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Goodreads asked Tim Butcher:

What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Tim Butcher Control. One runs one's agenda. One does not run around a treadmill set by someone else.
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  • 9 years ago

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Allan Schulz
Allan Schulz asked Tim Butcher:

Tim - I thoroughly enjoyed your original take on the origins of WWI in "The Trigger". The way you were able to weave your experience from the Bosnian War in the 90s added a further level to one's understanding of an important subject. You may have to ask Bosnian Tourism for royalties as you made the place seem most appealing to an adventurer! What do you plan on writing about next?

Maria
Maria asked Tim Butcher:

We were recently told at writing retreat, that writers shouldn't wait for inspiration, they should just write, every day all the time, making it a habit. Do you have a "Muse" ?

Adrian Fingleton
Adrian Fingleton asked Tim Butcher:

Hi Tim, here's that blog I told you I was constructing...? https://adrianfingletontalks.wordpress.com/2018/12/11/reading-my-way-across-africa/

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