Local Author Harrison Rose Tate focuses on preserving stories through writing

Bella Kent Valley News InternFor author Harrison Rose Tate, a conversation during a Spanish immersion trip to Mexico led to an unexpected career as a novelist.Before publishing books, Tate spent 20 years working as a technical copywriter. While attending a Spanish immersion program in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, she met a local tour guide who shared details about his life and experiences.After returning home, Tate said she continued thinking about the man and the story he had told her. "If I don't write this incredible story, it will be lost," Tate said.The experience inspired her first novel, The Tour Guide. Tate said the project marked her transition from technical writing to writing books.Although she had spent years writing professionally, Tate said she initiall