By J. Timothy King on April 26, 2011
When high-school bad boy Derrick Weston returns after ten years, for his grandfather’s funeral, old rivalries and new robberies place him right in Ginger’s path — whether they like it or not. I’ve been wanting to read one of Lazette Gifford’s books for a long time now, because she (like me) admires Holly Lisle’s work. […]
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By J. Timothy King on April 12, 2011
Not far from the Six Duchies lies Bingtown, hub of exotic trade and home to a merchant nobility famed for its liveships- rare vessels carved from wizardwood, which ripens magically into sentient awareness. Bingtown’s Old Traders, their wealth eroded by northern wars and the rapacity of southern pirates, now face an influx of upstart merchants […]
Posted in Books, Teaser Tuesdays | Tagged Robin Hobb, Ship of Magic, Used Book Superstore
By J. Timothy King on April 11, 2011
When I think about my plunge into the emotional smoothy-blender we call “writing fiction,” I usually credit an experience from late 2002 that inspired me to write a novel, tentatively entitled When the Sun Stood Still. (And aside from the fact that you can’t actually pronounce that title, I still like it.) I quickly discovered […]
Posted in About Tim King, Humor, Writing | Tagged Broad Street
By J. Timothy King on April 5, 2011
I’m about 85% through Fire in the Mist, one of Holly Lisle’s earlier titles published by Baen Books. (And now available electronically from the Baen Free Library.) Holly throws the plot a curve ball at around page 210, and breaks one of the premier “rules” of storytelling. And I’m loving it! Unfortunately, I can’t tell […]
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By J. Timothy King on April 1, 2011
This morning, a radio ad began, “Now that the beautiful spring weather is here in New England…” Ha! Good joke! Especially for April Fool’s. That made my day. You see, God sometimes has a bizarre sense of humor. One year, for April Fool’s, he allowed me to get laid off from my job, and so […]
Posted in Humor | Tagged New England, weather