ABOUT L.J. NELSON |
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Biography
L.J. Nelson has been writing and storytelling essentially all of her adult life. Her career as an educator has involved reams of technical writing for reports, policies, and guidelines. She has also written poetry and lyrics, and keeps various journals handy to record her thoughts and feelings. L.J.’s current role as a private tutor requires her to write monthly narratives about the lives of the students she works with.
L.J. was raised and currently lives in a small city in west central Saskatchewan. Her life has been similar to others growing up on the prairies with one difference. L.J. is a dwarf diagnosed with Achondroplasia, commonly referred to as a Little Person. For the majority of her years, L.J. followed the expected path of other adults, including completing a Bachelor of Education degree specializing in educating students with learning difficulties. She taught in various elementary schools within her community and retired from the teaching profession to become a small home business owner, tutoring school age children and assisting adults with learning to use digital devices.
L.J. has outwardly represented to others someone who is achieving and succeeding in life. There have been times though when being a Little Person has challenged and sometimes even changed the outcomes of her dreams. Every path L.J, has taken in life has been a journey and she decided to share her journeys writing a memoir titled, That is Not Me - A Journey of Perception.
When L.J. is not fulfilling her writing or promotion obligations, she is usually sharing her time with family and friends. She loves to work outside in her yard, create music, and explore new learnings of life.
L.J. Nelson has been writing and storytelling essentially all of her adult life. Her career as an educator has involved reams of technical writing for reports, policies, and guidelines. She has also written poetry and lyrics, and keeps various journals handy to record her thoughts and feelings. L.J.’s current role as a private tutor requires her to write monthly narratives about the lives of the students she works with.
L.J. was raised and currently lives in a small city in west central Saskatchewan. Her life has been similar to others growing up on the prairies with one difference. L.J. is a dwarf diagnosed with Achondroplasia, commonly referred to as a Little Person. For the majority of her years, L.J. followed the expected path of other adults, including completing a Bachelor of Education degree specializing in educating students with learning difficulties. She taught in various elementary schools within her community and retired from the teaching profession to become a small home business owner, tutoring school age children and assisting adults with learning to use digital devices.
L.J. has outwardly represented to others someone who is achieving and succeeding in life. There have been times though when being a Little Person has challenged and sometimes even changed the outcomes of her dreams. Every path L.J, has taken in life has been a journey and she decided to share her journeys writing a memoir titled, That is Not Me - A Journey of Perception.
When L.J. is not fulfilling her writing or promotion obligations, she is usually sharing her time with family and friends. She loves to work outside in her yard, create music, and explore new learnings of life.