✍️🗓️ March of the Writers — Day 23 by Richard White Writer Resolutions Read on Substack Resolutions usually come and go, but lately it feels like something bigger is shifting — not just goals, but how and where the work gets done. I’ve been …
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March of the Writers – Day 18 by Richard White Where the Magic Happens ✍️✨ Read on Substack Every writer has a place where the world fades and imagination takes the throne. For some, it’s a quiet office. For others, a coffee shop humming with …
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As part of my MFA program, I’ve been digging into the business and craft of espionage and speculative thriller writing—looking at how the genre works, who publishes it, who represents it, and why readers keep returning to stories about intelligence, secrets, and shadows. Image by Angelo Scarcella from Pixabay …
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INTELLIGENCE DISPATCH — PUBLIC RELEASE After years of building stories in the shadows, the operation has officially begun. I’ve launched my first subscription publication on Substack: The Shadow Directive. This is where I’ll be sharing classified-style briefings on espionage thrillers, tradecraft, covert history, and behind-the-scenes …
Read MoreA reflective year in review and a look ahead to 2026—new poetry, Whiskey and the Winter Wind, and the launch of The Gemini Project, an MFA thesis novel exploring truth, power, and deception.
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Richard White’s Breakout Espionage Thriller Debut This is the story that steps out of the shadows. A black sedan disappears into a blizzard on a forgotten stretch of highway. Snow buries the wreckage. Wind scours the road clean. No skid marks. No witnesses. By morning, …
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