Tim Maddox Books

About Tim Maddox

Tim Maddox was born in 1994.

As a kid, Tim got into reading mysteries and westerns, namely the Hardy Boys and Louis L’Amour, as well as watching the Perry Mason TV series. He also enjoyed the Star Wars movies and wanted all the associated LEGO sets to create his own stories with. Closer to middle-school he was finally introduced to The Lord of the Rings and it has had a heavy influence on him since.

Tim graduated Oregon Institute of Technology with a degree in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Arts, Literature, and Philosophy (ALPs). He was also a leader of the Christian Fellowship club.

Is a current member of the Northwest Independent Writers Association (NIWA).

The first book Tim self-published was Forest Flight in 2020. Since then, he has added In The Reeds (2024) and The Tale of Snow White and Rose Red (2025).

He has also had a number of stories published by other people. The novelette “Wraith” was published in Sally Port Magazine (2025), while short stories “The Bard and the Forest Nymphs” and “Darkwalker” appeared in NIWA’s Illusion (2024) and Journey (2025) anthologies, respectively.

Tim enjoys history and exploring the world.

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Long-windedness ahead.

I’ve been writing since childhood and have had short story submissions through the years; however, as stated above, my first independent publication was Forest Flight. The stories I write are stories I would want to read. I know that sounds somewhat obvious, but it is a piece of advice I would give to anyone. There are plenty of authors vying for your attention, so compete for yourself. There are certainly others out there looking for the same plots and characters (finding those people is a different problem that I’m attempting to figure out).

Because of the scope of my interests, I cannot guarantee what my next story will be. While the majority of my musing have taken some form of medieval fantasy, a quick glance at In The Reeds reveals stories ranging from science fiction and modern settings to westerns and isekai. I enjoy some romantic elements, but romance is not my forte (coming from an engineer, the stereotype write itself).

One thing I enjoy most about reading books or watching movies and TV shows is being able to figure out the twists in the plot from purely the audience perspective. The story should have everything in place so that an attentive reader is able to see the twist coming or catch it on the second pass. Likewise, the clues should be subtle enough that the twist can still be a surprise if you miss something.

I am an avid lover of history. Close to half of my bookshelf space is some manner of historical piece, be that historians looking back on the past or the preserved writings of those ancient days. History is a wealth of inspiration. There are countless instances where our own history not only rivals the greatest fiction, it often transcends to a “How was that a thing?!” in ways that no writer could ever credibly concoct.

Going hand in hand with history is my love of getting out into the world. There is so much to see and learn, and nowhere near enough time for all of it. Most of my excursions have been in the Pacific Northwest since it’s my backyard, but I have crossed the country a few times and have been on missions to Mexico and Guatemala.

That said, I am always plotting trips to the far-flung corners on the world. In the meantime, I create fiction worlds to visit and wait for the opportunity that I can visit similar places in our world.

The outdoors is also a wealth of inspiration. Take the photo of a hillside meadow below. I took it from a place called Horse Rock Ridge, one of my favorite hikes in the foothills of the Oregon Cascades. It has a companion setting in Forest Flight with the great sloping meadow. Other hikes have companions in that book as well, most notably Blue Pool on the Mackenzie River (the false waterfall and disappearing river) and Mitchell Point in the Columbia Gorge (the talus slope).

As I pursue more writing ventures, I hope to visit more of the inspirations I’ve marveled at from afar, and also to retrace the places that I’ve already enjoyed before. Half the fun is discovering something new; the other half is sharing it with others.

I’ll start to wrap up here by saying what my current projects are:

As I’ve mentioned, the world I built in Snow White and Rose Red was too big to explore it all in that novel. Therefore, my interest has turned to finding other fairy tales to adapt into that world. The current project on the fairy tale adaptations is East of the Sun, West of the Moon, which starts as a Beauty and the Beast story until the Beauty character (Ingrid) fails and begins a globetrotting endeavor to save the prince.

Alongside the development of fairy tale adaptations, I have a number of original stories in the pipeline. Both the The Hammer of Fate novella series and the novelette Kuningilin/The Last Act of Mithridates are in editing. Who knows what will show up after that? (only semi-sarcastic there; inspiration is everywhere)

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With that, I think I’ll wrap the bio up here. Thank you if you read this far.

Until next time. Take care, and may God bless you in the days ahead.