Maria V. Snyder
When I was in sixth grade, I learned about meteorologists and decided
I wanted to be one. My visions of chasing tornados throughout the
Midwest and fl ying through hurricanes didn’t pan out. Mostly because I
sucked at forecasting, and my grades weren’t exactly stellar. Let’s face it,
I’m a daydreamer—always have been, always will be.
I did graduate from Penn State University and was hired as an
environmental meteorologist—try to say that fi ve times fast!—and I
started writing when bored at work. It’s never a good idea to get caught
just staring out the window, so I wrote my daydreams down. After
fooling around with short stories, I wrote my fi rst novel, Poison Study. It
was ...read more
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