I wrote Tim early in my writing career, if career is the right word for it. I began writing when I retired. I’d not written a word of fiction at that point and little non-fiction, either. Writing was to be an adventure for me. It became one, one that continues to this day.
Tim was actually the third story I ever wrote, following Eighth Grade and Prom. When I wrote it I was quite proud of it, yet never really thought it a very well-written story. I always intended to return to it and see if I could make it a little better, but other stories kept interfering with that intention.
Eventually, I found the time to work on it. It’s the same story, but with the help of enormously skilled editors and much sticktoitiveness, I think it’s a far better constructed story now.
I hope you’ll agree.
Cole Parker