Three great choices here! Just reading your description on how Delicious started makes me chuckle and remember my first encounter with Faris, James and their pup Larry. You say comedy writing is hard. I agree, but you succeed brilliant with this series, including everything from haunted pipes to Zom-Rom-Coms  

Levko is a more somber work. You detail the relationship between the title character and his abusive controller very well - heart-sickeningly well. The depths to which this young man sinks before finding a glimmer of hope is written in your incredible journalistic way; you never flinch from a subject or over sentimentalize it either. As a writer you find the high ground in any situation, and in all peoples' humanity too. 

Which brings me to After The Past. Accomplished hardly seems an apt word, for you create a 'dusty' world as 3-D as the one I live in. In a nutshell, I'd be proud as hell to say I had written this work. The hero's journey you take us on is all the more real for having a highly flawed individual take it. I'd encourage everyone to check it out, and to be prepared for tears by it. 

Great promo. Congratulations!      

i've read one of the three. i'm not ready to read Levko, but i know i will. your writing brings forth many emotions and i know this story, and i'm not there yet. After the Past, it to is in the list, but there is just so many hours in the day. Delicious  is one of the funniest things i've  read. tears running down my face funny, really.  like i said, you write so well you can put the reader right there, in the place. 

It is always interesting to get the author's perspective and learn a few extra things about the books you have read and enjoyed. I have not yet read Delcious, but the other two books I have, and they were very different in terms of subject matter, but had one thing in common, some good writing. 

You said, " I wondered what would likely end most of the human race - war or disease. I chose disease, a virus." (After the Past) It was a good premise, a virus wiping out most of humanity and hitting females harder than males. You never considered the third option - environmental catastrophy, either man made or natural?

Levko was a tough story, made even more so by knowing a little about your own experiences, that as you said influenced the book. I can only applaud you for writing that tale and bringing us an insider view, that reflected reality rather than being, "over-the-top and a little unreal."

2 hours ago, Lyssa said:

I first read your stories about James and Faris and was instantly in love with the characters.

With "After the past", you brought me near tears at one point as you know, sweet brother of mine.

Levko I have read, and it touched me deeply.

You have a gift! And your writing is a gift to us. Thank you.

I am so looking forward to you next story.

Love Sis

Aw thank you, Sis.. you're the best. Glad you love Faris and James..i hope i can write them again soon. ATP has parts that are touching and make me a bit teary too. That one and Levko are favs of mine. I'm proud of them both.  The next one is coming..  soon. Thanks again Lyssa xoxo

1 hour ago, AC Benus said:

Three great choices here! Just reading your description on how Delicious started makes me chuckle and remember my first encounter with Faris, James and their pup Larry. You say comedy writing is hard. I agree, but you succeed brilliant with this series, including everything from haunted pipes to Zom-Rom-Coms  

 

Levko is a more somber work. You detail the relationship between the title character and his abusive controller very well - heart-sickeningly well. The depths to which this young man sinks before finding a glimmer of hope is written in your incredible journalistic way; you never flinch from a subject or over sentimentalize it either. As a writer you find the high ground in any situation, and in all peoples' humanity too. 

 

Which brings me to After The Past. Accomplished hardly seems an apt word, for you create a 'dusty' world as 3-D as the one I live in. In a nutshell, I'd be proud as hell to say I had written this work. The hero's journey you take us on is all the more real for having a highly flawed individual take it. I'd encourage everyone to check it out, and to be prepared for tears by it. 

 

Great promo. Congratulations!      

Thanks very much AC. You saying that especially about After The Past means a lot. I really wanted that to be the best i could make it. Dave was not remotely close to perfect, like all of us, he did his best and he messed up horribly. But like many of us he tried to fix it.

Thanks again, AC xo

1 hour ago, mogwhy said:

i've read one of the three. i'm not ready to read Levko, but i know i will. your writing brings forth many emotions and i know this story, and i'm not there yet. After the Past, it to is in the list, but there is just so many hours in the day. Delicious  is one of the funniest things i've  read. tears running down my face funny, really.  like i said, you write so well you can put the reader right there, in the place. 

I'm glad you enjoyed Faris and James. I love writing them and I hope they make an appearance soon. People asked me to write about Larry and about how they met.. which i've done. So if you have any ideas.. i'm all ears... Thanks for reading and when you do read ATP.. i hope you enjoy it. Thanks for this moggy.

tim

Three great choices.. I love the light hearted, downright funny play with Faris and James. Delicious has made me giggle and laugh out loud more than I can remember. 

