About Me— Joanne Reed

Writing your own bio feels very strange; how do you explain your life without sounding like a narcissistic-egocentric-wannabe-somebody who is desperate for attention? The reason I am writing a blog article titled me, myself and I is because that is what I have to do to join the About Me Story Medium Platform as a writer.

The short version of my bio reads like this. I am a contract lawyer by profession, currently living in Seoul, South Korea with my husband, two teenage daughters, my dog and two cats. I stepped out of the legal world a couple of years ago to step in the literary arena. I am a published author, blogger and newbie YouTuber.

For those, who feel unsatiated by this short version of my bio feel free to read the more-meat-on-the-bones-version below.

Me, The Author who considers herself an artist

I became an author because I decided to follow the advice of Toni Morrison:

“If there is a book that you really want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it”.

Toni Morrison

I couldn’t find anywhere a book that dealt with all the subjects I was interested in, a book that inspired me but challenged me all the same, a book that could act as a compass when I was feeling lost, a book that could educate…