![]() ![]() Over time, she started thinking that she had it in her to write something original, just to do something different and challenge herself.Īt some point, she wrote on the fan fiction forums that she was interested in reworking some of her fanfiction. She used to write a ton of “Star Wars” and “Star Trek” fan fiction as she loved the community and the amazing stories they made.ĭuring this time, she was having a lot of fun and made so many friends with whom she shared notes with. Growing up and well into her teenage and young adult years, Ali Hazelwood was very much into fanfiction. When she is not working on her novels or teaching she can be found watching science fiction movies, eating cake pops or running. ![]() She recently took up a job as a college professor and is getting used to it even though she was initially terrified of it. She would then move to the United States, where she graduated with a neuroscience doctorate. The author is originally from Italy but over the years she has lived in varied places including Japan and Germany. ![]() She has written articles on the subject of brain cancer and her stories are known for often unhappy ever afters in which most of the characters do not make it out. Ali Hazelwood is a chick lit, contemporary and romance novelist with several published works and peer reviewed articles. ![]()
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