Lynn Thorne is an award-winning writer and the author of Word Of Mouth Advertising Online and Off: How to Spark Buzz, Excitement and Free Publicity for Your Business or Organization With Little or No Money (Atlantic Press, 2008). As a freelance journalist, her work has appeared in The Washington Post Express, The Washington Post Southern Maryland Extra, U.S. News Ventures, Access Wireless, Broker Agent Magazine, and several local publications.

A former broadcast journalist, Lynn has appeared on local TV and radio stations in Virginia and Wisconsin. She received her Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications, with a specialty in Broadcasting, from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Lynn is also active on social media and is an active blogger on thatswhatlynnsaid.com, which has a primary focus on LGBT issues. She lives in Virginia with her husband and two sons.