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I sold my very first novel when I was 24 or 25 years old.

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Kevin J. Anderson
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: March 27
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Science Fiction Writer
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Racine
Wisconsin
Gabriel Mesta
K.J. Anderson
Kevin James Anderson
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