Closely Held Secrets

Richard Vanderveld, born in 1926, knew at an early age he wanted to become a writer - a sports writer. After a WWII interruption onboard a ship in the South Pacific, he realized that boyhood dream when he landed a job as sports writer for the Santa Monica Evening Outlook, a position he enjoyed for nine years before going on to explore other fields. His next job, at the Los Angeles Times as a reporter in the financial section, taught him a great deal about stocks and bonds. After a few years, that experience led him to his role as western manager for a New York-based public relations firm representing corporations. He proved good at it and was a specialist in designing communications and executing PR campaigns. On retiring, he still had the urge to write, and decided at long last to try his hand at a Romance novel. Richard, your enduring propensity for romance is no longer a closely held secret, but shared to the degree we allow ourselves to embrace it. Thank you.