Tee Morris

Infobox Writer
name = Thomas Earl "Tee" Morris


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genre = Fantasy/Detective Fiction
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website = http://teemorris.com

Thomas Earl "Tee" Morris is a contemporary American author of Fantasy and Detective Fiction as well as a classical actor and avid podcaster. Mr. Morris resides in Manassas, Virginia.

History

Tee Morris began writing adventure stories in the fifth grade [cite web
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accessdate = 2007-09-22 ] . 'I never took it seriously enough to think I would be a writer.' he said in a 2003 interview [cite web
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Morris is a 1992 graduate of James Madison University with a BA in Mass Communications and Theatre. After graduation, Mr. Morris has acted on both stage and screen. With roles in numerous classical works (ala Shakespeare) and period pieces, Mr. Morris was also played contemporary characters on television.

While not a techie by training, Mr. Morris has written training manuals, designed curricula and instructed classes in HTML, Dreamweaver 3 and 4, and Quark XPress 4. He teaches HTML, Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, Photoshop, QuarkXPress, and PageMaker [cite web
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Written Material / Podcasts / Theatrical Works

Books in Print

* Evo Terra, Tee Morris "Podcasting for Dummies" (2005), John Wiley & Sons ISBN 0471788880
* Tee Morris, "Legacy of Morevi" (2005), Dragon Moon Press ISBN 1-896944-29-9
* Tee Morris, "Billibub Baddings and The Case of The Singing Sword" (2004), Dragon Moon Press ISBN 1-896944-18-3
* edited by Tee Morris & Valerie Griswold-Ford "The Fantasy Writer's Companion" (2004), Dragon Moon Press ISBN 1896944159
* Tee Morris & Lisa Lee "MOREVI: The Chronicles of Rafe & Askana" (2002), Dragon Moon Press ISBN 1-896944-07-8

Podcast Novels

* Tee Morris, "Billibub Baddings and the Case of the Singing Sword" (2007) Podiobooks.com
* Tee Morris & Lisa Lee, "MOREVI: The Chronicles of Rafe and Askana" (2006) Podiobooks.com
* edited by Mur Lafferty, "VOICES: New Media Fiction Anthology" (2006), featuring "Asleep at the Wheel" by Tee Morris, Podiobooks.com

Podcasts

* The Survival Guide to Writing Fantasy

tage Work

* "The Taming of the Shrew" (2001) The Keegan Theatre [cite web
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* "Out of the Whirlwind" (1995) American Theatre Project [cite web
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hort Stories, Articles and Chapters

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Chapters

* Darin Park, Tom Dullemond, "The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy" (2003), Dragon Moon Press featuring Tee Morris' essays "Living World", "Research", "Martial Arts and Fantasy" and "Arms and Armor", ISBN 1896944094

Articles

* Tee Morris, "SciFi Superiority Complex" (2004), [http://www.strangehorizons.com/2004/20040712/elitism.shtml Strange Horizons]
* Tee Morris, "Two Great Tastes...: Review of Tinker" (2004), [http://www.strangehorizons.com/2004/20040531/tinker.shtml Strange Horizons]
* Tee Morris, "Recipe for a Monster Mash: Review of Van Helsing" (2004), [http://www.strangehorizons.com/2004/20040524/helsing.shtml Strange Horizons]
* Tee Morris, "On the Matter of Crackers: Saving FARSCAPE", [http://www.crescentblues.com/6_3issue/editorial1.shtml Crescent Blues]
* Tee Morris, "The Pros at the Cons: An Author's Guide to Surviving a Convention" (2003), [http://www.fictionfactor.com/articles/conventions.html FictionFactor.com]
* Tee Morris, "Homesite Improvement" (2001), [http://www.twilighttimes.com/t_Morris14a.html Twilighttimes.com]

hort Stories

* edited by Glenn Yeffeth, "Farscape Forever: Sex, Drugs, and Killer Muppets" (2005,) BenBella Books featuring "Dear John: A Letter of Reprimand from the New Boss" by Tee Morris, ISBN 1-932100-61-X
* edited by Danielle Ackley-McPhail, et al, "No Longer Dreams, An Anthology" (2005), featuring "Reality Check" by Tee Morris, Little Circle Books ISBN 0-9641622-7-X

* edited by Therese Francis, Anthony Ravenscroft, "The CrossTIME Science Fiction Anthology" (2002), CrossTIME featuring "Asleep at the Wheel" by Tee Morris, ISBN 1-890109-04-5

Awards and Recognition

* 2006 Parsec Award nominee for Best Speculative Fiction (Long Form) and Best Writing Podcast [cite web
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* 2005 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Finalist [cite web
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* 2004 Honorable Mention for ForeWord Magazine's 2004 "Book of the Year" [cite web
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* 2003 Best Fantasy eBook of 2003

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