Lori L. Lake is the author of a dozen novels and two short story collections. She's edited four anthologies, including Lesbians on the Loose with Jessie Chandler, which won a Golden Crown Literary "Goldie" Award. Her short work is featured in over a dozen anthologies including The Silence of the Loons, Time's Rainbow, and Women of the Mean Streets. Lori is known for sharing writing craft resources and is especially fond of teaching about crime fiction, short stories, and the craft of novel writing. In her spare time, she runs a small publishing house called Launch Point Press. Lori lives right at the edge of Portland, Oregon, in the Fortress of Solitude/Sanctuary of Solace. http: //www.LoriLLake.com