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 (with some brief stints in hard news, political coverage and business features just to keep things interesting) from Texas to New Mexico and California. Since 2013 he has been writing novels, short stories and non-fiction as you can see listed below.
Richard’s Writing Career
1983-85 – Freelance writer/photographer
1985-86 – Lead writer – Seadragon – Elite Comics (Comic Book Database)
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
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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)
2014 – Maelstrom (Novel)
2015 – Reservations (Novel – Del Rio #1)
2015 – From The Fields: A History of Prep Football in Turlock, California
2015 – From The Fields Story in the Turlock Journal
2016 – Betrayals (Novel – Del Rio #2)
2016 – Perfection’s Arbiter: The Babe Pinelli Story
2017 – Escaping Infinity (Novel) 2017 Dragon Award Finalist (Best Sci-Fi Novel)
2017 – Endgames (Novel – Del Rio #3)
2018 – When The Gods Fell (Novel)
2018 – The Last Lonely Trail (Novel) – with Jim Christina
2018 – The Timeless (Novella – Timeless #1) – with Gibson Buffa
2018 – Nothing Ever Happens Here – Secret Stairs: Tribute To Urban Legend (Silver Empire) (Anthology)
2018 – The Last Hunt – To Be Men (Superversive Press) (Anthology) (No Longer in print)
2019 – Secret of the Sphinx (Novella – Timeless #2) – with Gibson Buffa
2019 – The Enemy Of My Enemy – Places Beyond The Wild (Silver Empire) (Anthology)
2019 – The Fall of Denver – A Tribute To H.G. Wells (Belanger Books) (Anthology)
2020 – Polar Shift – Planetary Anthology Series: Luna (Tuscany Bay Books) (Anthology)
2020 – The Last Human – Planetary Anthology Series: Uranus (Tuscany Bay Books) (Anthology)
2020 – CAG – Space Force: Building The Legacy (Midlands Scribes Publishing) (Anthology)
2020 – Extinction Point – Planetary Anthology Series: Earth (Tuscany Bay Books) (Anthology)
2020 – Icarus Falls – Planetary Anthology Series: Jupiter (Tuscany Bay Books) (Anthology) Sept. 29th
2020 – At Homeworld’s End – Planetary Anthology Series: Sol (Tuscany Bay Books) (Anthology) Nov. 10th