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I am a writer from Hull, in the North of England, living in Belgium.

I also help run a publishing company called Night Publishing (http://www.nightpublishing.com) which is dedicated to the cause that "all good books should be published", via its Night Reading (http://nightreading.ning.com) community.

I have currently written 10 novels and one business book, and edited one collection of short stories:

1. Blood & Marriage
2. Little Fingers
3. Girl On a Bar Stool
4. Shade+Shadows
5. Fishing, for Christians
6. The Ghoul Who Once
7. The Dance of the Pheasodile
8. The Blue Food Revolution
9. (Just like) El Cid's Bloomers
10. Mission
11. Marketers from Mars (brand marketing book)
12. .... at last! (short stories, editor and contributor)

My most popular books are 'Girl On A Bar Stool', 'The Dance of the Pheasodile' and 'Missio'. 'The Blue Food Revolution' gets love / hate reactions.

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Emerging from the long shadow cast by his formidable father, Harold Godwineson showed himself to be a worthy successor to the Earldom of Wessex. In the following twelve years, he became the King's most trusted advisor, practically taking the reins of government into his own hands. And on Edward the Confessor's death, Harold Godwineson mounted the throne—the first king of England not of royal blood. Yet Harold was only a man, and his rise in fortune was not blameless. Like any person aspiring to power, he made choices he wasn't particularly proud of. Unfortunately, those closest to him sometimes paid the price of his fame. This is a story of Godwine's family as told from the viewpoint of Harold and his younger brothers. Queen Editha, known for her Vita Ædwardi Regis, originally commissioned a work to memorialize the deeds of her family, but after the Conquest historians tell us she abandoned this project and concentrated on her husband, the less dangerous subject. In THE SONS OF GODWINE and FATAL RIVALRY, I am telling the story as it might have survived had she collected and passed on the memoirs of her tragic brothers. This book is part two of The Last Great Saxon Earls series. Book one, GODWINE KINGMAKER, depicted the rise and fall of the first Earl of Wessex who came to power under Canute and rose to preeminence at the beginning of Edward the Confessor's reign. Unfortunately, Godwine's misguided efforts to champion his eldest son Swegn recoiled on the whole family, contributing to their outlawry and Queen Editha's disgrace. Their exile only lasted one year and they returned victorious to London, though it was obvious that Harold's career was just beginning as his father's journey was coming to an end. Harold's siblings were all overshadowed by their famous brother; in their memoirs we see remarks tinged sometimes with admiration, sometimes with skepticism, and in Tostig's case, with jealousy. We see a Harold who is ambitious, self-assured, sometimes egocentric, imperfect, yet heroic. His own story is all about Harold, but his brothers see things a little differently. Throughout, their observations are purely subjective, and witnessing events through their eyes gives us an insider’s perspective. Harold was his mother's favorite, confident enough to rise above petty sibling rivalry but Tostig, next in line, was not so lucky. Harold would have been surprised by Tostig's vindictiveness, if he had ever given his brother a second thought. And that was the problem. Tostig's love/hate relationship with Harold would eventually destroy everything they worked for, leaving the country open to foreign conquest. This subplot comes to a crisis in book three of the series, FATAL RIVALRY.

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Comment by David Brett, author of ‘All These Are Memories Of My Voyage’: Another book by Tim Roux. How many is he writing all at once? As before, intense sense of the fun involved in telling a story. A louche, idealistic angel. Good on marketing, too. I believe every smooth word of this book. It is not fiction; the Labour party meeting was incredibly funny. I wish I could think these up! Comment from T.L. Tyson, author of ‘Seeking Eleanor’: I do love your writing. This is a number of great things rolled into one; different and fun. I loved your style. It was interesting and chalked full of wit and wry. Really enjoyable. Comment from Andrea Levin, author of ‘Last Days of the Transitional Objects Institute’: First off: wonderful title. And: wonderful voice - brash, sharp, tired-of-being-the-cleverest-fellow-in-the-room, informative, utterly obnoxious, self disparaging and - clearly - ripe for a life-changing event. Comment from L. Anne Carrington, author of ‘The Cruiserweight’: Amazing premise. This is a fun way to learn about something as usually humdrum as marketing. Humor, biting sarcasm, impressive story and characters. Comment from S.D. Gillen, author of ‘Eve’s Tear’: This was a very interesting read. I learned a lot about marketing (in a fun way). I also liked the voice in this story. I like the humorous sarcasm. Great stuff! I enjoyed this immensely and you write very well. Comment from D.A. Seaby, author of ‘BADD’: Being one of those sad people who realise they would probably not succeed in the task of selling £10 notes for a fiver, I was enormously impressed by this. I am seeing into a mind that is clearly a master of the art of persuasion. I also loved the twist at the end. Comment from Katherine L. Holmes, author of ‘The Swan Bonnet’: This is brilliant in that the narrator presents some very intense strategy and office scenarios and can be fascinating. The vodka campaign, Adam's insurance background, the numbers, the ladettes and the people he works with were convincing and very informative for me - even if I did get a little lost with it at times. That you could make the particulars entertaining along with the challenge of the vodka issue says a lot for your style and your portrayal of characters. The sections with Yasemin and Adam's mother are a delightful respite - good dialogue! I enjoyed this insider's view of the ads that affect us and the finely honed style and wit. Comment from Tony Freeman, author of ‘Life Bringer’: I like the ads about the vodka - and the naked girl would get most men’s attention. The use of a catch phrase if it gets known is a winner. I had a friend who was in advertising and did a catch phrase for milk. I know not so sexy but it pushed up sales tremendously. You had me hooked and I was very interested to see ‘How does a branding guy spend his day.” This is a great witty story. It is well written and just flows along. Comment from 'a book a day' book reviewer Puss Reboots: Of the two Tim Roux novels I had the pleasure to review, Girl on a Bar Stool was by far my favorite. It's a nice mixture of social satire and metaphysics. Comment from Nicholas Boving, author of ‘Warlock’: Very competent and flowing writing, very slick. Comment from Mel Comley, author of ‘Unicorn’: You certainly have a way with words, I think you forgot to list 'comedy' in the genres. This is extremely polished.

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