NakedWriting.com
Title
JodyWheeler.com
Description
The writing bug bit early...
I was scratching my own little made-up tales on my father’s bills before I understood the concepts of “no” and “that’s a permanent marker!” They were more hieroglyphics than anything else – a secret language I’d created because I was having difficultly learning to write English (learning disabilities, what can you do?) The key element in all those early stories? Explosions. Lots and lots of explosions. (When you’re 4, explosions are the epitome of conflict.)
By age 8, I'd moved on to filling stacks of notebook-paper with exuberant tales of world saving, blatantly ripped off from Star Wars and James Bond. There were still lots of explosions in those stories too, but by then I’d learned that the essence of good writing was subtlety, so I changed all the big booms to little ones.
As a teenager, I was told repeatedly (and loudly) that being a writer wasn’t a “possibility.” No money it, you see. “Go to Business School like everyone else.” So after taking to heart all that advice, I went ahead and got my Masters in Counseling from George Mason University, circa 1993. I then embarked on a 12-year mission, seeking out diverse populations from Gay teens to mentally ill adults to abused children and boldly did whatever I could to make their lives better. (Yes, yes. I watch Star Trek too.)
Languages
English
Contact
- Interesting Ventures, LLC
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- Playa Del Rey CA
- United States 90293
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- +1.3103059131
