Lynn graduated from Converse College in South Carolina with a BA in 1974. During her time there, she co-edited the literary magazine Concept and won the Helmus Poetry Award and the Lykes Short Story Award. She was named one of twelve Converse Scholars in her senior year. Her other works include the novel, A Golden Rain, an inspiring book Hearts-Ease: The Beautiful Truth, and her most recent novel, Magnolia Weeping. In addition, she has a private collection of short stories and a collection of poems, which she illustrated in watercolor, beginning in her early teens.