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  <name><![CDATA[Greg Olear]]></name>
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  <fans-count type="integer">7</fans-count>
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  <about><![CDATA[&lt;b&gt;Greg Olear&lt;/b&gt; (OH-lee-ar) was born in New Jersey in 1972 (Scorpio with Leo Rising).  In 1991, he graduated from Madison High School and enrolled at Georgetown University, where he received a B.A. in English Literature.  

He spent a post-college decade in New York, working a variety of jobs -- administrative assistant, benefits coordinator, writer of SAT practice questions, web designer, infomercial voice-over artist, freelance journalist, graphic designer, astrologer, keyboard player, indie record company manager, recruiter—- before escaping to Highland, N.Y., where he now lives with his family.

His writing has appeared in &lt;i&gt;WhAP!, Hudson Valley Magazine,&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;Chronogram&lt;/i&gt;.  He is a frequent contributor to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/author/golear/&quot;&gt;The Nervous Breakdown&lt;/a&gt;.  

&lt;i&gt;Totally Killer&lt;/i&gt; is his first novel.
]]></about>        <born_at>11/13/1972</born_at>    
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Totally Killer: A Novel]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Greg Olear]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.00</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>23</ratings_count>
  <published>2009</published>  
  
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