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Richard A. Lovett

American novelist

Richard A. Lovett (born October 28, 1953) is an American science fiction author and science writer from Portland, Oregon. He has written numerous short stories and factual articles that have appeared in multiple literary and scientific magazines and websites, including *og Science Fiction and Fact, National Geographic News, Nature, New Scientist, Science, Scientific American, Cosmos, and Psychology Today.

Lovett is one of the most prolific and decorated writers in *og's 80-plus-year history. His first formal appearance in the magazine other than a 1993 letter to the editor was "Tricorders, Yactograms and the Future of *ytical Chemistry: When 'Nano-' Isn't Small Enough" (April 1999), a science article. His first fiction appearance was the novelette "Equalization" (March 2003).

Lovett first won the magazine's reader's choice award, the *ytical Laboratory (AnLab), in 2002 for a 2001 fact article, "Up in Smoke: How Mt. St. Helens Blasted Conventional Scientific Wisdom" (April 2001). Since then he has won the award a record thirteen times, three times for novelettes, three times for novellas, and seven times for science articles. Including the 2015 awards, he has also placed in the top five 33 additional times, more than any other *og contributor. As of the July/Aug 2015 issue, his work had appeared in the magazine 134 times, placing him second place on the magazine's all-time contributor list. In addition to writing fiction and science articles for the magazine, he has also written profiles (called Biologs) since 2006, and a series of how-to articles about writing short stories. These special features comprise about a quarter of his total contributions to the magazine.

His science fiction stories have also appeared in Nature, Cosmos, Abyss and Apex, Esli (Russian translation), Running Times, and Marathon & Beyond.

Contents

  • 1 Coaching and sports writing
  • 2 Bibliography
    • 2.1 Short fiction
    • 2.2 Non fiction
  • 3 References
  • 4 External links

Coaching and sports writing

In addition to writing science fiction, Lovett is coach of Team Red Lizard, a 240-member running club in Portland, Oregon, as well as of seven women who qualified to compete for the 2012, 2016, or 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team, and one member of the U.S. Snow Shoe Racing Team. He writes frequent features about distance running for Running Times magazine and Marathon & Beyond, Podium Runner, Women's Running, and Peak Performance (UK), and has written Olympic-related news articles and features for National Geographic News, Cosmos, and the San Diego Union-Tribune newspaper. He has also co-aut*d two running books with marathon legend Alberto Salazar, plus two books on bicycle touring and one on cross-country skiing.

Sports themes, particularly running, have infused seven of his science fiction stories: "Equalization" (*og, March 2003), "Original Sin" (*og, June 2006), "Olympic Talent" (Nature, July 5, 2007), "Excellence" (*og, Jan/Feb 2009), "Jak and the Beanstalk" (*og, Jul/Aug 2011), "Running 2030" (Running Times, Dec 2011), and "Morgan's Run" (Cosmos, Nov/Dec 2012).

  • "Equalization" is the story of a futuristic 10,000-meter runner in a world in which runners are annually handicapped by mind/body swaps in which highly compe*ive individuals receive less-talented bodies;
  • "Original Sin" centers around a memory-recording device that allows coaches to feel exactly what their runners feel in training;
  • "Olympic Talent" and "Excellence" involve athletes who improve performance through gene doping, a technology in which gene therapy methods are used to enhance strength and endurance,
  • "Jak and the Beanstalk" centers around an endurance athlete who finds a way to climb a space elevator (the *ular "beanstalk") all the way to geosynchronous orbit,
  • "Running 2030" is a day in the life of a futuristic runner.
  • "Morgan's Run" addresses the same themes as "Running 2030."

