User:LoriSoard

Hi y'all,

I'm an American writer who lives in a tiny town in southern Indiana. I find myself referring to Wikipedia often, so plan to help keep pages updated as time allows or when I notice something that needs updated or expanded upon.

Ten Quick Facts About Me

 * 1) I love animals and have a houseful of them. We have two miniature dachshunds and after owning this stubborn breed, I can't see myself ever not owning one. We also have cats.
 * 2) There are about 2,000 people in my town. There is no stoplight and no grocery store.
 * 3) I'm married to my high school sweetheart. We have two grown daughters and a granddaughter.
 * 4) I have a PhD in Journalism. My undergrad was in English Education. I loved teaching but took a different route with writing.
 * 5) I've had thousands of articles published on a variety of topics.
 * 6) I write romance novels. More recently, I'm expanding into other genres.
 * 7) I am a Christ follower.
 * 8) I once won an award for a group project in college, even though I hate group projects.
 * 9) I love summer.
 * 10) I helped found the first electronic chapter for Romance Writers of America and also founded World Romance Writers.

Bonus: I edit like a grammar Nazi.

What Am I Up To Now?
I write articles as my full-time job, design websites on the side and still work on my small town stories. Life is busy, but happy. I think back to the first 20 years of my life when the Internet wasn't as accessible as it is now and see how much technology has changed how we work, how we interact and how we relate to the world. Some of it is good and some of it isn't, but it is the fabric of our society and I can't imagine it any other way.