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Tim Merriman

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Writing has always been a strong interest for me but time and the maturity to write well has come later in life. Lisa Brochu and I work together, write as a team and were married in 2008. Since 2002, we have written four non-fiction books in the area of heritage interpretation and one work of fiction, The Leopard Tree.

In the 1970's I published several children's plays in Scott Foresman readers. I wrote my first novel then and queried diverse publishers, building my file of rejection letters. Somewhere around 24 or so I quit sending the queries. I really plunged deeper into my work then. I was an environmental educator at Southern Illinois University's Touch of Nature. Then I was a park ranger/interpreter at Giant City State Park in Makanda
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Tim Merriman We are writing a sequel to The Leopard Tree TLT. It takes the lives of Ramla and Masozi, our two leading characters at the end of TLT, and follows the…moreWe are writing a sequel to The Leopard Tree TLT. It takes the lives of Ramla and Masozi, our two leading characters at the end of TLT, and follows them into adulthood. African orphans raised in middle-class America are changed in their new environment but the beginning of their lies in war-torn Africa will follow the and shape their choices in the future. (less)
Tim Merriman I don't usually have writer's block if I know where the story is leading me. But, when I am stalled, I change projects and always have two or three in…moreI don't usually have writer's block if I know where the story is leading me. But, when I am stalled, I change projects and always have two or three in progress. Fiction requires me to stay tuned daily or I lose the voices of the characters. Non-fiction is just easier - write an outline and flesh out a chapter at a time. I write with my wife, who is a better writer and editor, and know I can just turn my work over to her to improve it. I am the storyteller of our team. (less)
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