Bibliography

Short fiction

Collections
  • Lovett, Richard A. & Mark Niemann-Ross (2012). Phantom sense and other stories. Strange Wolf Press.
    • Contents: A deadly intent (2008); NetPuppets (2005); New wineskins (2008); Phantom science (2010); Phantom sense (2010)
Stories
  • Tiny Berries (*og Science Fiction and Fact Sept 2003)
  • Weapon of M* Distraction (*og Science Fiction and Fact 2004)
  • Distant Fire (*og Science Fiction and Fact 2004)
  • Promises (*og Science Fiction and Fact 2004)
  • Caretaker (*og Science Fiction and Fact 2004)
  • A Few Good Men (*og Science Fiction and Fact 2005)
  • Tomorrow's Strawberries (*og Science Fiction and Fact 2005)
  • NetPuppets (*og Science Fiction and Fact 2005) with Mark Niemann-Ross
  • Zero Tolerance (*og Science Fiction and Fact 2005)
  • 911 Backup (*og Science Fiction and Fact 2005)
  • Dinosaur Blood (*og Science Fiction and Fact 2006)
  • Hiking the Roof of the World (Nature 2006)
  • Numismatist (*og Science Fiction and Fact 2006)
  • Original Sin (*og Science Fiction and Fact 2006)
  • A Pound of Flesh (*og Science Fiction and Fact Sept 2006)
  • Nigerian Scam (*og Science Fiction and Fact 2006)
  • The Unrung Bells of the Marie Celeste (*og Science Fiction and Fact 2007)
  • Bambi Steaks(*og Science Fiction and Fact 2007)
  • The Road to Heather Cove (Abyss & Apex 2007)
  • The Last of the Weathermen (*og Science Fiction and Fact 2007)
  • Olympic Talent (Nature 2007)
  • A Plutoid By Any Other Name . . . (*og Science Fiction and Fact 2007)
  • Bug Eyes (*og Science Fiction and Fact Nov 2008)
  • Excellence (*og Science Fiction and Fact 2009, reprinted in condensed version, Running Times 2009)
  • Attack of the Grub-Eaters (*og Science Fiction and Fact 2009)
  • Carpe Mañana (Abyss & Apex 2009)
  • Snowflake Kisses (*og Science Fiction and Fact 2010) with Holly Hight
  • Sense of Wonder (Nature, vol. 465, p.:656, June 3, 2010)
  • Spludge (*og Science Fiction and Fact, 2010)
  • Multivac's Singularity (*og Science Fiction and Fact Jan/Feb 2011)
  • Jak and the Beanstalk (*og Science Fiction and Fact Jul/Aug 2011)
  • Running 2030 (Running Times, December 2011, pp.:41–44)
  • Mother's Tattoos (*og Science Fiction and Fact March 2012)
  • Nightfall on the Peak of Eternal Light (*og Science Fiction and Fact July/Aug 2012) with William Gleason
  • Tech Support (*og Science Fiction and Fact Nov 2012)
  • Morgan's Run (Cosmos Nov/Dec 2012)
  • Cats Know (*og Science Fiction and Fact Dec 2012)
  • Living Large (Starship Century, Gregory Benford and James Benford, eds., 2013)
  • The Wormhole War (*og Science Fiction and Fact June 2015)

