Descended from Swedish and Norwegian immigrants, Richard was born in Chicago Illinois. Most of his younger years were spent growing up around bi and trilingual families and eating a lot of pickled herring. His literary inspirations had their inception in Stavanger Norway ......... Richard cites his predominant literary influences being Jules Verne, Soren Kierkegaard, C.S. Lewis, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, John Muir, Herman Hesse, Bret Harte, Jack London, Mark Twain, Robert Lewis Stevenson among others ................. Richard began his foray into the arts with the trumpet when he was six years of age. For twelve years he played classical trumpet and then, because of the phenomenal British invasion of music, specifically the Beatles and the Dave Clark Five, he finally dropped the trumpet to begin playing acoustic and electric guitar and writing songs and lyrics. Richard wrote poetry, stories, and songs, in High School and College. Richard attended the pits of "higher (relative) learning" at Mesa College, USD, UCSB, and Santa Barbara City. There has never been a time in Richards’s life when he wasn’t writing in one form or another. “For as long as I can remember I have always had pencil to paper to get creative ideas out,” he quotes .............. Richard was a Construction Engineer for two years in the United States Army. He operated heavy equipment. He was actively involved in the construction of roads, aircraft runways, and tank pads in Europe. For twenty plus years Richard played music ranging from extremely hard power trio rock, to pop jazz and country swing. He traveled all over the US, Canada, and Europe in over 33 professional bands. They played clubs, cabarets, small venues, and concert halls ..................... Richard received the literary vision for the MONUMENTAL JOURNEY SERIES in early 2002. He took on the responsibility of writing a sweeping Adventure Mystery Historical Fiction series about the early Rognvald Vikings journey to the Southwestern United States and then, over four hundred and fifty years later, the crew of the schooner Heimdall's decision to bravely retrace the original Rognvald journey in its fullness. Richards novels have been likened to an amalgam of Jules Verne, Robert Lewis Stevenson, and C.S. Lewis. All Richards novels are available at Barnes and Noble, Amazon, the brick and mortar bookstores, and at www.richardlcederberg.com

              

Birth Place: Chicago, IL 

Accomplishments: In August 2007, the Mississippi Crow Magazine nominated Richard for a 2008 PushCart Prize. He was awarded POET OF THE YEAR (2006) at thewritingforum.net, and also 2007 BEST NEW FICTION at CST. Richard is an award winning writer that has been published in the Mississippi Crow Magazine, three times as a NOVELIST, and also as a CUTTING EDGE POET in varied anthologies, compendiums, and e-zines, including Poetry Life and Times, Taborri Press, and the Taj Majal Review. His work is currently in over 35,000 data bases and outlets. His novels include: A MONUMENTAL JOURNEY - IN SEARCH OF THE FIRST TRIBE - THE UNDERGROUND RIVER ......... Richard presently is composing his fourth and final novel in the Monumental Journey series: IN THE REALM OF ANCIENTS ........ Richard was privileged to design, build, and operate his own Acoustica Electronica MIDI based Recording Studio in 1995 called TAYLOR & GRACE. For seven years he diligently pursued his own visions and the visions of others. Richard personally composed and multi-track recorded over 500 compositions during this time and has two completed CD’s to his personal credit: WHAT LOVE HAS DONE and THE PATH. Richard retired from the music business after performing professionally for fifteen plus years. No regrets! He now works as a Superintendent with SDCC and as an Author and Poet ......... Richard is also a carpenter and a collector of books. The Easton Press is his favorite ........ Richard and his wife Michele are avid adventurers and explore the Laguna's and Cuyamaca's, the High Deserts in Southern California, the Dixie National Forest in Southern Utah, the Northern California and southern Oregon coastlines, and the "Four Corners" region of the United States.
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All Richards Novels, in the MONUMENTAL JOURNEY SERIES, are available in Hardback - Paperback - and E-Book. E-books are available only on Author House. www.richardlcederberg.com