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Richard Dean Starr

U.S.

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Expertise

Experience in the area
Fiction in anthologies from Moonstone Books, Dark Horse Books, as well as stories in CEMETERY DANCE magazine and others. Non-fiction in STARLOG magazine, SCIENCE FICTION CHRONICLE, the TRIBUNE-GEORGIAN newspaper and more. I have published in excess of 200 articles, columns, and stories.

Organizations belong to
Former member, the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA) and the Georgia Press Association.

Publications
I have written and published over 200 stories and articles including: "Unfinished Business" in HELLBOY: ODDER JOBS, edited by Christopher Golden (Darkhorse Books, 2004); "The Shadow That Shapes the Light" in KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER CHRONICLES (Moonstone Books, 2005); "Fear Itself", in the special Stephen King Halloween edition of CEMETERY DANCE magazine, (2005); also forthoming stories in: KOLCHAK: THE NIGHSTALKER CASE FILES (Moonstone Books, 2006); "Lessons Learned" in THE PHANTOM: ANTHOLOGY I (Moonstone Books, 2007), etc. Additional work published in a variety of magazines and newspapers, including STARLOG, SCIENCE FICTION CHRONICLE, the TRIBUNE-GEORGIAN, and many more

Experience in the area

I can answer most questions about writing and publishing professional fiction and non-fiction in novel, book, and magazine formats.

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Recent Reviews from Users

User	Date	K	C	T	P	Comments
Lee	11/18/09	10	10	10	10
Julie Meloche	09/18/09	10	10	10	10	Richard, thank you so much for responding .....
Heather	09/18/09	10	10	10	10	Thank you very much! You were very .....
angie	01/28/09	10	10	10	10
Sondra	01/12/09	10	10	10	10	abfab!

Recent Answers from Richard Dean Starr

2009-11-17 reprints and reselling:

Hi, Lee: I would have to say yes, that qualifies as a reprint. It can't hurt to query them first, though, just to find out of they would consider giving you an exemption for your particular story.

2009-09-10 My First Book:

Hi, Julie: My apologies for not getting back to you sooner, I didn't realize that after I changed my email address I had forgotten to do it on this site as well. Normally I'm very fast in my response

2009-04-23 I have a story to tell, but I am not a writer:

Hi, Amber: Short of doing it yourself, the only way to have a book written as you describe it is to hire a ghost writer. You should be aware, however, that this is an expensive proposition. You can

2009-02-15 My next step:

Hi, David: Thanks for asking your question! Quite honestly, it's difficult for me to answer you with the limited information provided. For example, you say that you've written a "story"; does that

2009-01-11 Screenwriting Software:

Hi, Sondra: The industry standard for screenwriting software seems somewhat split between two packages: Final Draft, and Movie Magic. Either one of these would be fine, although if you're looking

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