Happy 2023!Yes, It's been an eon or two since I blogged my bloggiest and I'm going to try and keep at it on a more regular basis.I haven't been here because I haven't had anything to say, it's just that what I have to say has either been said in SEARCH Magazine (https://searchmagazinenet.wordpress.com/?s=tim+reynolds) or one... Continue Reading →
2020… what a @#$% year!
Seasonal Greetings, all and one! I haven't done one of these this-was-our-year posts in, well, years, but 2020 just seems to need a little extra something. So, here are the facts of my life, in no particular order: I am still in Calgary with Sedona the Yorkie, Kerouac the tuxedo cat, and Calliope my chonky... Continue Reading →
Genre-Hopping on One Foot
Hi. My name is Tim. I'm a writer with a problem. Hi Tim. My problem may seem simple to some, irrelevant to others, and overwhelming to one or two of you. You see, I can't pick just one genre to write in. So far I have published novels in Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, and Fantasy;... Continue Reading →
“Why Pete?”: The Making of a Story
Story rejections happen for a number of reasons. Here are a few, in no particular order.
~The story really does suck. (This was not a problem with "Why Pete?" because the judges at WOTF are very picky.)
~The story is of a type which doesn't appeal to the editor. (He/she hates space operas, or whatever.)
~The story is not a good fit for the publication. (The story is science fiction, the publication is Homes & Gardens.)
~The publisher has recently purchased and/or published a similar story. (Just bad timing.)
The Tao of Tim 