James Verran and Scot Noel
Both Jim and Scot were winners in the 1990 Writers of the Future Vol 6. Despite the long distance, (Scot is in Pennsylvania and Jim lives in Port Noarlunga, South Australia) they became life-long friends, pen-pals and co-writers.
Before retirement in 2008, South Australian born James worked as a lapidary technician for an internationally renowned, Swiss Gem and jewelry manufacturer, and various gem dealers, retail jewelers and opal miners.
Scot has always written Science Fiction and Fantasy Fiction. Indeed, from the moment he learned to scribble in cursive, he began to split his time between playing with toys and writing tales of their plastic adventures. In time, he went on to earn a degree in English and to make his living via the keyboard.
Now his is the editor and publisher of DreamForge Magazine
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