Frederick Louis Richardson
Nearly all creative minds start out early in life; for Frederick Louis Richardson it began at age 11 in the attic of his parent's home in Pittsburgh, PA.
Short stories, poetry, plays--even scripts written for 8mm movies, one starring his sister Adrena, who played herself...and her evil twin--all the product of Frederick's fertile mind. His prodigious efforts continued throughout high school and during a stint in the Marine Corps entertaining fellow recruits with original songs and stories to escape the isolation of boot camp.
Later, Frederick would write, produce and direct stage plays for the Hill House community center in Pittsburgh then for the City of Kansas City (MO) Linwood Multipurpose Center. And through his production company, Demundi, he staged the first black production at the historic Folly Theater while also becoming the first black columnist to write for the Kansas City Star, the weekly column "Blackbeat".
With partner, Paula J. Wright, he developed a local TV show under the sponsorship of a Texas hair-care products company, produced a short video production and TV pilot. Frederick, together with Ms Wright, would go on to develop for Michael Jackson a feature film script, "The Pied-Piper of Harlem" and a children's program for PBS, however both projects failed to materialize.
Subsequently, Frederick worked with Kansas City real estate developer Marion Trozzolo developing the motion picture project "Battle for the River Quay"; and appeared in the film, Kansas City, under the direction of Robert Altman.
His first published novel, Black Rush (winner of a grant from the D.C. Commission on Arts and Humanities) was the first story about vampires who didn't fear daylight. His second book awaiting publication, The Rococo Paradox introduces amateur detective Frank Rococo tracking down the killer of a D.C. police detective, leading to Wall Street and the truth behind the economic meltdown.
The author can be followed on http://dreamerchant.com and http://twitter.com/Spirit_Walking
