Richard Sharp graduated with a BA from Harvard and earned his MPIA from Princeton. He went on to enjoy a successful career as an international development consultant before retiring to pursue his literary endeavors.
Sharp is also the author of Crystal Ships, Jacob's Cellar, Time is the Oven, and the Independent Publishers gold medal winner The Duke Don't Dance. In addition to winning the IPPY, The Duke Don't Dance was included on the Kirkus Best Self-Published Book list, won the Best Adult Fiction E-Book award, and was a ForeWord Clarion Firsts and Reader's Favorite finalist. An extract from Crystal Ships was a Deane Ritch Lomax Poetry Award honorable mention.
Sharp is married with two adult children and lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.