The Works of Richard Westcott
Welcome to westcottpress.net
“The net to use when you’re fishing for a new read”
This site makes the writings of Richard Westcott available to everyone.
Why is everything free?
Doesn’t that mean my work is worthless? No. It means that no one knows who I am as an author and I am not comfortable asking people to pay for my writing when it is an entirely unknown quantity. Also, I have no money to pay for an Amazon self-published book. But can’t you make a self-published book for free on Amazon (you ask (go ahead, do it)? Maybe, but then, being totally blind I, and other blind folk, couldn’t read it. (Also, see above about no one knows. But, you ask: Isn’t this degrading to other struggling authors who are charging for their work? Ah, I say, their work may be better than mine. Send your comments and questions to richardwestcott3000
@gmail.com (address broken intentionally to befuddle web crawlers)
So with that – enjoy!
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What’s New
An audio version of Blind Terror is in the works! I’ll keep you posted. Soon there will be an airing date for my interview on WCCA TV’s Connecting The Dots Program with Liz Myska. My interview was a free-wheeling conversation about all things blind. It was fun and ended way too soon Enjoy the books!
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How to Use your PDF Book
Some Notes on Using Your PDF Book: This is written for Windows, I can’t tell you about Apple. Your book should automatically open with Google or Microsoft Edge. To ensure that you can see the full cover illustration and title page, try setting your view to “2 page.” The Table of Contents is interactive. Clicking…
About the Author
(This is where it gets weird because I am writing about myself in the third person. It’s especially weird because I can’t even see the second person, but then, of course, I’m freakin blind, so there’s that.) But here goes:
Richard Westcott loves words and what can be done with them.
He turned to writing when his career as a Civil Engineer was curtailed when he went suddenly blind as a doorstop. That is the experience he chronicles in Blind Terror.
He has appeared live at four The Moth Mainstage Events. His story is available at The Moth Radio Hour. If you are not familiar with The Moth Radio Hour or Podcast, I encourage you to check it out.