Lori Soard

 


Lori

Lori Soard


  • Lori Soard has a Doctor of Philosophy in Journalism and Creative Writing.  Her undergraduate degree was in English.

  • Past President of From The Heart, RWA Chapter (1997-1999),  and co-founder and 1st Chairperson of World Romance Writers (1999-2002).  She served on the national board of Romance Writers of America.  She also served as Library Liaison for Romantic Times Magazine.

  • Speaker on topics related to writing and literacy.

  • Radio Talk Show Host

  • Moderates a workshop for writers, Free Course.

  • Teaches writing courses through a college accredited distance education course.

  • Thousands of articles and shorts have appeared in both online and hard copy publications.

  • Published novels include young adult, nonfiction, romance, and mainstream titles.

  • Has worked as a professional copyeditor for a number of business clients and publishers such as BT Books, Indigo, AD Books, and Kensington/Zebra.

  • Lives in the Midwest with her husband of fifteen years and her two blessings, Caitlin and Hailey.  They have two cats, a Golden Retriever, and two miniature Dachshunds, Gretchun and Maya.  Gretchun is the perpetual three-year-old in the family.  Lori's newest pet is a turtle named "Sunny."  He is a red-eared slider.  He was purchased for her youngest daughter, who promptly grew bored with him.  However, Sunny has found a spot in Lori's heart.  When he first came home, he was the size of a quarter.  Now he is about the size of a silver dollar.  He never goes in his shell and loves to swim.  He thinks he can "hide" in his little rock, but everyone can still see him.  Shhh!  Don't tell Sunny.  Her spare time is spent reading books, singing in the church choir, and writing reviews.

  • You can e-mail Lori at Lori@LoriSoard.com.  You can snail mail her at PO Box 97, Memphis, IN 47143.  She loves to hear from her readers.