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Linda Evans (author)
Linda Ellen Evans (born December 6, 1958) is an American science fiction writer currently residing in Archer, Florida. She is an author of ten novels and four anthologies, as well as of several other co-authored novels. In 1996 her published novels had sold more than 100,000 copies. She has been published in English, German, and Russian, as well as hardback, paperback, and book-club editions. Early life Evans was born December 25, 1958. She grew up in Crawfordsville, Indiana and attended Crawfordsville High School. After graduation she attended Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida. She began a career at the University of Florida in the 1980s, working in the university's College of Dentistry and its Gator Band office. During the 1990s, Evans was employed at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences as a writer in the department of Marketing and Communications and during the late 2000s in the Institute's International Programs office. Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Robert Asprin
Robert Lynn Asprin (June 28, 1946 – May 22, 2008) was an American science fiction and fantasy authors, fantasy author and science fiction fandom, active fan, known best for his humorous series ''MythAdventures'' and ''Phule's Company (series), Phule's Company''. Background Robert Asprin was born in St. Johns, Michigan, and attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Michigan from 1964 through 1965. From 1965 through 1966 he served in the United States Army. He was married, twice, and had two children. He was active in science fiction fandom and in the early years of the Society for Creative Anachronism using the name "Yang the Nauseating", and co-initiated the society Great Dark Horde during 1971. He was also the initiator and an influential member of the Dorsai Irregulars. In 1976, he was nominated for the Hugo Award for Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Best Dramatic Presentation for ''The Capture (cartoon), The Capture'', a cartoon slide show written by Aspr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century American Women Writers
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American Women Science Fiction And Fantasy Writers
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Novelists From Indiana
A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living writing novels and other fiction, while others aspire to support themselves in this way or write as an avocation. Most novelists struggle to have their debut novel published, but once published they often continue to be published, although very few become literary celebrities, thus gaining prestige or a considerable income from their work. Description Novelists come from a variety of backgrounds and social classes, and frequently this shapes the content of their works. Public reception of a novelist's work, the literary criticism commenting on it, and the novelists' incorporation of their own experiences into works and characters can lead to the author's personal life and identity being associated with a novel's fictional content. For this reason, the environment within which a novelist works a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 Births
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Living People
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Flagler College Alumni
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Flagler may refer to: Places * Flagler, Colorado * Flagler County, Florida, named for Henry Morrison Flagler * Flagler Beach, Florida * Cape John Flagler, Greenland People with the surname * Adam Flagler (born 1999), American basketball player * Henry Morrison Flagler, American businessman responsible for development of much of the Florida East Coast. * Terrence Flagler, American football player * Thomas T. Flagler, American politician Other uses * Whitehall (Henry M. Flagler House), currently houses the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum *Flagler College, a private college in Florida named for Henry Morrison Flagler, located on part of his estate *Flagler train or Dixie Flagler The ''Dixie Flagler'' was a streamlined passenger train operated by the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) between Chicago, Illinois and Miami, Florida. It began in 1939 as the ''Henry M. Flagler'', a regional service between Miami and Jacksonville, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crawfordsville High School Alumni
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Crawfordsville may refer to the following places in the United States: * Crawfordsville, Arkansas * Crawfordsville, Indiana, largest place with this name * Crawfordsville, Iowa * Crawfordsville, Ohio * Crawfordsville, Oregon See also *Crawfordville (other) Crawfordville may refer to the following places in the United States: *Crawfordville, Florida *Crawfordville, Georgia See also *Crawfordsville (other) Crawfordsville may refer to the following places in the United States: * Crawfordsvill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Women Novelists
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