But it wasn’t long before Liz had a goal: to write a book. But after university, she was hired as an editor at OWL magazine, where she could combine writing and her love of science. She would slip the story under her brother’s door and-well, not a lot of homework got done.At university, Liz studied sciences-there was hardly any writing involved at all. One of her brothers had drawn a picture, usually of some weird creature.Liz really couldn’t draw (still can’t!), so the only way she could respond was to write a short story, often about a mad scientist or space alien. A few minutes later, a piece of paper would come sliding under Liz’s door. After dinner on school nights, Liz and her two brothers would trudge up to their rooms, close their doors and start to do their homework-or so their parents thought. Besides, it was science that interested Liz.But writing was already part of Liz’s life. She’s very curious about why people do what they do, and likes sharing with kids the amazing facts and secrets that she uncovers.As a kid in Thornhill, Ontario, the idea of being a writer never crossed Liz’s mind-she figured most authors were already dead and they definitely weren’t Canadian. Liz is one nosy author, which is why she loves writing non-fiction.
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