Once upon a time, best selling author Loree Lough (literally) sang for her supper, performing before packed audiences throughout the Midwest. Now and then, she blows the dust from her 6-string to croon a tune or two, but mostly, she just writes.

And at last count, Loree had 71 books (fiction and non-fiction for kids and adults; one novel optioned for a TV movie; and many more slated for release), 63 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 forwarding large volumes of fan mail.

A frequent guest speaker for writers’ organizations, book clubs, private and government 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 industry.

For decades, Loree has been an avid wolf enthusiast, and dedicates a portion of her income each year to the worthwhile work performed daily on behalf of these magnificent animals.

She splits her time between a home in the Baltimore suburbs and a cabin in the Allegheny Mountains, and shares her life with a formerly-abused, now-spoiled Pointer named Cash and her patient and dedicated husband who, throughout the years, has supported her writing and teaching endeavors…and who rarely complains, even when she adds yet another item to her vast collection of "wolf stuff."