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When I was starting out, I did not do short fiction well, because I kept wanting to write books.
Elizabeth Moon
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Elizabeth Moon
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: March 7
Military Officer
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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McAllen
Texas
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