Meet Lorna

Yes, pretty much. Reading has been a consistent for me…always. And I’ve always had quite an imagination. I love that a book can take you miles away and worlds away from wherever you may be. It can also bring laughter and wonder to a person. I’ve always wanted to be someone that can make another person’s life a little bit better. A good way for me to do that is with words. That being said, I did have some serious Broadway fantasies as a child.

A few! I was once what’s called a “devil stick demonstrator/performer”. You basically hold these two sticks and twirl a bigger, fancier stick (with the other two sticks) in a variety of cool ways. It’s a hidden talent that I have no idea what to do with but I have hope that it’ll one day become an Olympic sport. On a more “professional” note, I also worked as a reporter for a number of years – both in sports and news.

Life, my children’s lives, travel, people in grocery stores.

I love to travel! I live near the mountains so I love to snowboard and if I’m near water and a beach, I’ll jet ski. I also love to dance and will until I’m 100. I also enjoy just chilling with my family and friends and watching my children (I have two) in all of their athletic and artistic endeavors. 

I was shy, yet outgoing. Very imaginative – a classic ‘overthinker’. The first eight years of my life, my mom worked regularly as a jazz singer so music was a big part of my life and has continued to be. I played a few instruments and enjoyed listening to just about every genre of music. Music has always been therapeutic for me. That being said, as a child I felt like a bit of an outsider – at least in the small town in Indiana that my family moved to when I was 9. Looking back at it, that’s not a bad thing but when you’re young and you “don’t quite fit” it can be hard. I did enjoy sports though, mostly soccer, and I wasn’t bad. When I got into college, I got into reporting and had no choice but to come out of my somewhat shy shell.

Honestly, speechless. Literally, I went mute with shock. I remember I had a lunch date scheduled with a friend that day and I literally just sat there and didn’t say anything. The first book I sold was “Hello, Mr. Moon” and it had been rejected many times. But I believed in it and the last publishing house I submitted it to accepted it.

To continue writing, of course. I have many books I’m sitting on so hopefully they’ll find their publishing homes. My husband and I also run a business, Apps Plus Software, (he is a software/mobile app designer and I am a web designer) so for that to continue to grow would be wonderful. Other than that, lots of travel and lots of love!