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Dana Li

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http://www.penandfire.com

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Fantasy, Science Fiction

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CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien, Jane Austen, Khaled Hosseini, Harper Lee, Lois ...more

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Dana Li is a software product manager by day, and a novelist by night. She holds an MS in management science and engineering from Stanford University and a BS in computer science from USC, but she’s always been better at writing stories than code. Her writing misadventures began with a dozen now-deleted Star Wars fanfiction tales. She loves good fantasy/sci-fi, classy cuisines, and roller coasters (but not all at once). Dana currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, and "The Vermilion Riddle" is her first novel.

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Hello. I know I haven’t been around this space for 2 years. Life is sweet but very full – I am still writing, and I’m slowly at work on another novel. I’m not able to post regularly here, but I want to still pop in once in awhile to share a small story snippet or reflection. If you’ve been following along with Pen and Fire’s very erratic updates over the years, thank you!

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