All About Jackie

   
Jackie Rod--fiction writer, loving wife of a legal beagle, and mother of three children who have blessed her with seven fantastic grandchildren.

     Jackie’s motto is “Blessed to be a blessing.” She never meets a stranger and loves helping others. Her friends call her Joyful Jackie. 

     This Atlanta native believes in the work ethic. She taught thirty-one years while raising her family. Married to the love of her life, a retired federal judge, she has three wonderful children and seven brilliant grandchildren. 

     She earned Master’s Degrees in History, Psychology and Education from Oglethorpe University, graduated summa cum laude, and is listed in Who’s Who of Colleges and Universities of America.

     After Jackie retired from teaching her love of words and stories led her to begin writing fiction. Many years have passed since the sixth grade when her poems appeared in the school’s annual book of poetry. Now she is serious about writing stories that reach into her readers’ hearts and is published in many anthologies.

     A lover of words. Jackie says, “Some of my youngest and fondest memories are of stories, not toys. A good book transports me to another time and world. Books let me feel the sensations of heroes and heroines— her dark loneliness, his passionate touch, a father’s pride and a mother’s grief.”

     Jackie critiques and edits manuscripts for her author friends, judges writing contests, and conducts workshops for writing groups.  Jackie loves the idea of ‘word painting’ for description.  “Writers should use all the senses to engage the emotions of readers.”

     Reading and traveling enrich her life, and she jumps at the opportunity to attend writing conferences and workshops all over the U.S. She belongs to Romance Writers of America, Atlanta Writers Club, East Metro Atlanta Christian Writers, Georgia Romance Writers, NOLA STARS, and Walton Writers.

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