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REBECCA MOESTA
Rebecca Moesta (pronounced MESS-tuh) wanted to be an author since her early teens, but
it wasn't until 1991 that she began writing in earnest. Rebecca was born November 17, 1956,
in Heidelberg, West Germany, to American parents. Just before Rebecca's sixth birthday the
family moved back to the United States and settled in Pasadena, California. She lived in
Pasadena for the next seventeen years while she attended grade school, junior high, high
school, and college.
The fourth of five children Rebecca began reading fantasy from the moment she could read. As
early as second grade she remembers being an avid reader -- even after bedtime, when she
would often sneak a book under the covers and read it, one line at a time, by the dim light of
her electric blanket controls. Starting in her early teens, Rebecca dreamed of writing her own
books, plotted them in her head, and gave them titles. On Saturday mornings, Rebecca
watched every sword, sandal, and sorcery movie ever made. And, whenever a new science
fiction movie or television show debuted, Rebecca and her father were there to watch it. She
was a Star Trek fan from day one.
In 1989 Rebecca took a position at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory as a proof
reader and copy editor. There she formed a science fiction club. She met author Kevin J.
Anderson when her club asked him to be a guest speaker at one of their weekly meetings.
She later worked as his copy editor on several technical documents. Kevin and Rebecca
began dating, and they married on September 14, 1991.
Moesta has written several science fiction stories, both on her own and with her husband, and
co-written three science fiction and fantasy novels under a pseudonym. In addition to her many
fiction credits, she has had photographs, computer art, and nonfiction articles published in
numerous science fiction magazines. She has one son, who keeps her busy nearly every
minute that she doesn't spend writing. She is also CEO of WordFire, Inc., the company that
she and Anderson jointly own. Her remaining time is spent serving as final reader and
copyeditor on her husband's manuscripts.
