Tameri’s Purpose

 Helping people write better

The Tameri Guide for Writers serves writers, students, teachers, and others with our thoughts on how best to format, edit, complete, or create a written work. Our visitors range from published novelists to Fortune 1000 companies. If it involves communicating with others, consider using Tameri.

Services Provided

  • Typing / Formatting,
  • Manuscript Editing,
  • Writing / Consulting, and
  • Submission Services.

Who We Are

We are editors and writers, each with unique strengths. Susan Schnelbach is an engineer and technical writer; Christopher Wyatt is an editor and creative writer. Tameri Publications was founded in 1994 by Schnelbach and Wyatt. Tameri Publications ceased to exist in 2003, though we continue to work as writers and editors. This Web site continues be an important tool for us; we will continue to update and expand the content.

Christopher Wyatt

Christopher Wyatt is a doctoral student at the University of Minnesota, specializing in technical communications. He has a master’s degree in composition and rhetoric; he specializes in the teaching of writing. His doctoral work is on theories of teaching writing, using technology to work with students with special needs.

Wyatt’s interest in writing drew him to journalism courses while in high school (many years ago). Because he was familiar with computers, he helped create a desktop publishing environment for the school’s journalism department. Wyatt even developed a simple word processor.

As an undergraduate during the late 1980s, Wyatt worked for the University of Southern California’s Computing Services. His assignments included writing technical documentation. Technical writing utilizes a different style than other forms of writing; factual accuracy and readability are essential. In addition to writing technical manuals and online help systems, Wyatt trained university faculty.

For more information, please see Christopher’s résumé.

Susan Schnelbach

Susan Schnelbach is a technical writer and editor, with degrees in aeronautical and mechanical engineering from the University of California, Davis.

Schnelbach has been a technical writer since 1997. She has supervised the preparation of operational and maintenance manuals for packaging machines, irrigation products, and specialized sensors. Her manuals are in use at companies world-wide and are known for their clarity and accuracy.

As freelance editor, Schnelbach has edited novels, screenplays, stage scripts, and even poetry.

Tameri

 Who names a book series “Tameri?”

The name “Tameri” was first used by Wyatt when he wrote a series of short stories in elementary school. These science-fiction stories were set on the fictional planet Tameri. The stories still exist, but they were never prepared for publication. Eventually, Wyatt hopes to convert these stories into a set of novels. We love language and etymology, searching for obscure words.

“TaMeri — Das alte Ägypten,” reads an old German text on the Library of Alexanderia.

A scroll translated by the Society of Biblical Archeaology contains the fragment “…all the good things of Tameri.”

Tameri was a small area in northern Egypt. Its riches were taken by Popi (Apophis) and sacrificed to Sutekh. The lost riches included the papyrus fields used for making scrolls and something more important…

Knowledge.

Citing This Web Site

Any citation referring to the Tameri Web site must name both editors.

APA:
Schnelbach, S. and Wyatt, C. ( 12 July, 2008 ). Tameri Guide for Writers. [Online]. Available WWW: http://www.tameri.com
MLA:
Schnelbach, S. and Wyatt, C. “Tameri Guide for Writers.” 12 July, 2008 . Online. Internet. [Date Printed]. Available WWW: http://www.tameri.com