Lynn Thorne

Lynn knew she was going to be a writer when she finally conquered writing the letter J correctly at age 4. With that obstacle out of the way, there was no stopping her insatiable love of letters. She tackled creative writing in middle and high school, and by college, had decided to major in mass communications. It seemed more likely to lead to a paycheck than a plain ol' English degree. And it did. Sort of.

Lynn's early career took her through the exciting world of broadcast journalism, where her voice and personality blasted across the airwaves of central Virginia and central Wisconsin (Go Pack, Go). Despite earning her college degree magna cum laude, after seven years in the media, Lynn discovered she was still making less than most of the people with whom she'd graduated. A "paycheck" indeed. She thought it wise to switch gears so that she could, perhaps, do something as frivolous as buy groceries.

She was extremely fortunate to land a job with America's Promise, a nonprofit headed up by Sec. of State Colin Powell, and Lynn finally felt that she'd found a way to put her comms degree to use. She worked as the editorial director right up until she gave birth to her first child, and then she gratefully put her career on hold to live her dream of being a stay-at-home mom. 7,203 diapers later, Lynn turned to the only thing that could keep her sane: writing. Naptimes offered the opportunity to began a freelance writing career, and Lynn stumbled onto the opportunity to write her first book, "Word of Mouth Advertising: Online and Off" in 2008. It would take her nine years, but in 2017 she published her second book, "Who Am I If You're Not You?" which won a gold medal in the Feathered Quill Book Awards.

Two books, countless spell checks and untold numbers of drafts later, Lynn hones her craft every day. And she's still damn proud of making that letter "J" correctly.