Lora Lynn Fanning remembers fondly her first taste of writing success when, at the age of 5, she authored a highly lauded book about a chicken. That the praise came solely from her mother never bothered her one bit. In the years since, Lora Lynn continues to write, teach, and tell stories of humans and animals alike with her signature moxie, determination, and humor. She has been writing online since both the internet and her seven kids were babies, including at her first blog, Vitafamiliae. Lora taught writing and Rhetoric for 12 years before becoming a content editor. Her life motto is “look for the funny in everything,” but she probably spends more time looking for that suspicious smell in the pantry. Her Netflix catnip after the kids are asleep includes re-watching The West Wing and any shows about fancy British houses she can pretend she lives in. You can find Lora Lynn’s words in print (Mother Letters, Born Again Dirt) and in various corners of the world wide web (SimpleHomeschool.net, Radical.net, EveryTeacherEveryDay). She is represented by Birch Literary.