Richard Hacker has been writing most of his life, and professionally, in support of his work in management consulting, public speaking and training in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. In 2009 he moved, along with his wife, from Austin to Seattle, shifting his professional focus from business consulting to writing fiction full time.Richard’s writing has been recognized by the Writer’s League of Texas and the Pacific Northwest Writers Association. As a judge in literary contests such as PNWA and ChicLit, he enjoys the opportunity to give writers honest critique to move their craft forward. His three published novels, humorous crime thrillers, ride the sometimes thin line between fact and fiction in Texas. He is currently working on a fantasy, ADDISON SHAW AND THE LORDS OF ALCHEMY.Richard has a Humanities degree from the University of Texas at Austin and completed his graduate work at Southern Methodist University. He received a Certificate in Genre Fiction from the University of Washington in 2011, is a member of the Pacific Northwest Writers Association. In addition, he is the science fiction and fantasy edition for the literary review, Del Sol Review.