Riley J. Minnich
Writer of all kinds
My Resume
PROFESSIONAL ​INFO​​
While I may not have much official experience with professional companies, I have been writing for fifteen years. Through fanfiction, poetry, novels, short stories, and novellas, I have developed and honed my writing into a distinct style. I have also grown to be very versatile in my writing. I can write anything that is asked of me and, if I don't know the best way to write that particular thing, then I have the drive to look up the proper way to write it. Writing is my passion and it's what I desperately want to do with my life.
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“What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you.” — Anne Lamott
Writing Experience
2014
Novel Author
During November of this year, participated in NanoWrimo and wrote a young adult novel called Rags to Rainbows, which I self-published using CreateSpace and is available on Amazon.com. This novel is about a young man in high school who has grown-up in a strictly homophobic environment and has to cope with the realization that he is gay. This novel can be found at https://www.amazon.com/Rags-Rainbows-Riley-J-Minnich/dp/1543194036/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=rags+to+rainbows&qid=1551885148&s=books&sr=1-1-catcorr
2023
Novel Author
This year, I finished my novel Pink, Purple, and Blue All Over. The novel is about a teenage boy, Noah, who moves to Blacksburg, VA, and quickly gets into a relationship with classmate, Leah. But over time, he falls for her brother, Dalton. Over the course of the book, he has to decide who he truly wants to be with along with coming to terms with the fact that he's not as straight as he thought he was.
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2010-present
Fanfiction Author
Since age fourteen, I have been writing and publishing fanfictions about various television shows, movies, and books that I have been interested in. I have dozens of fanfictions published on fanfiction.net and archiveofourown.org. These fanfictions have, for the most part, been very well received and I've received a lot of good feedback from strangers.
EDUCATION
2015-2016
Hollins University
From August of 2015 to May of 2016, I attended Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia. While at this university, I double majored in English and Psychology and achieved all As.
2016-2019
Radford University
From August of 2016 to May of 2019, I attended Radford University in Radford, Virginia. While at the university, I majored in Media Studies with a concentration in Production Technology and minored in Cinematic Arts. I managed to achieve a position on the Dean's List every semester and got involved with student media.