Dorothy began making up stories when she was at least three years old. During her public school years, she excelled in English classes, yet found it hard to sit down and write without incentive. When she was 17 two things happened: through experiencing nature poetry from romantic poets such as Shelley, Keats and Wordsworth, she became enthralled with the beauty of nature around her; and fell in love with the boy who has been her husband for almost 50 years. Their life together became more and more centered on the appreciation of the natural world and literature, encouraging her to write articles and songs about the history and beauty of the North woods. Since joining both Wisconsin Regional Writers Association and her local writer's group, Yarnspinners, she has been able to put the things down on paper that she carried around in her head for so long: her love for the North woods and her need to rediscover her father through writing.

Dorothy has written articles for Parent's Magazine and Farm Wife Magazine. In 1980 she and her husband published a pamphlet Freedom from Worry, written to help students handle the stress of college. After moving back to the North woods she wrote a column for the Vilas County News Review called “Family Focus.” A music lover, Dorothy and her husband have written almost 500 songs which they performed first as the duo, Pinery Road, then as Roughcut. She is currently working on a novel, Discovering Wesley, a story about the life of her father who died when she was 10. Dorothy won first place in the Jade Ring Contest, third place in the Bo Carter Memorial Contest, and first place in the Al P. Nelson Feature Writing Contest.

Dorothy Lund resides in Hayward, Wisconsin where she serves as reporter for her local writing group, Hayward Northworders.