Featured Interview With Barbara Lohr
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Grew up in the Midwest of the USA. Currently live in the Midwest and the South with my husband. We have a rambunctious cat who believes he was Heathcliff in another life.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
My parents were always after me to turn out my light at night. But I read anyway, under the covers with a flashlight. In grade school, I would take out five books each Monday and finish them by the end of the week. My school was across the street from the library. Lucky me!
Of course writing quickly became a favorite in grade school and high school. After college, I wrote for a newspaper while I was teaching writing and literature. Then I went into advertising, where I took up copy writing. All along, whether teaching or managing a department of communication staff, I wrote for New York magazines and had more than 200 of my stories published. That worked well for me because they were short and relatively easy to complete in the evenings and on weekends.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I enjoy so many– Kristan Higgins, Rad Bradbury, the Brontes, Liane Moriarity, Rachel Gibson, Fitzgerald, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Elizabeth Berg, Jane Porter. I read widely.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
Coming Home to You is set in a beach town rich with characters. Gull Harbor actually exists (by another name of course) so I’m very familiar with the small community. I lived in a beach town for several years and return every summer. Sometimes you leave your high school love behind–think you’ve outgrown that early relationship–but life teaches you otherwise. How many of us flip through a scrapbook and wish we could go back? Kate Kennedy gets that chance.
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