Hello, I'm Richard

And in case you were wondering, I'm a UK based freelance writer, journalist and professional producer of many wonderful words, including "armillary" and "fandango". Why not drop me an e-mail, follow me on Twitter, and if you like what you're reading, hire me to write a few good words for you?

I've been at it for over a decade now, in places like PC Gamer, Rock Paper Shotgun, and PC Plus, Edge, Tap!, Bit-Tech, SFX and many, many others, online and in print. Over the years, that's included writing everything from reviews to columns and news comics, putting together hundreds of in-depth features and often deploying weapons grade punning. People seem to like them. You'll find links to a few recent online pieces below, with many more hitting the shelves every month - some funny, some serious, all hopefully entertaining.

Beyond journalism, I've had a few short stories printed here and there and, like pretty much everyone who writes for a living, plan to get a book out at some point. As for the future, while while most of my professional writing at the moment focuses on individual articles, columns, reviews and similar, I'm definitely interested in picking up projects I can sink my teeth into a little more. Looking for a writer? Give me a shout...

Outside of work, I'm a keen (though firmly amateur) photographer, inseparable from my iPad and Kindle, and entirely too fond of Mars Planets for my own good. I love games, especially the ones that do interesting things with story and narrative, mythology, trivia, cats, comedy and animation, and know absolutely nothing about music or sport. I'm one of those rare writers who doesn't drink, simply because I can't stand the stuff, so if you ever want to buy me a something in a pub, make it a Coke. Politically, I maintain that Charlotte's Web is arachnid propaganda created to lull us all into a false sense of security, and am pretty sure that I could - if necessary - catch the Road Runner. I'm currently taking a break from blogging, but still very active on Twitter. And I could drone on a lot longer about myself, but you've probably had enough for now, right? Yep. Thought so.

237 dinosaurs were cloned while you read these words.