Non fiction

  • Lovett, Richard A. (April 1999). "Tricorders, yactograms and the future of *ytical chemistry: When 'nano-' isn't small enough". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 119 (4): 41–51.
  • — (February 2001). "The view from space: Satellites predict a lot more than weather". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 121 (2): 48–59.
  • — (April 2001). "Up in Smoke: How Mt. St. Helens Blasted Conventional Scientific Wisdom". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 121 (4).
  • — (October 2001). "No Apparent Danger: The True Story of Volcanic Disaster at Galeras and Nevado del Ruiz, by Victoria Bruce (review)". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 121 (10): 137.
  • — (June 2002). "Subsisting on oxygen lite: Al*ude research, Himalayan mountaineering, and their applications to alien worlds". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 122 (6): 48–60.
  • — (February 2002). "Living at Extremes: Antarctic Lakes Yield Lessons for Mars, Europa, and Beyond". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 122 (2): 48–60.
  • — (September 2002). "Sedimentology gone wild: The onion-layer theory of time travel". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 122 (9): 52–63.
  • — (September 2002). "Hubbert's Peak: The Impending World Oil Shortage" (Review)". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 122 (9): 137.
  • — (February 2003). "Paleolakes, Jøkulhlaups, and Mobergs: What Iceland Reveals about 'Wet Mars'". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 123 (2): 52–63.
  • — (May 2003). "The Search for Extraterrestrial Oceans". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 123 (5): 36–45.
  • — (July 2003). "From Salt Foam to Artificial Oysters: Innovative Solutions to Global Warming". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 123 (7&8): 43–51.
  • — (July 2003). "Volcanoes in Human History: The Far-Reaching Effects of Major Eruptions (book review)". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 123 (7&8): 209.
  • — (November 2003). "Moving Beyond 'Life as We Know It': Astrobiology Takes On 'Earthist-centricity". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 123 (11): 30–41.
  • — (April 2004). "Forensic Seismology: The Big Science of Minor Shakeups". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 124 (4): 24–33. Polish Translationin Nowa Fantastyka, October 2004.
  • — (June 2004). "The Transience of Memory: We Really Can Remember It for You Wholesale". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 124 (6): 38–45.
  • — (November 2004). "Fat Mice, Eating Machines, and Biochemical Treason: Will We Ever Create a Dial-a-Weight Pill?". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 124 (11): 34–43.
  • — (March 2005). "The Prehistory of Global Climate Change". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 125 (3): 30–41.
  • — (June 2005). "Gene Doping and Other Olympic Scandals of the (Not-So Distant) Future". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 125 (6): 34–44.
  • — (October 2005). "The Wired Ocean: Doing Oceanography Without Getting All Wet". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 125 (10): 26–35.
  • — (January 2006). "From Fimbulwinter to Dante's Hell: The Strange Saga of Snowball Earth". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 126 (1&2): 86–965.
  • — (April 2006). "Stephen Baxter". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 126 (4).
  • — (May 2006). "Catherine Shaffer". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 126 (5).
  • — (July 2006). "Messengers from the Earth's Core? The Great Plume Debate Heats Up". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 126 (7&8): 36–44.
  • — (October 2006). "The Great Sumatran Earthquakes of 2004-5". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 126 (10): 46–55.
  • — (October 2006). "Robert J. Howe". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 126 (10).
  • — (January 2007). "After gas: are we ready for the end of oil?". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 127 (1&2).
  • — (April 2007). "The Ice Age that Wasn't: How our ancestors may have held the ice at bay". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 127 (4): 44–51.
  • — (June 2007). "Cryovolcanoes, Swiss Cheese, and the Walnut Moon". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 127 (6): 40–52.
  • — (July 2007). "Joe Schembrie". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 127 (7&8).
  • — (September 2007). "E. Mark Mitchell". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 127 (9): 70.
  • — (October 2007). "Ekaterina Sedia". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 127 (10).
  • — (November 2007). "The Search for the World's First Equestrians". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 127 (11): 48–54.
  • — (January–February 2008). "Mia Molvray". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 128 (1&2).
  • — (April 2008). "Nuclear autumn: the consequences of a 'small' nuclear war". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 128 (4): 30–35.
  • — (June 2008). "Peroxide snows, ejected moons, and deserts that create themselves". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 128 (6): 38–45.
