Ever since the age of five, Tim Parks knew that writing was in his blood, and began writing short stories, one of which was published when he was 12 in a children’s magazine.Fast forward to now and Parks has amassed over 300 celebrity interviews, including Janet Jackson, Kylie Minogue, John Waters, Olivia Newton-John, Margaret Cho and Chelsea Handler to name a few. He relishes in the fact that he has gotten to thank the people who have populated his pop culture landscape over the years.His 24 year freelance writer credits also include numerous other arts and entertainment pieces, and being a columnist that lampoons all things Hollywood since 2005. He has written for The Gay & Lesbian Times, The Rage Monthly and Gay San Diego in his hometown of San Diego; and has also contributed to reFRESH Magazine and the websites Digital Spy in the U.K. and afterelton, which is owned by MTV and Logo, and more recently for Pop Trash Museum.Even though his first novel, the Lambda Literary Award Nominated The Scheme of Things, is fiction; Parks likes to consider it a work of “faction,” as many of the events in the book are based on actual events in his life. As is the case with The Best Laid Plans, his much anticipated sequel to The Scheme of Things, which continues Henry Dodge's story. Parks is currently working on the third chapter of Henry's story. Read more about this authorRead less about this author