About alanb

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I live in Seattle with my wife, Anne.  Outside of working to make a living, I also write regularly.  My main interest is science fiction.  I've sold a few short stories and articles to magazines, and have a novel I'm trying to sell.  My greatest writing success to date has been winning the top prize in the Writers of the Future Contest.

For reading, I tend to like traditional sf and some space opera -- Heinlein, Lois McMaster Bujold, Robert Sawyer.  Not crazy about what's been written in fantasy since early Elric, but I like Robert E Howard's stuff.  I read Discover magazine every month and follow truthout.org.

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Location:

United States

Primary occupation:

Struggling

Dream occupation:

Novelist

Hometown:

Edmonton, AB

Schools attended:

University of Alberta

Favorite writers:

Heinlein, LM Bujold, R E Howard, Robert Sawyer, LeGuin.

Favorite books:

Barrayar, Moon is a Harsh Mistress, the Dispossessed

Favorite newspapers:

truthout.org

Favorite magazines:

Discover

Favorite music:

Grunge, Beethoven, and Enya

Favorite TV shows:

Firefly, The Sandbaggers

Favorite quote:

I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed, or numbered.

Gender:

Male

Religion:

Apiarian