Timothy Burgess

Writers, stop showing up to meetings as Generic Professional #47. You're a storyteller - apply those same skills to your own experience. Mine your life for moments of insight, craft them like scenes, and be ready to share what makes you... you.
#scriptsky

Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg.

Hey book people - while there's going to be a lot of press focused on the movie, I'd love to to take the chance to reintroduce this (Edgar Award-winning) book to the world. Any book podcasters or interviewers who'd like to talk about the book, please reach out.

It's #InternationalSurfingDay "A wonderful first novel, with rich characters & vivid detail...the book is set amidst the California surf culture of the late 60s & beautifully captures the period when tradition collided with counter-culture...a terrific read." #SurfNoir www.amazon.com/Never-Ending...

Funding Opportunity - The Big Questions - National Geographic Society The National Geographic Society is inviting storytellers to delve into some of humanity's big questions – questions we’ve wrestled with for millenia, and questions that are only just emerging.

Journalists, Creators, and Storytellers--Take a look! www.nationalgeographic.org/society/gran...

“She asked me why I always had something flip to say. I said that I didn't know, but having been blessed with the gift, I felt obliged to use it.” - Elvis Cole

T.S. Harris

Laurel Canyon Lullaby You never get used to sleeping alone. No, not when you once had the love of your life lying next to you, warming you on cold nights. You remember how she slept, the gentle breaths she took, how she…

Yeah, I know this isn't a picture of Laurel Canyon, but that said, I hope you enjoy the read! www.close2thebone.co.uk/wp/laurel-ca...

Yes, I know they're winding down, but seeing that my short story, Laurel Canyon Lullaby, found its way into the top 10% of all discoverable projects on @coverfly.bsky.social, as well as the top 5% of short story projects, still made my day.

The "Murder Is Our Business" panel at last Saturday's @litfestinthedena.bsky.social. @jordanharper.bsky.social, @alexkenna.bsky.social, Gary Phillips, @rachelhowzell.bsky.social, and me. Thanks to the folks at LitFest for putting on a great event!

This Saturday--Hope to see you there!

Well, this looks like a damn good panel! I'm thrilled to be the moderator and look forward to asking these kick-ass authors @alexkenna.bsky.social, @jordanharper.bsky.social, @rachelhowzell.bsky.social, & Gary Phillips about murder SoCal style. Hope to see you there! @litfestinthedena.bsky.social

Man, was I wrong. Martin Munkácsi was the photographer.

Photo by the great Edward Steichen!

Carole Lombard

“Every day, no matter how you fight it, you learn a little more about yourself, and all most of it does is teach humility.”
― John D. MacDonald

"If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." - Toni Morrison

Marie-France Pisier

Lupe Velez & Gary Cooper, Sidney Poitier & Diahann Carroll, Clark Gable & Carole Lombard, and Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward. Happy Valentine's Day!

Cary Grant and Grace Kelly

“Write the kind of story you would like to read. People will give you all sorts of advice about writing, but if you are not writing something you like, no one else will like it either.”
― Meg Cabot #WritingCommunity

You can't stop time. Let's make 2025 a great one--Happy New Year!

California Son: A Liam Sol Mystery California Son: A Liam Sol Mystery [Burgess, Timothy] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. California Son: A Liam Sol Mystery

"Burgess captures the Vietnam-era surf culture of Southern California with a Raymond Chandler-esque grittiness that transports the reader.
California Son is a tense, well-crafted tale...A must-read for fans of mystery and suspense/thrillers!" www.amazon.com/California-S...

The Never-Ending Swell: A Liam Sol Mystery California Dreamin’… It’s the summer of ‘67 and all Liam Sol wants is to ride the perfect wave and to sleep with the prettiest girls. But when his father’s murdered body is found washed ashore, his ca...

"Timothy Burgess has given mystery readers a wonderful first novel with rich characters and vivid detail...The author's writing style evokes memories of the classic mysteries of the 30s and 40s. A terrific read." www.amazon.com/Never-Ending...

Shameless self-promotion Sunday! Looking for the perfect Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/Holiday gift? These two might just fit the bill. Both are available at Amazon--or you might be able to order them through your local indie bookstore! Links below. Happy Holidays!

“A blank piece of paper is God's way of telling us how hard it is to be God.”
― Sidney Sheldon

“I'm not telling you to make the world better. I'm just telling you to live in it...Not just to endure it, not just to suffer it, not just to pass through it, but to live in it. To look at it...To take chances. To make your own work and take pride in it. To seize the moment." ~ Joan Didion