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| User: | karen_w_newton (12394770)  Specifically Spec Fic
Karen Wester Newton |
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| Name: | karen_w_newton | |||||
| Website: | http://karen-wester-newton.com | |||||
| Location: | Rockville, Maryland, United States | |||||
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| Bio: | I write science fiction and fantasy stories. OK, my day job is being an IT manager at a legal publishing company. Currently I'm marketing a YA fantasy novel called Bag of Tricks (formerly The Talisman Bag,) about a lonely young magician and a very unlucky pilgrim— sort of Pride & Prejudice with magic. Like a lot of writers, I read a lot as a child. I was born in Honolulu, the third child of a U.S. Navy officer and a housewife/student of the world. After a peripatetic and bicoastal childhood as a Navy brat, I became a teacher, a librarian, a project manager, a wife, and a mother, although not in that order. I'm also a long-time and active member of WGFH (The Writer’s Group from a Hell), a surprisingly fun and helpful bunch of readers and writers. I often attend conventions such as Philcon, Balticon, Capclave, Worldcon, and the World Fantasy Convention, and (in the past) the Pike's Peak Writer's Conference (PPWC). My agent is Susan Gleason of the Susan Gleason Literary Agency. | |||||
| Memories: | 2 entries | |||||
| Pictures: | fewer than 10 public | |||||
| Interests: | 19: anthropology, cats, conventions, dogs, fantasy, historical fiction, history, maryland, movies, novels, science fiction, sf, sff, spec fic, speculative fiction, technology, writing, writing fantasy, writing science fiction | |||||
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| Mutual Friends: | 14: bobhowe, brad_beaulieu, ccfinlay, david_bridger, m_stiefvater, maryturzillo, miladyinsanity, mindyklasky, risastewart, sandystewart, scottedelman, shunn, stephdray, tomdoyle | |||||
| Also Friend of: | 2: camus, highway_west | |||||
| Member of: | 7: balticon, capclave, lj_2008, owwblogs, paidmembers, premade_ljs, sfwa | |||||
| Account type: | Paid Account | |||||
