50 States: A collection of short short stories

Richard R. Becker is an award-winning American writer. His imaginative stories explore the human condition.

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50 States: A collection of short short stories
50 States: A collection of short short stories

About Richard R. Becker

Richard R. Becker is an award-winning, best-selling American author. His debut collection of literary fiction and psychological thrillers began as a project to write one story a week for 50 weeks. It broke into the top 100 literary short story collections on Amazon for three consecutive months. It also won first place in the ABR Book Excellence Awards, Spring 2022 BookFest Awards, 2023 Book Excellence Awards, and was a finalist in the IAN Book of the Year Awards. 


His debut novel Third Wheel was released in August 2023 to positive reviews. It broke into the top 100 thriller and suspense literary fiction novels on Amazon in October 2023. It won the Literary Titan Gold Book Award, a BookFest Fall 2023 Award, and was a finalist in the Global Book Awards.  


Richard was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and raised by his grandparents after his father was killed in a car accident. They were poor and his grandmother suffered with cancer. These difficulties, along with Richard being afflicted with club feet, contributed to many early social and educational challenges.


Before his grandmother died, Richard was relocated to live with his mother and her new family in Burnsville, Minnesota, and later Las Vegas. Richard navigated these transitions and worked a variety of jobs (fast food, retail paint, muralist, stage foreman, and convenience store clerk among them) to earn an education. He attended Whittier College in California and then the University of Nevada, Reno. It was there that Richard transitioned from psychology and art to journalism, with an emphasis in advertising. 


Richard graduated during an economic recession. With no openings related to his field, he started freelancing as a journalist and copywriter. He wrote hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles, with his byline appearing in the Denver Post, Los Angeles Times, and publications for Simon & Schuster and Paramount Communications. He also scripted a documentary produced with PBS and contributed to five books related to marketing, public relations, and management.


His freelance career quickly led to the foundation of Copywrite, Ink., a 30-year-old strategic communications and writing services firm with publishing experience. While Richard serves as its president, he has concurrently held several senior management positions with other organizations. He also taught at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for 20 years.


In addition to his work, Richard serves as a city council-appointed volunteer commissioner on the Las Vegas Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission. He has assisted more than 60 nonprofit and professional organizations as a consultant and board member. He has also been featured as a speaker for a variety of organizations, including Wizard World Comic Con, G2E World Gaming Expo, National Recreation and Park Association, Regis University, and U.S. Small Business Administration.


Aside from writing, Richard has a broad range of interests, including travel, hiking, parks, fitness, illustration, photography, and spending time with family. He is married and has two children.


Interviews:

Who is Richard R. Becker [Career] — BTM News                                              Author Richard R. Becker [Third Wheel] — Inside The Audiobooth FB

Richard R. Becker with Gribben [All Books} — Toby Gribben Show          Navigating A Lifelong Identity Crisis [Profile] — Tracking Happiness

Interview with Richard R. Becker [Third Wheel] — Awesome Gang            Richard R. Becker: Dark And Skillful Novel [Third Wheel] — Many Books

Third Wheel by Richard R. Becker [Third Wheel] — Authors Glow            Interview with Award-winning Author [All Books] — Poet’s Corner

Vodcast Interview with Richard R. Becker [All Books] — Poets Corner       Navigating Lifelong Identity Crisis [Third Wheel| — Tracking Happiness

Meet the Author. Richard R. Becker [Third Wheel] — Reader Views          Interview with Richard R. Becker [Third Wheel] — Just American News          

Interviewing Third Wheel Author [Third Wheel] —Writers & Authors     Releasing a Coming-of-Age Thriller [Third Wheel] — Talking to Authors 

Interview with Richard R. Becker [Third Wheel] — New In Books               Interview with Richard R. Becker [Third Wheel] — Jukebox Mind

Q&A with Richard R. Becker [Third Wheel] — BookBuzz                              Featured Writer Interview [Third Wheel] — Awesome Gang

The Human Condition Across The U.S. [50 States] — Many Books             Interview with Richard R. Becker [50 States]— New In Books 

Richard R. Becker [50 States] — Book Reader Magazine                                    Q&A With Writer Richard Becker [50 States] — Liquid [Hip] 

Interview with The Reading Bud [50 States] — The Reading Bud                 Noshing with Richard Becker [50 States] — Ira’s Everything Bagel  

Pretty Hot Author Interview [50 States] — Pretty-Hot                                     Awesome Readers Meet Richard Becker [50 States] — Awesome Gang 

Author Richard R. Becker [50 States] — Inside The Audiobooth                   Interview with Richard R. Becker [50 States] — Interviews With Writers 

Podcast Interview with Richard R. Becker [50 States] — Crave Books           Interview with the Author [Ten Threads] — New In Books


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50 States: A collection of short short stories
50 States: A collection of short short stories
50 States: A collection of short short stories