Rich Hailey – Writer
Snippets, News, Reviews, and other stuff.
Proud member of team “And More!” My first sale!
Most of y’all know that I submit regularly to the “Postcards” series from Raconteur Press. For those aren’t aware, it’s an open submission call that happens from time to time whenever the gang go to a convention. They send an AI generated image to anybody who asks, and you must write a story of precisely 50 words, no more, no less, inspired by the image. You only have until the Monday after the con to submit the story, so there’s a time pressure added to the word count. It’s a fun challenge, and I’ve made the cut for two of the four volumes.
I thought I’d share my process for any of you that are interested. (BUYER BEWARE: This story did NOT make the cut.)
Graphite and Turbulence is Book Two of The Elemental Artist series by Jami Fairleigh. The first book, Oil and Dust, introduces Matthew Sugiyama, an Artist who has the magical ability to reshape the physical world through painting. The series is set in a post apocalyptic world where the survivors have come together to form small […]
Happy New Year! I hope you had a great holiday season and are approaching this new year with energy, enthusiasm, and appreciation! Now, to the update! And that’s it for this update! Have a great week!
My name is Rich Hailey and I write stuff for a living. Until now, most of my writing has been technical in nature, training documents, work procedures, reports, and technical manuals. But recently, I’ve decided that it’s time I tried my hand at fiction.
This blog will be a big part of that.
So far, I have one professional sale, but I hope to change that fairly rapidly. So pull up a chair and let me spin a yarn or two.