From Home, Adventures From the Great Hiatus Volume II: 1893-1894 (Belanger Books) (Anthology)
2017
Escaping Infinity (Novel)
Endgames (Novel)
A Zombie Christmas Carol (Novella)
The Misplaced Mystery Writer – Sherlock Holmes Adventures in the Realms of H.G. Wells (Belanger Books) (Anthology)
2018
When The Gods Fell (Novel)
The Last Lonely Trail (Novel) *- with Jim Christina
The Timeless (Novella)
Nothing Ever Happens Here – Secret Stairs: Tribute To Urban Legend (Silver Empire) (Anthology)
Extinction Point – Planetary Anthology: Earth (Superversive Press) (Anthology)
The Last Hunt – To Be Men (Superversive Press) (Anthology)
2019
Icarus Falls – Planetary Anthology: Jupiter (Superversive Press) (Anthology)
