Let there be FOWG
– a guest posting to SBWC’s Blog There is something magical in validation from peers. For most of us, our lives are a quest, in some form, for exactly that. […]
The Value of Hanging Out with Fellow Lunatics
The following was a guest blog posting for the Santa Barbara Writers Conference (sbwriters.com) Writers come in all shapes and sizes, physically and metaphorically. Weaving simple words into verse of […]
The Lost Fedora
Just a brief post. Looking for an update on The Lost Fedora? The Santa Barbara Literary Journal’s anthology The Fifth Fedora dropped on September 14th. You can find it at […]
Tuesday was a first for me!
It is one of those things… you know the things that fall into that what authors do list of expectations. In this case that thing was a public speaking event, […]
Beware what you put to paper – it may come back to haunt you
It’s that time of year again – NaNoWriMo. And I find myself, tush in seat, fingers to the keyboard, wracking my brain for a story. My adoring wife wants me […]
It’s the little things that keep you energized
I had the coolest thing happen to me a couple of days ago, and I’m still buzzing from it. Back in June, I had a short story accepted for an […]
Lurking shadows and desperate prayers
One of the hardest aspects of crafting a novel, for me, is the motivation to plow through the middle. I write what I see in my head. In that, I’ll […]
Illusions of progress
Imagine, if you will, two stories. With a common premise. Interdependent upon one another. Authored a year apart. The second, done as a challenge by my well-intentioned band of lunatics. […]
Published…
The Fervid Imagination and Writing Process of Rick Shaw – by M. Talley Rick Shaw has been part of the Southern California writing community for over a decade. Though I […]