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Gender
Female
Birthday
1949
Location
Canada
About Me
I'm a casual writer who lives in Canada. I've published a few things, so far earning about a hundred dollars a year. :D Retired office worker. A continuous learner.
Type of Writer
Remember what Samuel Johnson said (and I paraphrase): "A writer only begins a story; a reader finishes it." I narrate.
Interests
History, anthropology, Egyptology, environment and geology.
Group Memberships
Power Review Group
Favorite Genres
Mysteries, medical thrillers, adventure thrillers
Favorite Books
Old Yeller, The Da Vinci Code, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Tar Sands, A Tale of Two Cities, The Diamond Triangle, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Black Tulip, The Count of Monte Cristo, Pavilion, Sacajawea
Favorite Authors
Robert Ludlum, John Grisham, Michael Chrichton, Elizabeth George, Clive Cussler, Robin Cook, Elizabeth Petersen
Favorite Poets
Shakespeare
Favorite Quote
"Understanding is a kind of ecstasy." Carl Sagan (Broca's Brain.)
Favorite Music
Jazz, classical
Favorite Movies
Ghandi, All the President's Men, Secretariat, Gone with the Wind, Dr. Zhivago, Passage to India, Brave, Wall-E, The Notebook
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