With beginnings in science-fiction, Harrison felt she was more interested in character driven pieces so decided to turn her attention towards more contemporary based fantasy fiction. Currently living in Michigan, she spends her days writing, as well as being with her two children and her husband. Using them both as different personas for her work, she happily alternates between the two with ease. It was only in 2009 that her true name was disclosed during a Locus magazine article and the truth finally came out, much to her relief as she didn’t have to hide it anymore. With her pen name being Kim Harrison, she led two separate lives both as Dawn and as her writing alter-ego. Writing down stories constantly, she became focused on her craft constantly honing and refining her skills day-by-day. Whilst she didn’t go in for the traditional English writing courses during further education, apart from learning the basic skills necessary, she devoted her time to her passion regardless. It was then at the age of fifteen she was to discover her love of writing that was to propel her career as an author during adulthood.

This led to her regarding herself as somewhat of a tomboy whilst growing up. Raised in the Midwest of America near to Ann Arbor, Michigan, Kim Harrison aka Dawn Cook was born in 1966 into a large family of boys, her being the only girl. Whilst she still spends time in her former home of South Carolina as well, she enjoys success as an author of highly regarded and popular fiction. Living in Michigan currently, she is a renowned writer of young adult fiction who’s tried and become adept at a number of various different genres. Going under the pseudonym of Kim Harrison is author Dawn Cook who is well known for writing her unique brand of urban fantasy and graphic novels for which she has successfully gained recognition.

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