  • — (October 2008). "Here be there dragons: the Ivory-Billed Wood* and other mysteries of an explored planet". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 128 (10).
  • — (October 2008). "Mark Niemann-Ross". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 128 (10).
  • — (December 2008). "David Bartell". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 128 (12): 7.
  • — (December 2008). "Green nanotechnology". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 128 (12): 22–28.
  • — (April 2009). "James Eric Stone". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 129 (4): 49.
  • — (May 2009). "Geology, Geohistory, and "Psychohistory": The (Continuing) Debate Between Uniformitarians and Catastrophists". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 129 (5): 23–29.
  • — (June 2009). "Craig DeLancey". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 129 (6): 7.
  • — (September 2009). "From Atlantis to canoe-eating trees: geomythology comes of age". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 129 (9): 32–38.
  • — (October 2009). "William Gleason". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 129 (10).
  • — (December 2009). "Plate tectonics, Goldilocks, and the Late Heavy Bombardment:: why Earth isn't Mars or Venus". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 129 (12): 21–27.
  • — (January 2010). "Kristine Kathryn Rusch". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 130 (1&2).
  • — (March 2010). "Christopher L. Bennett". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 130 (3): 63.
  • — (April 2010). "Brenda Cooper". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 130 (4): 7.
  • — (April 2010). "What's in a Kiss? The Wild, Wonderful World of Philematology". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 130 (4): 37–42.
  • — (May 2010). "David W. Goldman". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 130 (5): 58.
  • — (June 2010). "Henry Honken". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 130 (6): 7.
  • — (July 2010). "Artificial Volcanoes: Can We Cool the Earth By Imitating Mt. Pinatubo?". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 130 (7&8): 40–45.
  • — (October 2010). "Visit to the Forgotten Planet: What Scientists are Learning as MESSENGER Prepares to Orbit Mercury". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 130 (10).
  • Lovett, Richard A. & Mark Niemann-Ross (November 2010). "Phantom science". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 130 (11): 38–43.
  • Lovett, Richard A. (January 2011). "Juliette Wade". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 131 (1&2): 27.
  • — (March 2011). "Brad Aiken". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 131 (3): 45.
  • — (April 2011). "Adam-Troy Castro". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 131 (4): 27.
  • — (June 2011). "David Levine". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 131 (6): 73.
  • — (September 2011). "Shake, Rattle, and Roll: Is Missouri Really America's Most Dangerous Earthquake Zone?". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 131 (9): 17–23.
  • — (September 2011). "Brad R. Torgersen". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 131 (9): 103.
  • — (December 2011). "Poisons, Temperature, and Climate Change: Will Global Warming Make Everything Else Worse?". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 131 (12): 20–27.
  • — (January 2012). "Sean McMullin". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 132 (1&2): 97.
  • — (March 2012). "Alec Nevala-Lee". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 132 (3): 41.
  • — (April 2012). "Planets (Oops, Planetoids) X, Y, Z and W: What the Kuiper Belt Teaches About the Dawn of the Solar System". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 132 (4): 22–29.
  • — (July 2012). "Fluffy Impact: What LCROSS Found When It Hit the Moon". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 132 (7&8): 44–49.
  • — (July 2012). "Howard V. Hendrix". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 132 (7&8): 117.
  • — (October 2012). "Jay Werkheiser". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 132 (10)::?.
  • — (November 2012). "Sarah K. Castle". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 132 (11): 52–53.
  • — (November 2012). "The Day the Sun Exploded". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 132 (11): 21–27.
  • — (November 2012). "Guest Alternate View: Traditional Mousetraps". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 132 (11): 54–57.
  • — (December 2012). "Paul Carlson". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 132 (12): 65.
  • — (January 2013). "Robert Scherrer". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 133 (1&2): 63.
  • — (May 2013). "The Golden Age comes to Seattle:: is a* mining really part of our near future?". Science Fact. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 133 (5): 22–28.
  • — (June 2013). "Waves of the Future: Where Will the Next Tsunami Strike?". Science Fact. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 133 (6): 21–28.
  • — (May 2014). "Karl Schroeder". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 134 (5): 28.
  • — (September 2014). "Saturn's 'jet-propelled' moon and the search for extraterrestrial life". Science Fact. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 134 (9): 22–29.
