Archive - Tamela Rich: Author, Editor, and Traveler

Mark Twain Edited This

It's time to face the new role that Artificial Intelligence plays in writing and editing

Jun 13 •

12:23

May 2024

Studying with Jennifer Haigh!

Plus, what I've been reading, listening to, and watching

May 30 •

12:43

March 2024

Read Like a Writer: The Hybrid Memoir

Here's a good one to learn from, "Hey Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing"

Mar 19 •

A White Traveler in a Black Country

This is not my first sojourn in Barbados. I spent four days here as a journalist in 2018. Barbados tourism arranged for a Bajan driver to get me from…

Mar 5 •

January 2024

A Birthday Rumination on Slow Travel

And asking whether Mark Twain had it right

Jan 30 •

December 2023

Publishing is like Bread Dough

You shouldn’t rush either process. Here's a case study of an indie author who decided not to go through all the steps required to produce a quality…

Dec 5, 2023 •

November 2023

Book Review: Life of a Klansman

The author offers us a history-memoir hybrid, and a masterclass in the craft of writing itself. Sigh. So much to admire here. Let’s dig in with…

Nov 28, 2023

Can social media sell books?

A lot has changed since I sold my first books in 2012 and 2017. Here's what I've learned with my books and through working with clients on theirs.

Nov 8, 2023 •

September 2023

Meet me in Kentucky?

I'll be there December 15-17, 2023 to speak at the first annual Winter Burrow Literary and Arts Conference!

Sep 24, 2023 •

Labor Day and "The Cold Millions"

I recommend this terrific book on Labor Day to acquaint (or reacquaint) ourselves with labor history and the union movement. My grandmother (now…

Sep 4, 2023 •

August 2023

How to Write a Good Travel Story

Give readers the STORY of your trip. Share how the experience changed you, what history you learned, or if someone challenged your assumptions about a…

Aug 27, 2023 •

Memento Mori, Hamlet and Yorick, and David Foster Wallace

Reflections on life after escaping death

Aug 11, 2023 •

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