By: Chris Jones
Chris Jones grew up in rural Fauquier County, Virginia. A year after completing high school, he began to pursue a degree in Education. While enrolled at Lord Fairfax Community College, he found a kindred spirit in his Art History professor, Laurie Marshall. Under her guidance, he decided to pursue an entirely different field of study. After switching to Visual Communications, he later transferred his talents to the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, graduating in 1998.
No matter what career Chris took on, his love for writing was always apparent. In 2001, he won two Virginia Press Association Awards. This earned him the position of Sports Editor for the Culpeper Star-Exponent that same year. His writing has since appeared in several newspapers and small publications, including: Culpeper Star-Exponent, the Fauquier Times-Democrat, The Fredericksburg Parent, Piedmont Family Magazine, The Daily Progress (Charlottesville, VA), the Opelika-Auburn News, The Community Connection and Prince William Business. Chris was also a contributing writer for the book As for Me & My House 2. Chris currently works as the Editor of the Fredericksburg Parent and Family Magazine and he maintains a blog about downtown life called “Pedestrian’s Guide to Fredericksburg”.
Chris lives in Fredericksburg with his wife, Elizabeth, and their children.
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A huge thank you to Chris Jones for volunteering to be our very first featured blogger! As a new member to FWG (early 2012), Chris is never shy, always willing to ask questions, offer advice, and jump right in to participate where asked. I look forward to getting to know him better and seeing how his writing career blossoms.
Carla Marvin–FWG Co-Founder
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