  • — (October 2014). "Living in indignation". Guest Editorial. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 134 (10): 4–7.
  • — (December 2014). "Mary Claire Schmidt". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 134 (12): xx.
  • — (January–February 2015). "J. T. Sharrah". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 135 (1&2): 29.
  • — (March 2015). "Marisa Lingen". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 135 (3): 61.
  • — (April 2015). "Bond Elam". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 135 (4): 7.
  • — (April 2015). "New Horizons at Pluto: the Grand Tour Finally Completed". Science Fact. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 135 (4): 32–39.
  • — (July 2015). "Liz J. Andersen". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 135 (7&8): 70.
  • — (September 2015). "Martin L. Shoemaker". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 135 (9): 31.
  • — (September 2015). "Human-Caused Earthquakes: From Science Fiction to Seismology". Science Fact. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 135 (9): 32–39.
  • — (October 2015). "Joe Pitkinn". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 135 (10): 45.
  • — (November 2015). "Brain Hacking: The Legal, Social, and Scientific Ramifications of the Latest (Very Real) Mind-Reading Technologies". Science Fact. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 135 (11): 32–40.
  • — (December 2015). "Bill Johnson". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 135 (12): 89.
  • — (January 2016). "Home, James". Alternate View. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 136 (1&2): 88–91.
  • — (April 2016). "Maggie Clark". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 136 (4): 9.
  • — (May 2016). "Ian Creasey". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 136 (5): 55.
  • — (June 2016). "Fog of Spiders". Alternate View. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 136 (6)::??.
  • — (July 2016). "Earthrise,' the 'Blue Marble,' and the New Skunk Works". Guest Editorial. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 136 (7&8): 4–7.
  • — (July 2016). "Energy for the Future: Solar-Derived Fuels, Artificial Leaves, and Electricity-Eating Microbes that Poop Out Gasoline". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 136 (7&8): 24–32.
  • — (July 2016). "Andrew Barton". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 136 (7&8): 73.
  • — (September 2016). "Pluto's Perplexing Polygons". Alternate View. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 136 (9): 75–77.
  • — (November 2016). "Dawn Comes to the A* Belt: What NASA's 9-Year Mission is Learning About one of Science Fiction's Favorite Realms". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 136 (11): 20–29.
  • — (November 2016). "Gray Rinehart". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 136 (11): 103.
  • — (June 2016). "Cis and Trans on the Track". Alternate View. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 136 (11): 53–55, 68.
  • — (December 2016). "Brendan Dubois". Biolog. *og Science Fiction and Fact. 136 (123): 53.
Writing articles
  • Lovett, Richard A. (January 2007). "How to write something you don't know anything about". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 127 (1&2).
  • — (July 2008). "Hook, lure, and narrative: the art of writing story leads". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 128 (7&8).
  • — (January 2010). "Making unreality ring true: writer's tricks for bringing stories to life". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 130 (1&2): 52–55.
  • — (July 2010). "The Serious Business of Writing Humor". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 130 (7 & 8): 122–126.
  • — (January 2011). "Writing Fiction: About Yourself". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 131 (1&2): 122–125.
  • — (July 2011). "More Than Plot and Character: the Story-telling Secret of Narrative Voice". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 131 (7&8).
  • — (January 2012). "Theme: The Art of Writing 'About' Something". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 132 (1&2): 115–119.
  • — (July 2012). "Real Talk: The Fine Art of Writing Dialog". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 132 (7&8): 50–57.
  • — (January 2013). "Time, Place, and Wonder: The Use of Setting in Short Fiction". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 133 (1&2): 50–57.
  • — (September 2013). "From idea to story (or why 'high concept' is only the beginning)". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 133 (9): 72–77.
  • — (July 2014). "Foreshadowing and the Ides of March: How to (Sort Of) Hint at Things to Come". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 134 (7&8): 96–101.
  • — (July 2015). "Plotting: How to Make the Unexpected into the Inevitable". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 135 (7&8): 84–90.
  • — (January 2016). "Creating Conflict: How to Write Adversaries Good (Bad) Enough to Bring Out Your Hero's Best". *og Science Fiction and Fact. 136 (1&2): 122–127.

References

    External links

    • The Winning Athletes
    • Olympic Talent
    • Team Red Lizard
    • Richard A. Lovett at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

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