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Portrait: Neil Gaiman

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Neil Gaiman was born in Portchester in Hampshire and grew up in West Sussex, raised in both the Jewish faith and in the Church of Scientology (while parts of his family are still involved with the Church of Scientology, Neil has said he is not a Scientologist). He discovered his love for books at an early age, alphabetized all the books on his bookshelf, and has described himself as a “feral child who was raised in libraries”. Journalism, a vocation he chose for the purpose of learning the publishing business from inside, was his ticket to a writing career. His first two published novels were biographies, on Duran Duran and Douglas Adams. The path to his current career in more fantastical fiction began with writing comics – a result of his admiration of and friendship with the legendary Alan Moore – and after writing Black Orchid for DC Comics he…

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About The Owl Lady

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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