Introduce Yourself : "The creative adult is the child who survived." ~Ursula K. Le Guin by Jodi Rath

That title line (quote) about sums me up. I'm a 47-year-old kid at heart who has eight furbabies (cats), an amazing hubby, and a business that allows me to write and sketch full-time.

I spent 24 years teaching HS English, then moved to teach higher education for Ohio teachers in online, self-paced courses for multiple universities in Ohio. This allows me to write a cozy mystery series (working on publishing the tenth in the series in April of this year after starting the series in November 2018), do some educational write for affiliations, publishers, and blogs, and do other freelance writing for magazines.

Currently, I'm working on an international YA series with educators from different parts of the world. I get to focus on writing and some treatment board sketches like the one I attached here.

I have some experience with trauma from my past. Unfortunately, one story comes from my first husband who sits in prison for life now that made national news about five years ago. Currently, I'm working on a psychological thriller that combines parts of my early childhood with things that happened to me from age 18 to 29 with my first husband called Blurred Mirrors. I've already signed on with a team for this and that's what led me here! I became a member of Stage 32 about two to three weeks ago. This is my first monthly introduction!

Currently, I'm busy running my seven online courses, writing three books from my cozy mystery series that are on preorder to be published in 2021, and now working on learning script software, studying and researching scripts, and working in the writer's room. I'm having a blast and excited to be here.

I look forward to connecting with all of you and learning from your experiences!

Take care and be safe all!

Jodi :-)