Born and raised in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, he always
knew he wanted to be a writer and this desire was
reinforced when in the 4th grade he won a short story
contest sponsored by The Atlantic Monthly. He wrote for
his elementary school paper, his high school
newspaper, (turning "pro" in the 9th grade by selling his
first paid work to the local newspaper), then going on to
write for The Daily Collegian at Penn State. One of his
humor columns about the strange dialect of his home
town was written up in the Penn Stater alumni
magazine then picked up by other newspapers and
spawned a host of imitations including t-shirts, coffee
mugs and books featuring Pittsburghese.
His column commenting on college life was so popular
that shortly following graduation he was asked to speak
at his alma mater, a rare honor for a 21-year-old.
After college, Walt moved to California to continue his
freelance writing career and worked a variety of jobs in
those early years to support his writing habit. He
managed a racquet club, bookstore, motel, an
automated drive-through grocery store, as well as doing
some acting, modeling and standup comedy. He now
devotes his full time to writing, business consulting,
and teaching or business seminars and adult
education classes.
Walt can be reached at walt@waltergmeyer.com.
He can be found on
or MySpace
or follow him on Twitter: Maxinca
knew he wanted to be a writer and this desire was
reinforced when in the 4th grade he won a short story
contest sponsored by The Atlantic Monthly. He wrote for
his elementary school paper, his high school
newspaper, (turning "pro" in the 9th grade by selling his
first paid work to the local newspaper), then going on to
write for The Daily Collegian at Penn State. One of his
humor columns about the strange dialect of his home
town was written up in the Penn Stater alumni
magazine then picked up by other newspapers and
spawned a host of imitations including t-shirts, coffee
mugs and books featuring Pittsburghese.
His column commenting on college life was so popular
that shortly following graduation he was asked to speak
at his alma mater, a rare honor for a 21-year-old.
After college, Walt moved to California to continue his
freelance writing career and worked a variety of jobs in
those early years to support his writing habit. He
managed a racquet club, bookstore, motel, an
automated drive-through grocery store, as well as doing
some acting, modeling and standup comedy. He now
devotes his full time to writing, business consulting,
and teaching or business seminars and adult
education classes.
Walt can be reached at walt@waltergmeyer.com.
He can be found on
or MySpace
or follow him on Twitter: Maxinca
| Walt with Mrs. Partridge herself, Shirley Jones, after he spoke at a charity function at the Friar's Club in Beverly Hills |
| Walt at a book signing at Torrey Pines Golf Course for Going for the Green |
Walt reading from Rounding Third in Cleveland.
On the set for TALK IT OUT on OTV Pittsburgh
(http://www.outonline.com)
(http://www.outonline.com)
Getting ready to speak at Penn State.
| Appearing on Liberty One Radio in San Diego to read from Rounding Third and talk about the book. |
San Diego-based writer Walter G. Meyer has
numerous interesting projects in the works
including his new novel, Rounding Third. Walt
has written for dozens of newspapers and
magazines--some of that work can be seen on
his periodicals page. The play which he
co-wrote, GAM3RS, is being turned into a web
series and two of his screenplays have been
optioned to be movies and there is lots more
in the works so check back often.
numerous interesting projects in the works
including his new novel, Rounding Third. Walt
has written for dozens of newspapers and
magazines--some of that work can be seen on
his periodicals page. The play which he
co-wrote, GAM3RS, is being turned into a web
series and two of his screenplays have been
optioned to be movies and there is lots more
in the works so check back often.
Walt with his book on display at the San Diego
Library Local Author Awards.
Library Local Author Awards.
Walt with Eisner Award Winning and New
York Times Best Selling author and good friend,
Eric Shanower at the San Diego
Library Local Author event.
York Times Best Selling author and good friend,
Eric Shanower at the San Diego
Library Local Author event.
Walt reflecting on the joys of being a writer....
I did a reading/signing the other day and the post reading/talk
discussion was amazing. Not so much because of me--I just was the
facilitator, but because so many had read the book and were able to
make really great comments and give amazing insights. And all were
careful not to give away too much to those who had not read the book. I
felt like I was a professor conducting a PhD course in literature, the
comments were that intelligent. Moments like that are why I want to be a
writer. To have people so excited about my work and my writing and to
really get the message and want to debate its finer points---wow. It felt
great. To have people get teary-eyed as they talked with such passion
about characters I had created...it was awesome.
I did a reading/signing the other day and the post reading/talk
discussion was amazing. Not so much because of me--I just was the
facilitator, but because so many had read the book and were able to
make really great comments and give amazing insights. And all were
careful not to give away too much to those who had not read the book. I
felt like I was a professor conducting a PhD course in literature, the
comments were that intelligent. Moments like that are why I want to be a
writer. To have people so excited about my work and my writing and to
really get the message and want to debate its finer points---wow. It felt
great. To have people get teary-eyed as they talked with such passion
about characters I had created...it was awesome.
| Speaking at the Lemon Grove (CA) Library |
At the Pride event at the Lemon Grove Library.
Walt's signing at the Prism Booth at
Comic Con in San Diego, July 2010
Comic Con in San Diego, July 2010
Walt was quoted (#29) on a web site about empowering women.
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Walt was quoted in an article about housing options for
gay seniors by Aaron Crowe. It was originally published
on HSH.com and then picked up by Fox Business News
gay seniors by Aaron Crowe. It was originally published
on HSH.com and then picked up by Fox Business News
An interview Walt just did for Business Info Guide about his
first book and coping with change in the fast-paced
business world of today. And an interview with Walt on
personal productivity titled Ping Pong Balls Before Rice
first book and coping with change in the fast-paced
business world of today. And an interview with Walt on
personal productivity titled Ping Pong Balls Before Rice
Walt with San Diego School
Board member Kevin Beiser
leading a discussion of bullying
Board member Kevin Beiser
leading a discussion of bullying