Having first been a published writer at the age of ten she continued to excel at writing during these difficult years. Astonished teachers encouraged her talents by entering her works into several local, regional and state competitions. She went on to contribute popular pieces to a variety of publications and even wrote and directed a school play during high school.

Short, non-fiction articles are the easiest for this working mother of three, who lives on a tropical island paradise with her husband, in Northeast Florida. Judie has never kept track of the wide array of magazines, newspapers, trade publications, radio stations, Web sites, commercial collateral and non-profit organizations she has written for, though she does keep copies of her favorite pieces.