Hey everybody, thanks so much for stopping by. I am a fantasy, science fiction, and horror writer from Des Moines, IA. I’m yet unpublished, but feel very close. I am waiting to put my stuff out there until it is really good, so I’m taking my time. I want to have stuff out there that tells you I won’t release a product until it is great, so be patient.
I am a member of Team PYP, a mentorship program for Port Yonder Press, where I have top notch editors, publishers, and writers critiquing my work. It’s a really exciting time for me because of how much I’ve grown since the program started in July. If you look at my Works in Progress page, you’ll see that I’ve got some zombie stories in the works and I’ve got my SF novel. I also host a podcast, AudioTim, for interviewing authors, publishers, etc.
I have regular book giveaways, either through my book reviews, Saturday Spotlight posts, or podcasts. In an effort to help fund these giveaways, I’ve joined the Amazon affiliate program. Click on the Amazon links on my site and if you purchase within 24 hours, I’ll get a cut. Thank you in advance. They require me to post: “Tim Ward is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.”
While in seminary I rediscovered my passion for writing and was a 2008 NaNoWriMo winner, finishing that Fantasy book at 110,000 words in October, 2009. I used Holly Lisle’s How to Revise Your Novel course to edit that novel, entitled, “The Tsadakeen,” only to realize it needed trunked or rewritten. I had a SF novel first draft that was better, so I worked on editing that, and in August, 2011, started a rewrite. As of 4/12/12, I’m working through the fourth draft using the ms evaluation from C.L. Dyck in preparation for the full substantive edit I hired her for in July.
I have a Master of Divinity and am glad because of how much I learned about many religions, the Bible and my faith. Most importantly my three years in seminary taught me a level of maturity and joy that have been crucial to my writing. While I strive to represent the God I love, my fiction writing is not meant to be a soapbox – and neither is this website. I want to meet all kinds of writers and readers of SF, Horror, and Fantasy, regardless of their faith. I may have some posts about how my faith affects my style of writing, but this site is not meant to make converts. My weekly (Tuesday) posts on the New Authors Fellowship are where I feel more freedom to include my faith. I’m trying to write for the General market, so I don’t want this site or my faith to push people away because they are afraid I’ll start preaching.
Thanks for stopping by my site. Drop a line and let me know who you are so I can return the favor.
