Jodi Cleghorn
- Age: 36
- Gender: Female
- Astrological Sign: Sagittarius
- Zodiac Year: Ox
- Industry: Publishing
- Occupation: Writer, Editor & Publisher
- Location: Brisbane : Queensland : Australia
About Me
Jodi is an Australian writer, based in Brisbane, who works across genres. Influenced by theme (and the voices in her head) her stories fly under the thematic banners of love, loss, betrayal, the dynamics of power and the eternal question what if? She is the co-creator of Chinese Whisperings and the soon to be launched eMergent Publishing. Jodi is the joint editor, along with business partner, Paul Anderson, of Chinese Whisperings first conceptual anthology of short ficiton The Red Book which was launched on January 1st 2010. A second anthology is currently under creation. Jodi's writing encompasses both fiction and non fiction. For the past year she has been the Monday columnist at the collaborative writing blog Write Anything, has published breastfeeding articles at Type A Mom and is the co-author of Reclaiming Sex After Childbirth: A survival guide with writing partner Annie Evett. Her short fiction has been published at Getting Hitched , The 12 Days of Christmas and she is one of a trio of writers which have bought The Astonishing Adventures of Captain Juan since early 2008.
What did you dream when you ate a spider while sleeping?
That my insides were suddenly alive and trying to escape via my mouth.
Interests
- Homebirth and birth reform
- writing
- creativity
- publishing
- women's mysteries
- social research
- myth and ritual
- socialising
- dancing
Favorite Movies
- Almost Famous
- Overboard
- Spirited Away
- Howls Moving Castle
- Breakfast at Tiffanys
- Amelie
- Betty Blue
- Children of Men
- Curious George
- Pirates of the Carribean Trilogy
- Lord of the Rings Triology
- Shrek 1 & 2
- Love Actually
Favorite Music
- Missy Higgins
- Violent Femmes
- Johnny Diesel & the Injectors
- Death Cab for Cutie
- Gomez
- Ben Folds
- Dire Straits
- Sheryl Crowe
Favorite Books
- Magician - Raymond E Fiest
- Perfect Skin - Nick Earles
- The Crucible - Arthur Miller
- Lightning - Dean Koontz
- Sahara - Clive Cussler
- The Time Travellers Wife - Audrey Niffenegger The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
