My writing evolved from my love of reading. a trait I inherited from my dad. He started me out with Edgar Rice Burroughs, Earl Stanley Gardner and Louis Lamour.
In my early teens I discovered THH White and JRR Tolkien and read everything I could by them. Over the years, there were many authors that influenced me from Edgar Alle.... more
My writing evolved from my love of reading. a trait I inherited from my dad. He started me out with Edgar Rice Burroughs, Earl Stanley Gardner and Louis Lamour.
In my early teens I discovered THH White and JRR Tolkien and read everything I could by them. Over the years, there were many authors that influenced me from Edgar Allen Poe to Tom Clancy. Among those that had the most influence were James Clavell, Herman Wouk, Stephen King, Anne Rice, James Michener and one author destined to become my favorite, John Sanford. Although, of late, I have become a fan of Greg Gongrain and his "Immortals" series.e
I took several writing classes at Del Mar College and eventually at Tarrant County in Fort Worth which enhanced my desire to write.
As I said, the author who has had the most influence on me, publishes under the pen-name of John Sanford. It is his “Prey” series, featuring the life of Lucas Davenport that has captivated me through 26 books in the series, and I am currently reading number 27; “Golden Prey”. Not to mention the Virgil Flowers series.
I began writing with poetry and essays in the 80's, much of which I posted online as the internet grew. After getting clean and sober in 1992, I wrote several essays and shorts that were published by Narcotics Anonymous in their monthly magazine. I continued to develop as a poet through the 80's and 90's, gathering a collection of works that were not all good, by any stretch of the imagination, but all of them were mine.
I found the release in poetry that I had been looking for in alcohol and drugs and it became an integral part of my recovery.
in May of 2016 Xlibris Publishing released a collection of my poetry and musings, as well as photography, titled "Life and Death in a Single Breath". In publishing, I fulfilled a promise made to my mom and daughter Jessica that someday I would share my work. "Life and Death in a Single Breath, Volume Two", was released May 10, 2018.
In June of 2017, my first short story was published by Centum Press, (now Snow Leopard Publishing) in their Anthology "100 Voices." My contribution as one of the 100 writers featured is titled "Radar Love"; a story of a stray dog that wandered into my shop and heart and changed me forever.
Evolution of a Killer, A Lazarus Solaris Thriller, my self-published debut novel, was released February 27, 2018. A crime thriller about a seven year old orphan, who grew into a cold blooded killer with a personal code of ethics. A man who is as capable of random acts of kindness as he is violence.
Memoirs of the (Not-so) Grim Reaper, my second novel, released on August 2, 2018, is a dark, comedic history of the deadly long time servant of the gods, the Grim Reaper, told from his perspective. "Snarky" is the best way to describe the sarcastic, bombastic and irreverent harvester of souls.
"Family Matters, A Lazarus Solaris Thriller", the Second of The Lazarus Chronicles, will be released in the Spring of 2019. A crime thriller illustrating how far Lazarus will go for someone important to the killer known as the Chameleon. A story of not only family matters, but also discovering how much family matters in times of crisis.
All my books are available on Amazon.
Robert Ullrich's Projects
Book One of of The Lazarus Chronicles introduces, Laxarus Solaris and how this 7 year-old orphan ... more
The Year is 2011, and 25 years of peace between the
Sicilian Mafia Families is in jeopardy.... more
Lazarus Solaris, the assassin known as the Chameleon finds himself working with the Israeli Mossa... more
Robert Ullrich's Services
New enterprise. Primarily on my own work to date. I have done several reviews on request, and have experience as a beta reader. I am offering book reviews, recommendations and self publishing assistance. I have created some bookcovers.
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