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Date
of Birth/Sign: February
9th/Aquarius
My Motto since 1978: What Goes
Around Comes Around!
Best Thing That has Happened in the
Recent Past: My sixth novel, Snow
Moon Rising, won two awards at
the GCLS Goldie Awards!
Worst Thing That has Happened in the
Recent Past: Breaking
up with my partner of 27 years - one
of the toughest and worst things that's
ever happened to me in my life
Most Admired Person: There are
so many people I admire so much .
. . but I am so blessed to have the
writer Ellen Hart as a friend, and
she has been a tremendous encourager
to me
College: Lewis & Clark College
in Oregon: English & Political
Science double major
Master's Degree: Hamline University,
St. Paul: English/Liberal Studies
Famous Relatives: 5th Cousins
were Orville and Wilbur Wright - but
hey! I hate to fly!
First Professional Role: Working
at a Welfare agency
First Book Written: Ricochet
In Time (started in 1992, completed
in 1995, and published in 2001)
First Book Published: Gun Shy
(completed 1999 and published
early August 2001)
Number of Books Published So
Far: Ten: six novels, two short
story collections, and edited two
anthologies
Number of Books Completed Now:
Twelve
Number of Books at Least Half Done:
Six
Number of Books Rattling Around in
Lori's Head but Unwritten: Nine
more
Favorite Song: Still a 1970's
oldie, "Dancing In The Moonlight"
by King Harvest
Favorite Bands: The Gipsy Kings,
The Indigo Girls, Todd Rundgren
CDs I can't seem to stop listening
to lately: The Scripts' debut
CD, The Fray, Ingrid Michaelson's
new one," Mika's first CD (and
am anxiously awaiting his second),
and Jason Mraz's last two disks.
Favorite Vocalists: Horse, The
Indigo Girls, Linda Eder, Dar Williams,
Whitney Houston, Carly Simon, Donna
Summer, James Taylor, and Ben Folds
Favorite Movies: Leaving Normal,
Flawless, Stranger Than Fiction, Truly
Madly Deeply, Fearless, and
Parenthood
Favorite Book Series: Currently,
it's a toss-up between SM Stirling's
series that starts with Dies the
Fire and Charlaine Harris's Lily
Bard series
Favorite City: Used to be Duluth,
MN, but I think it's now changed to
Cannon Beach on the Oregon Coast
Worst food on the planet: Seafood
- I'm allergic!
Best foods on the planet: Chicken,
Cheezits, and Chocolate - but ever
since gallbladder surgery, I can't
eat the latter two very often
Favorite TV Shows: Dexter,
Trauma, Flashforward, The Closer,
Saving Grace, Brothers & Sisters,
Battlestar Gallactica, 24, Lost, CSI,
Law & Order: SVU, Cold Case
Favorite team sport to Play: Basketball
Favorite
team sport to Watch: NFL Football,
and am especially fond of the Minnesota
Vikings and the Indianapolis Colts
Best thing about being a published
author: Getting to meet lots of
wonderful new people
Worst thing about being a published
author: Having to make a living,
so not having enough time to write
as much as I want.
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