From Mathematics and Physics to Plot and Characters
Needham author Judi Brodman will be with us to discuss her new novel, "She's Not You".
Judi’s software consulting work has taken her all over the world even out to the Marshall Islands where she flew to work each day. Her bookshelves are filled with photographs and journals that capture her experiences and feed her imagination as she writes. But her roots and true inspiration come from New England, in the mountains of Vermont and by her childhood beaches of Wellfleet on Cape Cod.
In 2011, she began her writing journey with three published travel articles on Ireland, The Many Faces of Ireland, followed by a short story, Safe Harbor, published in July 2012. Then, inspired by the death of her sister in 2015, Judi wrote and published two children's books, "Fiona - the Lighthouse Firefly" and "Fiona the Firefly - LOST!” both titles available on Amazon, the proceeds of which feed a scholarship fund that Judi set up in her sister’s name. Scholarships are being awarded to students studying Business and Technology.
In her spare time, Judi is a professional watercolorist showing her works at the Front Street Art Gallery in Scituate Harbor; she loves to read, take long walks, and dig in her gardens. Family and friends always come first in her life. But wherever she is, her characters and their magical worlds fill her mind.
Her degrees are a BA in Mathematics with a minor in Physics and a MS in Computer Engineering. Judi has been involved with writers’ groups for years, has taken Creative Writing at FAU, and worked last winter with author Heidi Jon Schmidt at 24 PEARL STREET, Provincetown, MA. She’s also an editor for Wiley’s technical magazine, Journal of Software: Evolution and Process. Judi serves as a member of the Emmanuel College Alumni Association Board.
Judi is founder of TSS, Inc., a computer consulting company, and is co-owner of LOGOS International, a well know software process improvement consulting firm, working closely with the U.S. Air Force and small businesses.
Judi and her husband Steve have lived in Needham since 1975.
“She’s Not You” is her first novel.
You can find out more about Judi at:
LinkedIn – Judi Getch Brodman