About Tim King
Dear Delilah…
An open letter to Delilah Rene, the (now) nationally syndicated radio DJ
Dear Delilah,
Last night, I had some extra time before I had to pick up Margaret from work, so I took the kids on a tour of Dedham. (It was on the way.)
I passed the house where you used to live, where we once cooked [...]
On Turning 40
Forty years ago, on June 20, 1969, at 2:00 in the afternoon, I first came into this world, probably kicking and screaming, but not going anywhere fast. Since then, I sometimes whether I have gone anywhere ever.
When I was a teenager, one of my older friends turned 40. I could hardly believe it.
“You’re 40?!” I [...]
New “Stories” Blog
I’ve created a new blog at stories.JTimothyKing.com, at which I’ll serialize fiction and creative non-fiction that I’m writing. If you subscribe to that blog, that will allow you to keep up to date with my newest stories, in bite-sized chunks.
-TimK
Putting Up the Christmas Star
It’s become a tradition in our family. My father did it when I was little, and now I try to keep the tradition going each year that I can. We put up a Christmas star.
The Christmas star is a large star that stretches across the ceiling. It starts with five anchors on the walls, close [...]
7 Random & Weird Facts About Me: Another Quick Meme
This one I discovered at Jim “Suldog” Sullivan’s blog, who left the meme open for whoever wants to do it. I guess I can no longer say I don’t usually do memes, because I’ve kinda been doing them.
Here’s how this one works (Da Rulez):
Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog.
Share 7 [...]
The Writing Meme
Here’s a writing meme that’s been floating around the blogosphere. Leah Braemel (way back in May) tagged Julia Smith with it, who tagged Jennifer McKenzie, who said, “I hate tagging folks. If you want to do it, let me know you did and I’ll come visit.” So Amy Ruttan did just that, and also said, [...]
Why I Miss Bill Clinton (Friday Snippet)
Here’s a Friday Snippet from one of the bonus extras included in the upcoming, first volume of The Conscience of Abe’s Turn, a retrospective essay entitled “Whatever Happened to Zorro?” about what inspired and motivated me to write Abe’s Turn.
Note that I’m going to be giving away a limited number of copies of the book. [...]
Blog-to Show Visitors, Welcome!
(This post is especially for visitors coming from Liz Strauss’s “Successful and Outstanding Bloggers” blog… (Whew!) … at which I am participating in her “Blog-to Show.” But regular readers of this blog may also find this post interesting.)
A long time ago, this was a different blog than it is today. Back when I still had [...]
Presenting Abe’s Turn, the Novel
Below is a digital mock-up of the first, 4-episode set of The Conscience of Abe’s Turn, which I’m putting together as a 6×9-inch trade paperback for release in April. This first volume spans about 250 pages, including 4 novelette-length episodes plus bonus extras.
I’ve been ad-testing graphics and text, and this design represents one of the [...]
My Worst Review Ever
I’ve received negative reviews before. (What writer hasn’t?) But yesterday (March 5), was a new milestone for me. I received my new worst review ever, a review for my ebook 1001 Character Quirks.
-TimK