In a previous life, I was a graphic designer for fourteen years. In my current existence, I'm a stay at home mom with a desperate need for a creative outlet besides Crayola crayons, Play-Doh and finger-painting. Besides writing, I also do freelance web site design and portraits on commission. I've been told my artistic creativity often shows through in my stories. That, and the quirky side of my personality I try to keep reined in when I'm around grown-ups.
       In between mommie duties and freelancing, I'm at work on my third manuscript, a medieval time-travel called Fire of the Dragon, which is turning out to be a lot of fun. And now that my youngest child is in kindergarten, I have assumed the life of full-time writer.

Lori lives in Virginia with her engineering-geek/hero husband, a precocious daughter who likes dragons more than dolls, a young son who wants to drive monster trucks when he grows up, and Maxie, the blind wonder dog.