Timothy ⚔️

Writer, World-builder, World-breaker—Author of MG fantasy and historical fiction.

[Timothy ⚔️ @SirStarkenberg]

@SaraSchon Awwwww yay!!!! Can’t wait!!

[Sara Schonfeld @SaraSchon]

I’ve edited a lot of books but this one feels different

[Timothy ⚔️ @SirStarkenberg]

“When you’re in your lane, there’s no traffic.” - Ava DuVernay

A good phrase for me to hear tonight as I start this new novel in earnest.

[Timothy ⚔️ @SirStarkenberg]

@SaraSchon He really shouldn’t be talking about Fight Club.

[Timothy ⚔️ @SirStarkenberg]

@StutiTelidevara I wonder how this ratio extends to other genres? I remember in my teens that I heavily preferred third-person, because it was easier to self-insert compared to the voicer (and often times more annoying) 1st person narrators.

[Timothy ⚔️ @SirStarkenberg]

@DavidJohnButler @merrynick13 Haven’t you seen the life size statue of him in Rio? I’m assuming it’s to scale.

[Benny Feldman @Feldfrog]

Imagine your bike has been at the Wright Brother’s repair shop for weeks and you see Orville suddenly whiz over your head in a contraption

[Timothy ⚔️ @SirStarkenberg]

@PJBuckley818 @Mud_and_Blood AND let’s also applaud that this is third person. I swear, riding a horse in first-person was… a choice.

[James Melville 🚜 @JamesMelville]

This is brilliant.
♥️ 🎶🎻

[Timothy ⚔️ @SirStarkenberg]

@eerie_o @CindyBirchLit Awesome!!!! 👏🏼

[The Late Knight Show @Knightly_Hist]

This is an interesting one

Greathelms and plate armor do coexist for decades and over a century, and if you take into account frog mouth variants.

However, whenever greathelms are paired with plate armor people use very old greathelm designs that don't match plate at all.

[Timothy ⚔️ @SirStarkenberg]

Glad they let the CapitalOne guy out of his cafe. #CapitalOneOrangeBowl

[The Late Knight Show @Knightly_Hist]

It's funny to see these drawings of black knights in fully blackened plate armor, beacuse although the concept of the black knight is of course medieval, this kind of armor really kicks in the 1500s.

[Timothy ⚔️ @SirStarkenberg]

@SaraSchon Love to hear that everyone knows about you! 🫶🏼 Might’ve made the local paper! 😂

[Timothy ⚔️ @SirStarkenberg]

@vickyweberbooks Woodpecker!

[Max Anderson @MaxAnderson]

Saw her at a party while traveling in NYC 11 yrs ago

Gut punch. Most beautiful woman I’d ever seen

Shot my shot, hit on her relentlessly

She wasn’t having it. Complete and utter shoot down

But got the tiniest glint of eye contact that lingered

Never got her name

Had dreams about her periodically for next few years (never happened with any other woman)

3yrs later on a work trip in ATL

Forgot it was the week before MDW. Friends back in Seattle were all out of town for the holiday. Didn’t make sense to fly home

Decided I’d go to ATL in the am and just buy cheapest ticket anywhere with a beach for the wknd

Went to airport early Sat morning. Cheapest ticket was Miami, $60

Plane was empty. Didn’t check the weather. Turns out ticket was cheap b/c tropical storm hitting Miami 🤦‍♂️

Hunkered down in a hostel for 2 days

Last day of MDW. Weather cleared up. Went out for a walk

Girl across the street walking her dog caught my eye

Couldn’t believe it

Was her

(turns out she lived in Miami and had just been traveling as well that night I saw her in NYC)

Shot my shot again. She remembered me vaguely

I had my camera. Asked if I could photograph her

Spent the day walking around Miami

Somehow this time my relentless hitting on her eventually broke through

Spent the night together

Next weekend she flew to see me in Seattle

Long distance for a year. Traded off every 2 wks flying 7hrs to see each other

Moved in together. Tiny apartment in LA. Neutral territory. New city to both of us

Didn’t consider career/financial implications of relocating

Had a lot of fun but went broke after six months. Had to break lease, apologized to our landlord (sweet lady)

Moved to Mexico b/c literally too broke to live anywhere in the US

Mexico was fun but went broke again and had to move to Guatemala (3x cheaper)

Figured it out eventually. Clawed our way back. Never stopped traveling

Rest is history

Grateful for that tropical storm and this pup (Lady)

We wouldn’t have crossed paths again if it wasn’t for a lot of luck and those two

[Timothy ⚔️ @SirStarkenberg]

@DavidAn1611 @Mehmet09807445 @Clint_Davey1 @grok Provide a concise bulleted list of all battles in the 16th century (1501–1600) that Ottoman forces lost where Janissaries were likely present. Include only the battle name, date, and a very brief one-sentence description for each.

[Timothy ⚔️ @SirStarkenberg]

@SaraSchon Awww Sara!!! Yay!!

[Timothy ⚔️ @SirStarkenberg]

@nonregemesse I’d definitely show up on my first day in full Legatus regalia and start giving orders. 😂