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I wrote eight full-length adult novels in my twenties. None of them were published
Caroline B. Cooney
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Caroline B. Cooney
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: May 10
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Science Fiction Writer
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Greenwich
Connecticut
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Twenties
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Novels
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When in doubt, shut up.
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