1. Elizabeth Moon was born on March 7,1945 and is an American science fiction and fantasy writer.
10 Facts About Elizabeth Moon
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Elizabeth Moon's other writing includes newspaper columns and opinion pieces.
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Elizabeth Moon started writing when she was a child and first tried a book, which was about her dog, at age six.
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Elizabeth Moon was inspired to write creatively, and says that she began writing science fiction in her teens, considering it a sideline.
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Elizabeth Moon married Richard Sloan Moon in 1969 and they have a son, Michael, born in 1983.
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Elizabeth Moon's stories appeared regularly in Analog the next few years.
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Elizabeth Moon's Nebula-winning novel The Speed of Dark is a near-future story told from the viewpoint of an autistic data analyst, inspired by her own autistic son Michael.
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Elizabeth Moon has a musical background, having played the accordion during her university days and sung in choirs.
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Elizabeth Moon is an accomplished fencer, and captain of the SFWA Musketeers, a group of published speculative fiction authors who fence.
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Elizabeth Moon is an experienced paramedic and has served in various capacities in local government.