Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
David Rich began practicing law in Phoenix and was then recruited as a law professor at ASU College of Law. He then tried private practice but found the cushy job of assistant attorney general more to his liking. He retired in his 40s to become a sailing captain, pilot, and full-time traveler, living in almost every country on the planet while writing dozens of travel stories and six books: Myths of the Tribe, When Religion and Ethics Diverge (Prometheus Books 1993) examined the influence of organized religion on ethics, 2nd ed. 2019. RV the World, 2nd ed., 2018, combines his seventeen-years RVing the world with his wife Mary insisting anyone can do it. In 2019 David wrote The ISIS Affair, a satire on religion and nationalism in Syria subtitled Putting the Fun Back in Fundamentalism, and Scribes of the Tribe, Our greatest Thinkers on Religion and Ethics. He published Antelopes, A Modern Gulliver’s Travels, in 2020 and Sail the World?, the prequel to RV the World, in October 2021. Six books.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Latest book was Sail the World?, Prequel to RV the World. Sail the World was inspired by having tried to circumnavigate, the colorful characters and many scrapes along the way, from almost sinking in the Pacific Ocean to vicious storms at sea resulting in complicated repairs, and the many new friendships and adventures along the way.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
No, now spending time marketing!
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Way too many to list comprehensively: Hawking, Feynman, John Gardner, Paul Theroux, and dozens of others.
What are you working on now?
RVing South America and the second is RVing OZ and NZ.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Still looking for that!
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Writing is rewriting.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write daily.
What are you reading now?
Ian Rankin, Andrea Camilleri, and Phillip Wylie
What’s next for you as a writer?
Books on continents we’ve RVed: South America and OZ/NZ
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
That would definitely not be enough books! My wife reads a book a day, and has for 40 years. I can’t keep up with her but usually read maybe one out of five that she reads! No time for more.
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