Richard Dean Starr

Richard Dean Starr
Richard Dean Starr
Occupation	Editor Short story writer Screenwriter Newspaper Reporter Film Critic Copywriter
Genre	Suspense Horror Fantasy Science fiction Westerns
Website
http://www.richarddeanstarr.com

Richard Dean Starr is an American copywriter, editor, and author of fiction and graphic novels whose work has featured characters including Hellboy, Zorro, The Phantom, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, The Avenger, and Wyatt Earp, among others. He is also a former journalist and film critic who has written for both newspapers and magazines. In addition to his fiction and non-fiction he is also a leading generalist copywriter and expert on small-business marketing.

Starr was born in Torrance, California, but spent thirteen years in Florida. He recently returned to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a film and television director. To date, he has worked as a Production Coordinator and Co-Producer on three feature films and two short films. In addition to his motion picture work, he was named Special Projects Coordinator for Moonstone Books in 2007. Starr recently finished editing Tales of Zorro, the first anthology of original Zorro short fiction ever authorized by Zorro Productions, Inc. The collection is scheduled for release in the Spring of 2008 in both trade and limited signed editions illustrated by Douglas Klauba, Ruben Procopio, and Sergio Martinez.

Anthologies

Hellboy

• Hellboy: Odder Jobs (Dark Horse, 2004)

Zorro

• Tales of Zorro (Moonstone Books, 2007)
• More Tales of Zorro (Moonstone Books Forthcoming, 2009)

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

• Kolchak: The Night Stalker Casebook (Moonstone Books, 2007)
• Kolchak: The Night Stalker Chronicles (Moonstone Books, 2005)

The Phantom

• The Phantom Chronicles (Moonstone Books, 2007)

The Avenger

• The Avenger Chronicles (Moonstone Books, 2008)

Other Short Fiction

• "Fear Itself" (Cemetery Dance magazine, Stephen King Halloween issue, 2005)

Graphic / Illustrated Novels

• Wyatt Earp: The Justice Riders (Moonstone Books, 2008)

Non-Fiction

• The Dean Koontz Encyclopedia (Moonstone Books, Forthcoming)
• The Zorro Trivia Book (Forthcoming)
• The Art of Zorro (Forthcoming)

Journalism

• "A Conversation with Piers Anthony" (Science Fiction Chronicle, September, 1994)
• "A Conversation with Tim Powers" (Science Fiction Chronicle, May, 1994)
• "A Conversation with John Barnes" (Science Fiction Chronicle, Date Unknown)
• "Fantasy's Technique" (Starlog Magazine, April, 1991)

Editorial

• Tales of Zorro (Moonstone Books, 2008)
• Sex, Lies and Private Eyes (Moonstone Books, 2008)
• More Tales of Zorro (Moonstone Books Forthcoming, 2009)
• Succubus: Tales of Erotic Horror (Moonstone Books Forthcoming, 2009)

Screenplays

• Storm Warning (alt. title: Storm Front) - Four Score Films (option only), 1991

Films

• Wednesday Again - Production Coordinator, 2007
• Shadowheart - Production Coordinator, 2007 (Uncredited)
• Space Reserved - Co-Producer and Production Coordinator, 2007 (Unproduced)

Professional Affiliations

• Horror Writers Association (HWA), Active Member, 2007
• International Association of Media Tie-In Writers (IAMTW), Active Member, 2007
• Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), Former Member, 1991-1994
• Georgia Press Association, Former Member, 1989

External links

• Official Web Site
• Copywriting and Marketing Web Site
• Tales of Zorro Interview with Richard Dean Starr and other contributors at The Pulse
• Interview with Richard Dean Starr at The Auden Interviews
• Richard Dean Starr at IMDb
• News Coverage of the 2007 San Diego Comic-Con Tales of Zorro Panel at Comic-Con International

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