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Erin K. Germain

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Born

in Holyoke, MA, The United States

May 16, 1969

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Young Adult

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Growing up the oldest, and only girl, in a family of three, I have lost myself in books for as long as I could remember. Favorites have been read and re-read until they fell apart, copies replaced, and the whole thing repeated. Since the time I realized that books don't spontaneously appear, but someone sits down to write the stories, I have been fascinated with the process. If anything, my own attempts have only made me appreciate what the storytellers of my childhood and teen years have accomplished. ...more

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Believe: Book One: The Tales of The Realm

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Happy New Year!

I hope everyone had a happy and healthy holiday season. Mine was very quiet, spent mainly with close family and friends, just the way I like it.

Now that the holidays are over, it's time to get back to work. I've started editing and re-writing Heartsease. There's a lot to do, but I'm pretty happy with what I came up with during November. I'll likely be keeping Office Depot and Staples in business w Read more of this blog post »

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