Timika’s Portfolio of Literary Works
Hi there,
I am a multi-genre writer residing in O’Fallon, Illinois, a trained Integrative Nutrition Health and Lifestyle Coach, and a bachelor’s and master ‘s-prepared nurse with over 20 years of healthcare experience. I write on health, healing, fitness, lifestyle, and parenting. In addition, I love transforming the foods of my favorite meals into healthier versions, gardening, watching biographies, comedy, and transformational movies, reading, and spending time with family and friends.
My goal is to help people remember who they are so that they can have the abundant life (in all realms) promised to them.
Two of my poems from my poetry manuscript, A Mind Unleashed, were recently accepted. “Success is in the Winter 2025 Westward Quarterly edition. Riadh has recently (01/25) accepted “Fatherless Daughters.”
I have fiction and nonfiction literary works. Lucinda Halpern’s book confirmed that I am an Idealist, Data Collector (refined by my collegiate and Graduate work), and Crusader working towards being an Everywhereist.
In addition, here is a link to health and wellness articles I did as a Freelancer for Diathrive: https://diathrive.com/enterprise/resources/author/timika-chambers-cde
Three ways to describe my voice:
- Genuine
- On Time
- Transcendent
I have literary works in fiction and nonfiction that I am currently querying. I make ongoing updates to this page.
Nonfiction
| Autobiographies The Autobiography of Mayor Tyrone Echols & The Revival of a Forgotten City The Autobiography of Mayor Tyrone Echols encourages minority men to re-embrace their leadership roles. African American men have struggled in the political arena. Mayor Tyrone Echols of Venice, Illinois, tells his story so that others can see that circumstances and adversity define them. This book empowers readers to use their past to propel them into service and leadership positions to improve their community and the world. |
| Children’s Books a. My Body: The Vehicle for My Life’s Work |
| Devotionals Know God for Yourself Devotional Activity Book Know God for Yourself Devotional Activity Book is a collection of fifty practical principles to help mothers reunite their families, reconnect with God, and raise healthy children with morals and values. |
| Memoirs (part of My Greatest Teacher Series) a. Compass: Out of the Wilderness into the Wonderful Light ), word count: 79,000 b. Parenting with Principles, Purpose, & Vision: Leaving a Legacy Worth Fighting InParenting with Principles, Purpose, & Vision, Timika shares how she uses her mother’s words of wisdom and Bible Scriptures to raise successful children from the inside out. c. A Father To The Fatherless: What I Learned in Your Absence (part of My Greatest Teacher series, First Draft), word count: 59,345 In A Father to the Fatherless, Timika shares how living without her biological father helped her draw nearer to God. d. Resurface My Purpose: Fighting to Be Me (current word count: 52.508 Ongoing). In Resurface My Purpose, Timika shares how she reunited with her divine purpose after what she thought was a 20-year detour into the healthcare industry as a nurse. |
| Self-help a. What It Means to Be Your Wife What It Means to Be Your Wife will empower and energize aspiring and current wives to be the wives God intended us to be. b. Healing From the Inside Out: The Only True Way to Heal Healing From the Inside Out will show how people can use their power to reunite their minds, body, and spirits. c. Cultivate Your Inner Garden Cultivate Your Inner Garden will show people how to create a mindset that utilizes gardening principles. d. Feel the Pain and Heal Anyway Feel the Pain and Heal Anyway will show people how to dismantle fear and practical tools to change how the perceive potentially painful events. e. Fear Doesn’t Have My Vote (in progress and plan to be a series) Fear Doesn’t Have My Vote will help people identify the root of the fear and use it to transform their perception of life events. |
Fiction
| Children’s Books a. Call Me by My Name Mom, Am I Beautiful |
| Novels (editing phase) a. Tainted Love b. Overstepping Boundaries c. When the Air Was Clear |
| Poems 1. A Mind Unleashed (52 poems) Screenplays a. Dominate the Courts (112 pages)—from Tainted Love. GENRES: Family, Drama A timid math genius loses his biggest supporter during a time he must overcome escalating peer pressure and traditional expectations to create a legacy on and off the courts. b. Nicolette (112pages)—from Overstepping Boundaries GENRES: Drama, Romance A broken-hearted, aspiring musician searches for fame and love to heal her childhood wounds until she realizes that she must face her past to experience authentic self-expression and true love. c. Unclonable (112 pages) GENRES: Family, Science Fiction An overambitious party planner relinquishes her need to be the perfect mother by overcoming her self-doubt after realizing the true meaning of family. d. Healing Waters (112 pages) GENRES: Family, Drama A deeply committed male physician must overcome his skepticism about supernatural healing to save his son from dying of the same cancer his mother died from. e. The Elements: The Birth of Nature’s Superheroes (109 pages) GENRES: Adventure, Science Fiction The last presumably Light Angel and outcast teenagers must harness their confidence and supernatural abilities together to save Earth from avenging dark angels and an erupting 66-million-year-old asteroid remnant. f. Because You See Me: (100 pages) A retired female librarian with impaired vision helps a lost youth find his way home. GENRES: Family, Drama A retired librarian with impaired vision must overcome her resentment to give a troubled youth a second chance at life. g. The Perfect Fit (100 pages): A divorced female janitor realizes it’s not too late to pursue her dreams. GENRES: Drama, Comedy After a middle-aged divorced janitor loses her job, she must hone her voice to fight against a billion-dollar industry to save a family-owned neighborhood gym from permanently closing. h. When the Air Was Clear (107 pages) GENRES: Drama, Action After a young girl mysteriously dies, a bold, reckless woman and a despised, no-nonsense police officer must uncover a town’s secret to prevent the global spread of a deadly chemical and finally be free of their polluting secrets. i. Love Never Dies (100 pages): GENRES: Romance, Family A perfectionist psychotherapist on the verge of divorce must eradicate self-loathing to save her marriage and help her teenage daughter believe in love again. j. Misplaced Agression (47+ pages): GENRES: Family, Drama An incarcerated youth must overcome his deeply ingrained anger to prove his innocence to fulfill his childhood dream of becoming an impartial judge. |
| Poetry a. A Mind Unleashed A Mind Unleashed comprises 52 poems addressing family, healing, love, and pain. |
Timika Chambers
Timika S Chambers 