Michael Timm, Writer: November 2011

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Novel progress

Today: 843 words. Special thanks to the Milwaukee County Transit System. I wrote most of these words on the bus. Thanks to Ruth for suggesting I write on the bus.

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Saturday, November 5, 2011

Novel progress

Eight hundred sixty-seven more words today. Thanks to Kristine and Carrie for support.

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Novel progress

Wrote 2,024 words today of a scene that I didn't know how it was going to turn out but turned out to have quite a bit of raw, unexpected emotion.

Pretty dang good result for a just few hours' work.

Thanks to Kristine and Ruth for the encouragement.

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Michael Timm is a freelance writer and editor based in the Milwaukee market. Passionate about connections, his interests range widely but he is particularly interested in science communication, environmental journalism, and local history.

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He started contributing to the Bay View Compass in late 2004 and served as editor of the independent monthly publication through February 2012. He's currently writing a book on the history of Milwaukee's Coakley Brothers moving company. He also just joined UW-Milwaukee's School of Freshwater Sciences as a professional-track master's student interested in science and environmental journalism.

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In 2010 he wrote a book on the history of Robertson-Ryan & Associates, a Milwaukee insurance agency with deep roots in the community. In 2008 he researched the history of the Seminary Woods for The Conservation Fund. Publication credits include Alliance for Children and Families Magazine, Bay View Compass, Ripon Magazine, Riverwest Currents, Shepherd Express, and Wisconsin Trails.

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Michael wrote, directed, and co-produced the murder mystery Who Killed the Ghost of Christmas Past? at Alchemist Theatre in December 2011. He has organized two previous interactive murder mysteries. Since 2008 he's published Milwaukee Anthropologist, the online magazine of the liberal arts for general audiences (your patience between issues is much appreciated as this has unfortunately become the lowest of his creative priorities). He is also a volunteer member of the Bay View Neighborhood Association, where he’s worked on the Environment and Transportation Committee to encourage greener lifestyles.

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Michael is also writing a novel. In 2010 he participated in a creative writing workshop at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In 2009 he participated in a creative writing program at Exeter College, University of Oxford. He is part of a Milwaukee writers group.

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Other interests include archaeology, cultural anthropology, shipwrecks, Lake Michigan, ecological interconnectedness, invasive species, endangered species, urban agriculture, green infrastructure, 21st-century technology, Chinese philosophy, science fiction, and creative writing. He enjoys ping-pong, watching female roller derby, and reading novels by Neal Stephenson, Umberto Eco, Thomas Pynchon, Neil Gaiman, William Gibson, the late greats Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, and Michael Crichton.

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In 2004 Michael graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a double-major in Anthropology and English from Ripon College, where he was editor of the Ripon College Days newspaper. In 2002 he spent five weeks in Peru working with an archaeological field crew.

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To inquire about rates or project availability, contact Michael at platypus [dot] found [at] yahoo [dot] com.

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