Thomas Earl "Tee" Morris is a contemporary American author of Epic Fantasy and Detective Fiction as well as a classical actor and avid podcaster. Mr. Morris resides in Manassas, Virginia.
Tee Morris began writing adventure stories in the fifth grade. 'I never took it seriously enough to think I would be a writer.' he said in a 2003 interview.
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 has also played contemporary characters on television.
In January 2005 Mr Morris was the first author to podcast a novel, Morevi the Chronicles of Rafe and Askana, followed by Mark Jeffrey in February of that year (first YA novel podcast) and Scott Sigler (first podcast only novel) in March.
Along with Evo Terra and Chris Miller, Mr Morris is one of the founders of Podiobooks.com.
While not a techie by training, Mr. Morris has written training manuals, designed curricula and instructed classes on Social Media, Video Editing and Public Speaking .
Written Material / Podcasts / Theatrical Worksmoreless
Books in Print
Tee Morris, Sams Teach Yourself Twitter in 10 Minutes (2009), Sams ISBN 0672331241
Tee Morris, All a Twitter: A Personal and Professional Guide to Social Networking with Twitter (2009), Que ISBN 0789742284
Tee Morris, The Case of the Pitcher's Pendant: A Billibub Baddings Mystery (2008), Dragon Moon Press ISBN 1896944779
Tee Morris, Evo Terra, Ryan Williams, "Expert Podcasting Practices for Dummies" (2007), John Wiley & Sons ISBN 0470149263
Tee Morris, Chuck Tomasi, Evo Terra, Kreg Steppe, Podcasting for Dummies (2007), John Wiley & Sons ISBN 047027557X
Tee Morris, Evo Terra, 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
In Your Right Mind (2009—present)
Birdhouse Rules (2009—present)
The Survival Guide to Writing Fantasy (2005—2009)
Podcasting for Dummies: The Companion Podcast (2006—2009)
Columns
Columnist and reviewer for Apple iPhone Apps
Stage Work
The Taming of the Shrew (2001) The Keegan Theatre
Out of the Whirlwind (1995) American Theatre Project
Short Stories, Articles and Chapters
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), Strange Horizons
Tee Morris, Two Great Tastes...: Review of Tinker (2004), Strange Horizons
Tee Morris, Recipe for a Monster Mash: Review of Van Helsing (2004), Strange Horizons
Tee Morris, On the Matter of Crackers: Saving FARSCAPE, Crescent Blues
Tee Morris, The Pros at the Cons: An Author's Guide to Surviving a Convention (2003), FictionFactor.com
Tee Morris, Homesite Improvement (2001), Twilighttimes.com
Short stories
"Release Me" (2009), Erotica a la Carte
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