31 ratings | 0 reviews | avg rating:4.10

Tim Arthur’s Followers (6)

Tim’s Bookshelves

to-read (0)
currently-reading (0)
read (32)

Tim’s Friends (8)

Sarah Bronte Connor

1,362 books | 109 friends

Cian Goggin

1,732 books | 155 friends

D.N. Leo

69 books | 1,317 friends

Cliff Hays

295 books | 2,297 friends

TheTiredWraith

44 books | 3 friends

Ian Malone

103 books | 4,825 friends

Joseph Demakis

85 books | 4,220 friends

R. Richard

368 books | 428 friends

Tim Arthur

Goodreads Author

Born

in Netherlands

Website

http://timartfiction.tumblr.com

Twitter

TimArtFiction

Genre

Science Fiction

Influences

Isaac Asimov, Brandon Sanderson, Orson Scott Card, Iain M. Banks, Dan ...more

Member Since

October 2014

edit data

Born and raised in the Netherlands, and very much happy in his quirky little country, Tim Arthur has nevertheless always had a great appreciation for English-language fiction, specifically science fiction and fantasy. As a child, his head was always stuck in alternate realities instead of the actual one, which is a trait he carried over effortlessly into his adult life.

Besides writing scifi from a passion born from the genre, Tim is an avid futurist and AI supporter, a transhumanist at heart, and passionate about the way science and technology are transforming 21st century civilisation.

When he's not writing he's either out on lengthy bike tours, having a beer with his friends while playing Xbox, or studying philosophy and history. ...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Tim Arthur questions, please sign up.

Popular Answered Questions

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Tim Arthur By sitting down and getting to it. It will always happen that a chapter's difficult to write, or a character doesn't define as well as you would like,…moreBy sitting down and getting to it. It will always happen that a chapter's difficult to write, or a character doesn't define as well as you would like, but all that means is that you have your work cut out for you. It makes no sense to respond to a challenge by doing nothing, in any other line of work that's suicide, so there's no reason why it'd be anything else for a writer.(less)

flag

like
Comment

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Tim Arthur First, write. That seems a given. Feeling silly about your own work is natural, and you'll have to get past it. Secondly, study. There's a lot of thin…moreFirst, write. That seems a given. Feeling silly about your own work is natural, and you'll have to get past it. Secondly, study. There's a lot of things to learn about narrative theory and self-editing that are huge aids to any writer. I spent more hours reading up on what makes a story tick than you might think, and I spent -way- more hours than even that on reviewing chapters to see how I could streamline story elements and have them tie in to each other. A short story can be a spontaneous thing, but for a full length novel you're going to do have to do a lot of narrative engineering.(less)

flag

like
Comment

See all 4 answers from Tim Arthur…

Combine Editions
Tim Arthur’s books

Average rating: 4.44 · 71 ratings · 2 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Shadow in Tiger Country by Louise Arthur, Tim Arthur (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Synthesis Alpha 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Blind Dog Gospels liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.

14 posts
Tim Arthur's Blog

Let's do another chapter draft

Again, remember that this is all unedited. I’m giving it to you raw. It’s a little sneak preview into what I’m working on for book Beta, like the two chapters I posted before this.

Anyhow, enjoy :)

—————

Conquest
Warsaw, Poland. June 12th, 2354

"Blow that fucker up! The one right there! No, you don’t have to use your sights, you can see him with your naked eye. Do you know your fucking job, or do I ha