Stuart Rickard
stuart.rickard@virgin.net
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About My Writing
I have been writing full time since 2001, having
retired early. I try to write for four or five
hours each day, mostly in the evenings, using the
daytime to re-read and
edit what I've written the night before. This
sometimes means deleting most of it!
I have completed three full size novels, a
shorter story 40k words) and have had a stab at
some TV and film scripts. The latter may finish
up as novels as they did not get such good
reviews from the professionals as my novels
did.
I attend writing courses and workshops when I
can and I find these to be a great source of
information and inspiration.
Another source of help and inspiration is the
British Arts Council website:
www.youwriteon.com where 'Sapphire Blue' and
'Deniable Operation' is in the site's Best
Sellers Charts for Feb 07. In April 07, 'D O's
sequel, 'The Pistachio Package' also reached the
Best Sellers Charts
I am a member of the Society of Authors.
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| About Me
I was in the British Army for a number of years, working in secure communications, after which
I was a partner in a small firm of financial advisers. Some of the characters in 'Deniable
Operation' were created from the people I met during my time as a soldier.
I was a stand-up comedian for six years.
I enjoy amateur theatre, writing, performing and directing, especially pantomime.
I have had a number of story ideas 'bubbling about' inside me for some time and I realised
that I would have to let them out before I burst!
My Agent is John King at Brandon Associates. All enquiries is regarding my work should be
sent to him at brandon-associates@hotmail.com See my Website www.stuartrickard.net
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The Dream Maker
Genre: A light-hearted read
Status: Seeking Publisher
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The story of what happens when a man wins
twenty-five million pounds on the lottery and
tries to keep quiet about it so that he can
give it away to his own list of good causes.
(40,000 words)
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A Matter of Coincidence
Genre: Tragic Thriller
Status: Seeking Publisher
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Set in modern day London and Brighton, this is
a story of entrapment and revenge. It tells
how a woman uses her body to ensure that the
man who killed her daughter in a road accident
receives the maximum prison sentence for his
crime. (88,000 words)
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Deniable Operation
Genre: Thrilller
Status: Seeking Publisher
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This story has as its background the shady
world of the Government's Witness Protection
Programme. It tells of the conflict between a
Government Agent's conscience and his deep
sense of duty, when he is ordered to kill his
friend by his superiors. (115,000 words)
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Sapphire Blue
Genre: Saga
Status: Seeking Publisher
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A mini saga straddling two generations.
Starting in Newcastle but set mostly in
Australia, it covers the period between early
1939 and 1981. It is written in three parts
and tells of the conflict between a man's new
life and his secret past, after he steals a
dead man's identity. (100,000 words)
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The Pistachio Package
Genre: Thrilller
Status: In Writing
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The Sequel to ‘Deniable Operation’. Set in
London, Iran and Transnistria, it tells of one
man's struggle to find a 'Dirty Bomb' that is
planned to be detonated in London by Al Quada
terrorists on the day of the visit of the US
President.
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Murdered To A Tee
Genre: Murder Mystery
Status: In Writing
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It’s murder on the golf course! When a Jill
Keane’s body is found buried in a sand bunker
on a golf course, there are several suspects
among the club members. Is it the woman’s
estranged husband, Paul or the man she left
him for, Gareth Davies? Can Detective
Inspector Derek Grogan and his team of
officers pick out the lies and deceits of the
clubs members, two of who become victims
themselves?
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Awards and Commendations
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22nd Annual Writers' Conference:
'First Three Pages of a Novel' competition.
'Deniable Operation' received a 'Highly Commended'
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23rd Annual Writers' Conference:
'Slim Volume, Small Edition' competition
'The Dream Maker' received 'Third Prize'
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24th Annual Writers' Conference:
'First Three Pages of a Novel' competition
'A Squeal of Brakes' (now re-titled as 'A Matter of Coincidence') received a
'Highly Commended'
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24th Annual Writers' Conference:
'First Three Pages of a Novel' competition
'Sapphire Blue' received a 'Highly Commended'
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'Sapphire Blue' was short listed in the for the AKA award 2008.
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28th Winchester Writers' Conference:
'Murdered To A Tee' received a 'Commended' in the 'First 3 Pages of a Novel
Competition'
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