The Dime Store Cowgrrl spent five years working for the tradpubs and now writes under the name J. S. Laurenz. Her articles have appeared in The San Francisco Chronicle, The Miami Herald, The Charlotte Observer and the north of Boston magazine Motherwords. She contributes to The Albany Times Union, Adirondack Life Magazine and is a commentator for North Country Public Radio. She has a recurring appearance on New Hampshire Public Radio's Word of Mouth to talk about her novel To Conquer the Heart of a King, the Wild West landscape of electronic publishing and her dime store cowgrrl blog.
