Welcome to Inside the Author’s Studio, where we give you a peek into the minds of your favorite Workman authors.
Today we pick the sticky brain of Tim Nyberg, one half of the hilarious and resourceful Jim and Tim the Duct Tape Guys. (That’s Tim with the bright idea.)
Recent book you loved/learned from:
If Grace Is True: Why God will Save Every Person, by Philip Gulley and James Mulholland.
Favorite bookstore:
Any town’s independent bookseller. Not a big fan of what the chain stores have done to the publishing market.
Bookmark, dog-ear, or virtuality?:
I do more reading online than physical books. But when reading a paperback or hardcover, it’s a bookmark. Dog-earing is for magazines. My bookmarks are often made of, you guessed it, duct tape.
Book you are most ashamed never to have read:
Ashamed to never have actually finished Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States.
Favorite childhood book:
The Bumper Book—filled with wonderful art and a mix of stories and poems. I wish they still published it… Mine is trashed and I’d love to share it with my (future) grandkids. And in late grade school through high school, Mad Magazine played a bit too powerful role in my life.
Most frequent form of writerly procrastination:
Painting or any other artistic/creative endeavor while getting lost in jazz.
Hidden talent:
I’m a dang good cook—but I absolutely hate following recipes. I’m a huge advocate of creative, “clean the fridge” cooking.
Alternate ambition (best if secret, never before revealed):
Itinerant, hidden-identity restaurant reviewer.
Your perfect meal:
Chicago-style pizza and a good ale. Or sushi. Yeah, probably sushi. Lots and lots of sushi (that someone else is paying for).
Big dream:
Humorous television show traveling the world in an electric-powered vehicle showcasing favorite hometown haunts and interviewing the “strangest person in town.”
Super power of choice:
Flying.
Favorite use of duct tape, actual or theoretical:
Making a 15-plus year career of schlepping the stuff.
I once tried to prank a friend by putting strips of duct tape across her door frame, but I couldn’t pull it off. Was this horribly misguided? How could I have done better?:
I have a lot of duct tape practical jokes in my Practical Joker’s Handbook and The Sequel, but since they aren’t Workman books, you probably haven’t read them.
What Workman book would you like to receive as compensation for your involvement?:
The Best of Stuntology so I can compare notes.
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Along with Jim Berg, Tim Nyberg is the author of The Duct Tape Book, The Jumbo Duct Tape Book, The Original Duct Tape Halloween Book, and many others. Visit Jim and Tim at DuctTapeGuys.com.
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