SOUTHERN WRITER
Jaclyn Weldon White Mystery Novels & Real Georgia People
by Michael Buffalo Smith Jaclyn Weldon White was born, raised and
has lived all her life in the South. She was a police officer for six years and worked for four years as a detective with the same de- partment, investigating murders, sex crimes, burglaries and other offenses. She left police work to take a position as administrator for a large metropolitan Atlanta juvenile court, a position she held for sixteen years. Jaclyn is the author of seven books and nu-
merous articles which have appeared in local and regional magazines. Two of her books have become Mercer University Press best- sellers. White is an avid cook and herb gardener,
and designs and makes her own line of kiln- fired silver jewelry. She and her late husband Carl have three living children and seven grandchildren. White shares her Hoschton, Georgia, home with two cats and a dog. KUDZOO caught up with Jaclyn to find out
more about her gift for writing, and how she is able to shift gears between true stories of boxers to true crime, to fictional novels and now - herb gardening.
Tell us a little about where you were born and raised, and when you first de- cided you wanted to write? I was born in Chattanooga, TN. We moved to the Atlanta area when I was 5 and lived here until 1965 when we moved to New Orleans. It wasn't a good fit for me, so I moved back to
Georgia in the late 60s and have been here ever since. I knew I wanted to be a writer at a young age. I loved books and discovered that teachers and parents were really impressed when a child wrote something. It didn't have to be very good. Just the act of putting things on paper seemed to impress them.
So you are a former police officer? Did that play into your writing?
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