Tag: Tim’s Books
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Down to My Last Box of Books
Warning: This article is a shameless attempt to get you to buy one of my books for Christmas. I published my second book earlier this year – With the Sun on Our Right – about the people my wife and I met while cycling around the world. When I looked in the garage on the…
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How Did You Decide What to Leave Out? (How I Wrote My Book)
My friend Kate Rawles, author of The Carbon Cycle, is in the process of writing her second book (details here). While doing so, she has been reading mine. And that prompted her to ask about my writing process: “…have finally started reading your book and am really enjoying it. It’s a very engaging, clear style.…
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New Book Published: The Kindness of Strangers
Laura and I have contributed a chapter to a new book. It’s called ‘The Kindness of Strangers: Travel stories that make your heart grow’ You can buy it here on Amazon. The book has been published by Summersdale. It’s edited by Fearghal O’Nuallain and has a foreword by Levison Wood. https://www.instagram.com/p/BnqTckYHAvX/?taken-by=fearghal_o Other contributors include Benedict…
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The World Cup, Cycle Touring and Ramadan
As well as enjoying the drama of England’s progress through the group and knock-out stages of the World Cup, it’s also reminding me of where I was this time four years ago: cycling across Malaysia. Our time in the country did not just overlap with an international football tournament, it was also Ramadan, which made…
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10 Tips for Writing a Book
After two years of focussed work, I have recently finished writing my second book: With the Sun on Our Right. It has been a greater ordeal than my first book. That is partly because of the nature of the book. My first was a practical guide, with seven distinct topics, each broken down into bites-size…
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Adventure, Cycling and Depression
Many people reading this will know that, a few years ago, I set off to cycle around the world. What fewer will know is that the trip almost never happened due to issues with my mental health. Two days into a training ride, I had a break down and had to go home. Over time,…
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Why I Won’t Be Using a Publisher for My New Book
In a week’s time I will be sending my book to a printer. I will get several hundred paperbacks delivered to my house, I will sell them on my website and I will post them to customers myself. There will be no publisher involved. This is a conscious decision and here’s why… Working with a…
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My New Book is Now Available to Order
I am delighted, and a little bit nervous, to announce that my new book – With the Sun on Our Right – is now available for pre-order. Click here to order your copy now ➜ Orders placed now will be delivered in May. The book has taken three years to complete. It is over 330 pages…
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Help Me Choose The Cover Design For My New Book
My book about about cycling around the world is almost finished. However, I still need to decide what goes on the cover, and that’s where you can help. I’ve made a shortlist of four different designs and I would like you to vote for your favourite. It’s hard for me to be objective because each…
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How to Write a Book in 4 Hours
In less than two months, my book about cycling around the world – With The Sun On Our Right – will be on sale. After working on it for over two years, that feels hard to believe. The process has taken so long that it sometimes felt as though I would never reach the end.…
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Update On My Book About Cycling Around the World
My book about cycling around the world is on track for publication in May. I first started writing it back in 2015 but have been working on it seriously for the last 18 months. I have to fit it around work but, holidays aside, I have consistently put several hours into writing the book every…
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Carts for Desert Expeditions
This is a brief guide to desert carts: wheeled trailers that you can fill with supplies and drag across a desert. Cars, camels and carts I like to think that there are three options for hauling large volumes of supplies across a deserts: cars, camels and carts. Vehicles are used frequently in deserts and camels,…