Judith glynn

Judith only wanted a breather from mothering her four young children when she chose an evening creative-writing class over a belly dancing one offered at a nearby college. Instead, the craft ignited an innate talent that led to a successful lifetime writing journey despite her first classroom assignment—Confidence. That’s All You Need in Life—receiving a D grade.

Her early articles appeared in hometown Providence, Rhode Island newspapers. A freelance travel-writing life surfaced after a trip to Ireland. She wrote about it, publishing nationally. Other countries followed as did multiple articles. Judith’s detailed prose and eye that focused on local flavor led to her creating Travel Buys, a shopping column syndicated nationally. It ran for five years. 

But when hours in flight and new dreamed-about places produced only a nonchalant shrug, Judith closed her notebook to build an entrepreneurial career in New York City. But she still wrote because life wasn’t complete without a story—if only for herself.

Today, she writes whatever intrigues her from travel to general interest articles. to narrative essays to helping others with their words. She also wrote two books.

 

 
A COUPLE OF BOOKS  

When newspaper markets dried up and the world turned to the internet for most reading, Judith wrote for the web. And although books seemed like a long haul, she tackled a novel. A Collector of Affections: Tales from a Woman’s Heart entwines fiction with travelers’ romance secrets and seductive destinations. The book is also in Spanish. Her memoir, The Street or Me: A New York Story, chronicles Judith’s encounter with a New York City homeless woman and how she returned her to her loving family in Italy. See Judith’s books at Amazon and other distributors.

Travel & General Articles

Judith began her travel-writing career with an article in The Washington Post . That remarkable debut fortified her to work through the countless rejections that followed as she slowly published in many other markets. She once had a travel shopping column in several national newspapers. 

Numerous articles followed about many countries but were shorter in length and for the web. On occasion, Judith pens the personal essay. They’re not easy to write and take introspection but, when finished, the satisfaction of sharing a special story is worth the bloodletting.

PODCASTS & INTERVIEWS

It’s a leap to go from travel writing to podcasts but Judith tried the new medium after returning from a few trips. And although she liked writing the script and reading it, sticking to the task failed her. However, a few good podcasts are better than none. 

An integral part of writing a book is promoting it, which means interviews and the standard Q&A. They can be read or heard here.  

helping others to write

The desire to write is a gift. Writing well is a craft, often a challenge for many. Judith can take some of your words and improve them too.