After hosting Writeful Places writers’ retreats in Aruba and Palm Springs, CA, it became more obvious with each event how critical it was for attendees to have an established community of writers in place afterward. It would make it easier for participants to remain in contact, maintain ongoing lines of communication, and nurture the writing …
Full Circle With Black Writers: Reigniting the Vision Read More »
When I was approached to join the team of Koindanomics Magazine as Editor-in-Chief, my interest was immediately piqued. A venture with a susu USP dedicated to educating, enlightening, and empowering the Black community to focus on financial stability and growth? No boring, irrelevant celebrity gossip? No features on athletes’ lifestyles and behaviors? No reporting on …
Tia Ross Joins the New Koindanomics Magazine as Editor-in-Chief Read More »
Early in my freelance editing career, about 20 years ago, I first learned of the Editorial Freelancers Association. I would have joined, but at that time it seemed to be solely targeted to members in the New York area. Being in Texas, I saw little value. Over the years, however, they extended their reach and I was …
Conference for Editors: A Marriage of Two Passions Read More »
As I was planning another international retreat last year, it occurred to me that the time was right to finally add a travel agency to my catalog as a division of my event startup coaching, planning, and management firm. So I created Seas to See Travel… Initially, the idea was for Seas to See to …
Skilled Black freelance editors can be hard for Black writers to find. Many writers are still being ripped off by self-proclaimed editors who couldn’t edit their way out of paper bags because they don’t know how to find or identify credible professionals. It can also be difficult at times for busy Black editors to reach new clients …
I was recently featured in VoyageDallas Magazine’s Inspiring Stories series. Here’s a snippet of the interview that tells how I got started and to where I am today. My first freelance gigs as a high school junior and my first job as a senior involved academic, government, and business editing, writing, and proofreading. A decade …
Tia Ross Featured in VoyageDallas Magazine’s Inspiring Stories Interview Read More »
New York, NY—June 22, 2017—Editorial Freelancers Association (“EFA”) today announced that Tia Ross, founder of Tia Ross Editorial, has been elected to its Board of Governors as Member at Large. Tia Ross is a pioneer in the literary community.
National Novel Writing Month Interview with Tia Ross of Black Writers Events We feel so lucky that NaNoWriMo has such an amazing creative community of writers–and we feel even luckier when our participants are involved in other writing communities, activities, and groups! Today, we’ve interviewed Tia Ross of Writeful Places and Black Writers Events to …