Theresa L. Goodrich is an Emmy-winning author and content creator with a penchant for storytelling and a keen eye. As the force behind The Local Tourist, she’s dedicated to telling in-depth stories of magnificent, quirky, and unique places. She’s slightly obsessed with travel and history and has turned these passions into multiple books, including the Two Lane Gems series, *Living Landmarks of Chicago*, *Planning Your Perfect Road Trip*, and *Show Me Shipshewana*. **Theresa is the publisher of *Midwest Road Trip Adventures, 2nd Edition* and *Midwest State Park Adventures.* Under the pen name of Theresa L. Carter, she's the author of the Alex Paige cozy mystery series, featuring a travel writer and breast cancer survivor who unwillingly becomes an amateur sleuth.A cancer survivor herself, Theresa is a firm believer that storytelling is life changing. She speaks across the country about travel and road trips and teaches both writing and self-publishing. She’s driven, often literally, to inspire you to get off the interstates and explore the towns and communities that make this country a constant and welcome surprise.
Hi [FIRST NAME GOES HERE]- Home again home again; Please allow me to introduce myself! Wanderlust Weekly, Mar 2, 2023
Hi Reader!
With three Travel and Adventure Shows in the last seven weeks, we've got a lot of new Local Tourists here, so I thought I'd say hello!
Many of you have been getting emails from me for years. Several of you have become friends (hi!). Meeting you and getting to know you is the best part of my job.
If you're new here, you'll quickly learn that I'm kinda goofy, I love history, and I'm obsessed with writing, road trips, and my husband. I believe every single place has something to offer, and that people are kind (most of them, anyway).
I'm also a cancer survivor, and to the wonderful people who commiserated with me in person at the shows, I'm sending you giant hugs. Thank you.
In addition to going places and writing about them, and sharing what I've learned along the way, I'm entering a new chapter in my writing career as a novelist. My first novel came out last August. My second will be out this month. If you like mysteries with quirky characters and villains you love to hate, you might like travel writer Alex Paige and crew.
I also teach writing. In addition to my big travel writing course, I'm also hosting monthly trainings. This month's: How to avoid clichés like the plague.
If you're curious, you can read more about my story here.
Enough about me. Tell me about you! You can reply here, or join us in our Facebook group. It's private, so you don't have to worry about those non-Local Tourist-types :-)
Love and wanderlust,
Theresa L. Goodrich
Theresa L. Goodrich
Theresa L. Goodrich is an Emmy-winning author and content creator with a penchant for storytelling and a keen eye. As the force behind The Local Tourist, she’s dedicated to telling in-depth stories of magnificent, quirky, and unique places. She’s slightly obsessed with travel and history and has turned these passions into multiple books, including the Two Lane Gems series, *Living Landmarks of Chicago*, *Planning Your Perfect Road Trip*, and *Show Me Shipshewana*. **Theresa is the publisher of *Midwest Road Trip Adventures, 2nd Edition* and *Midwest State Park Adventures.* Under the pen name of Theresa L. Carter, she's the author of the Alex Paige cozy mystery series, featuring a travel writer and breast cancer survivor who unwillingly becomes an amateur sleuth.A cancer survivor herself, Theresa is a firm believer that storytelling is life changing. She speaks across the country about travel and road trips and teaches both writing and self-publishing. She’s driven, often literally, to inspire you to get off the interstates and explore the towns and communities that make this country a constant and welcome surprise.
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