Richard Ridley

http://www.rwridley.com
http://www.booksurge.com

Richard Ridley is an Author Marketing Specialist for BookSurge, as well as an award-winning self-published author. Richard has been writing for over 20 years and is intimate with the complexities of the publishing industry; through his role as a consultant for BookSurge, he speaks to authors with compassion and understanding from his own experiences as a self-published author.

Richard is the author of the IPPY award winning novels The Takers: Book One of the Oz Chronicles, Delon City: Book Two of the Oz Chronicles, and the recently released, The Pure: Book Three of the Oz Chronicles.

The Takers is the winner of The Writer's Digest International Self-Published Book Award in the Middle Grade/Young Adult Category. He is represented by the Plainsmart Publishing Agency.