Lynn Johnson

When I began writing, the words that inspired me were these: ‘A writer is someone who has written today.’ If you want to be a writer, what’s stopping you?
-- J.A. Jance
Author of the J.P. Beaumont crime novel series

Lynn is the former Treasurer of the Board of Directors and one of the founding members of Hampton Roads Writers. He currently serves on HRW's advisory board and is an integral part of the finance committee.

Retired after thirty-six years as an auditor/analyst with the US Government Accountability Office, he decided to pursue writing for fun and perhaps profit. Under the tutelage of Lauran Strait and the watchful eye of fellow class members at the Virginia Beach Adult Learning Center’s Writers’ Workshop, he is on his way to writing a novel based on his father’s WWII combat experiences in the Italian campaign. He has attended writing workshops hosted by James River Writers and Christopher Newport University to further hone his writing skills and to gain insight into such topics as how to search for and approach agents, write query letters and target potential publishers. He strongly encourages any and all aspiring writers to pick up pen and paper or sit at the keyboard and pursue their dream.