At last count, best-selling author Loree Lough had 64 books (fiction and non-fiction for kids and adults; 1 novel optioned for a TV movie; 2 slated for 2008 and 6 contracted for 2009 release), 59 short stories, and more than 2,500 articles in print. Her stories have earned dozens of industry and “Readers’ Choice” awards, and publishers have (jokingly, she hopes) threatened to charge for the costs of forwarding large volumes of fan mail.

AND while contractually obliged to protect the artist, Loree IS allowed to brag that she "wrote several hit songs (music and lyrics!) for a Grammy-nominated C&W star." (So if you hear a couple of tear-jerkers about love gone wrong....)

Since 1990, Loree has been busy developing and teaching writing-related courses (including Writer’s Digest WOW sessions), seminars, and workshops, each geared to educate and inform, inspire and enthuse her students… hundreds of whom are now, themselves, published authors. In 1999, Loree designed THE LEADING EDGE WRITERS' STUDIOS... interactive one-day workshops structured to help authors sell, regardless of genre or skill level.

A frequent guest speaker for writers’ organizations, book clubs, private institutions, corporations, college and high school writing programs, and more, Loree has encouraged thousands with her comedic approach to ‘learned-the-hard-way’ lessons about the craft and the publishing industry.

For decades, Loree has been an avid wolf enthusiast, and as such, dedicates a portion of her total income each year to the worthwhile work performed daily on behalf of the awe-inspiring animals. She lives in Maryland with her patient and dedicated husband who, throughout the decades, has supported her writing and teaching...and who rarely complains... even when she adds yet another item to her vast collection of 'wolf stuff.'