ML Barnes is the pen name for Mari Lumpkin Barnes. Mari has been a practicing word nerd for most of her life, proofreading and editing others’ words for more than 30 years. She’s n...view moreML Barnes is the pen name for Mari Lumpkin Barnes. Mari has been a practicing word nerd for most of her life, proofreading and editing others’ words for more than 30 years. She’s never met a bookstore that she didn’t like and she loves adventures (mostly of the literary variety). Mari lives with her family in Hammond, Indiana.view less