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Lynn Bohart
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AUTHOR LYNN BOHART
Lynn Bohart loves all things crime-related and has even reinvented her website to create the “No Alibi Zone,” where she posts interviews and blog articles about crime scene investigation.
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Ms. Bohart comes to writing after thirty-five years as a nonprofit executive, where she raised millions of dollars for multiple causes and now weaves those into her books. She retired in 2018 to launch her own freelance writing company Lil Dog Communications and writes for nonprofits and individuals all over the world.
With a master's degree in theater, she brings a strong background in storytelling and tends to write as if she were creating the story for the big screen. As a dog lover and canine rescue advocate, she weaves dogs into all her novels because they add personality to the stories. And as someone who at least believes in the possibility of ghosts and the supernatural, she enjoys tinkering with ways to add a paranormal flavor to each storyline.
Currently, Ms. Bohart has 11 paranormal mystery novels on Amazon, along with 2 short story ‘horror’ books, and 3 nonfiction books. The first book in her Old Maids of Mercer Island series "Inn Keeping with Murder" remained on Amazon's top 100 ghost story list for over 10 months and maintains a 4.5-star average with over 1500 reviews.
Ms. Bohart has been published in “Woman's World” and "Dead on Demand," an anthology of ghost stories which rose to #13 on the Library Journal Bestsellers List. For a brief time, she wrote a weekly column for Patch.com and a monthly column for the Renton Reporter and has taught “Crafting the Story” for 10+ years through Green River College. She has been a featured speaker at a number of writing summits, including the Seattle Film Summit, League of Romance Writers, Fiction Authors Summit, and the Crime Thriller Summit.
If you’re a fan of true crime or an aspiring mystery writer, sign up for her free newsletter “Let’s Talk About Murder,” and read interviews from people like Marcia Clark (O.J. Simpson trial), Barbara Butcher (death investigator featured on the Netflix special Homicide New York), forensic pathologists, K9 handlers, private investigators, podcasters and more.
Lynn's two dogs, Mango and Gracie, were the inspiration for Mickey and Minnie in the Old Maids of Mercer Island mysteries and also for the name of Lynn's freelance writing company.
ABOUT THE DOGS IN LYNN'S BOOKS
It would be an understatement to say that Lynn loves dogs. When she began writing, she decided to include a dog as a main character in all of her novels as often as possible. So far, she has a German Shepherd named Soldier who saves the day in 'Grave Doubts,' a Basset hound named Grosvenor who is good at finding dead bodies in the Giorgio Salvatori mysteries, and two miniature dachshunds in the 'Old Maids of Mercer Island' mysteries who, well, are dachshunds. The dogs in Lynn's books are true to life. Sometimes frustrating. Sometimes noisy. Sometimes quirky. Sometimes heroic. But always lovable. "I believe the dogs in my books provide not only a human quality to the stories, but an added richness, humor, and depth. I hope you agree."
ABOUT THE SOCIAL ISSUES
IN HER BOOKS
FROM THE AUTHOR: "After spending 35+ years in the nonprofit world, it's second nature for me to consider exploring how to solve social problems. When I wrote the first book in the Old Maids of Mercer Island mysteries, I decided to use sex exploitation and black market adoption as the crimes someone might kill for. At the back of the book, I included a section on how people could get involved to end this scourge. When fans reacted positively, I decided to do it again and again, exploring mental health, child abuse, and bullying. In The Essence of Murder, I come down hard on the cruelty of dogfighting. The sixth book of the Old Maids series is framed around homelessness. I believe wholeheartedly in the strength of the community to come together to make a difference. I hope you will appreciate this aspect of my writing and explore how you might support a cause you believe in."
MEET LYNN'S TEAM:
Yes, she has a team. She says that, "I couldn't do what I do without my beverage of choice, my dogs, my best friend, and my daughter."
Copywriting
If you need copy for a newsletter, fundraising letter, speech, or business letter, please reach out to Lynn at: www.Lildogcommunications.com or Lildog67@icloud.com