E445 - Judy Gruen - Bylines and Blessings - Writing is almost as essential as breathing

Episode 445 - Judy Gruen - Bylines and Blessings - Writing is almost as essential as breathing

I began my writing career in the health care field, and sold my first freelance humor pieces by age 22 to the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, the scrappy underdog newspaper to the Los Angeles Times.

Since then, I’ve written 5 books, including my memoirs Bylines and Blessings and The Skeptic and the Rabbi, both works of my heart. I’m an award-winning columnist for the Jewish Journal, where my work earned First Place in Commentary from the American Jewish Press Association’s Simon Rockower Awards, and Second Place for Book Reviews from the L.A. Press Club’s Southern California Journalism Awards, both in 2024.

My work has also been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, Boston Globe, New York Daily News, Los Angeles Times, Aish.com, Jewish Action, Chabad.org, and many other outlets.

I also love working with writers as a book coach, guiding them as they realize their visions of a professionally written and edited book. I’ve worked with writers on memoirs, as well as on Jewish philosophy, business communications, alternative health journeys, and more.

To me, writing is almost as essential as breathing. It is a privilege and joy for me to be able to share my writing with a receptive audience.

“To me, writing is almost as essential as breathing. It is a privilege and joy for me to be able to share my writing with a receptive audience.”

https://judygruen.com/