Levko was not easy but I think because of the way you wrote/ told it, I was moved beyond the fact that it was personal to you to se to the heart of the story itself. 

After The Past was another emotional story but on a very different scale. I think it is one of my favourite things you've written inspite of the semi-rollercoaster.  

I like that these three pieces show how diverse and brilliant your writing is. It is what I love most about reading your work. I look forward to whatever's next.. 

Great promo tim.. 

It should come as no surprise that After the Past is my favorite among these.  But they're all great, tim has some very subtle, beautiful writing.

3 hours ago, Defiance19 said:

Three great choices.. I love the light hearted, downright funny play with Faris and James. Delicious has made me giggle and laugh out loud more than I can remember. 

Levko was not easy but I think because of the way you wrote/ told it, I was moved beyond the fact that it was personal to you to se to the heart of the story itself. 

After The Past was another emotional story but on a very different scale. I think it is one of my favourite things you've written inspite of the semi-rollercoaster.  

I like that these three pieces show how diverse and brilliant your writing is. It is what I love most about reading your work. I look forward to whatever's next.. 

 

Great promo tim.. 

 

 

 

Thank you Def ... you've read my stuff since i first got here also. I appreciate it very much. After The Past is a fav of mine too. It was a long time coming and i feel very lucky to be able to finally write it. Thanks so much for everything and especially your support and friendship. xo

52 minutes ago, spikey582 said:

It should come as no surprise that After the Past is my favorite among these.  But they're all great, tim has some very subtle, beautiful writing.

Thank's spikey .. i appreciate it. I'm really pleased you enjoyed it. Though i know parts of it were not what people wanted to read and i know you were rather unhappy with Dave. I loved your comments. Thanks so much for your support. tim xo

I've read a few of these, and I love tim's poems. An excellent Author Review!

31 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

Thank's spikey .. i appreciate it. I'm really pleased you enjoyed it. Though i know parts of it were not what people wanted to read and i know you were rather unhappy with Dave. I loved your comments. Thanks so much for your support. tim xo

Well I was rather unhappy with the fatal mistake Dave made in chapter 5 of the story.  Some things can't be taken back, as he learned the hard way.  That being said, I still ultimately liked Dave, and the story itself and the themes I absolutely loved.

7 minutes ago, BHopper2 said:

I've read a few of these, and I love tim's poems. An excellent Author Review!

Thank BH .. i appreciate your support.. xo

1 minute ago, spikey582 said:

Well I was rather unhappy with the fatal mistake Dave made in chapter 5 of the story.  Some things can't be taken back, as he learned the hard way.  That being said, I still ultimately liked Dave, and the story itself and the themes I absolutely loved.

That decision was difficult. I stopped writing for awhile while i decided what to do. I discussed with my editor AC Benus and he said, "You have to make sure you understand and are prepared to write the consequences to the main character, the lesser ones and how your readers will feel." I was fairly sure readers were aware what type of world Dave and the rest lived in by the time that fatality happened.  It was important to me to show, that sad things happen. That HEA aren't always what we think. I strive to make my characters real.. and human and therefore flawed.   

6 hours ago, William King said:

It is always interesting to get the author's perspective and learn a few extra things about the books you have read and enjoyed. I have not yet read Delcious, but the other two books I have, and they were very different in terms of subject matter, but had one thing in common, some good writing. 

 

You said, " I wondered what would likely end most of the human race - war or disease. I chose disease, a virus." (After the Past) It was a good premise, a virus wiping out most of humanity and hitting females harder than males. You never considered the third option - environmental catastrophy, either man made or natural?

 

Levko was a tough story, made even more so by knowing a little about your own experiences, that as you said influenced the book. I can only applaud you for writing that tale and bringing us an insider view, that reflected reality rather than being, "over-the-top and a little unreal."

 

Thanks William.  I did think about the third option ... but to me the virus was likely man-made and i don't know personally i think it will be one of those that does us in. 

Levko was a tough story to write. Yet it was easy too. I was just ready but I still felt i couldn't tell all.  Thanks for your comments William. I appreciate them very much. 

I'm proud of you,  boy. You're a talented, loving man, I'm lucky to have you. You've done some amazing work.

Faris and James... I have a sudden urge to reread Delicious.  

tim, I'm not sure what I can say that hasn't already been said. Just know, your writing took my breath away the first time I came across your poems nearly two years ago (has it really been that long?) and I wasn't surprised to see your star rise on GA as more and more readers discovered your poems and stories. 

Love ya, tim!