Announcing: Timothy Finder

I’ve just rebuilt the old Reader Profiler into a full Timothy Finder. The idea is simple, you upload your book, it analyzes your writing and determines who your book would appeal to based on my episodes on the subject.

This tool will even tell you which of the American Regional Cultures would most resonate with your book.

This tool has a newer deeper connection to my podcast episodes than previous tools. It’s like asking AI Thomas to help you find your Timothy.

Instead of generating fictional personas or demographic profiles, it creates five Timothy Sketches, each with a memorable name to help you picture the type of real person you should be searching for.

Each sketch includes:

  • psychographic details (values, fears, hopes, frustrations),

  • a list of comp titles they already love,

  • specific places to find them,

  • a conversation-opening question you can use when you meet them in person.

It also identifies underserved reader segments. These are the readers other authors are ignoring, which is often where the biggest opportunity lives.

The most important thing to understand about this tool: it is a compass, not the destination. The sketches are starting points for your search, not replacements for a real Timothy. Fictional profiles are imaginary friends who always like what you write. The whole point of a Timothy is that you can talk to him, listen to his honest answers, and learn things that surprise you.

The tool will tell you which sketch to pursue first, where to go, and what questions to ask. Your job is to go find that real person and take them out for coffee.

Timothy Finder pairs well with: