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๐๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ณ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฒ writes science fiction, and she likes to โput the science in science fiction.โ Of all the dream careers sheโs been fortunate to have so far, including as mechanical engineer and French teacher, being an author is the most satisfying and enjoyable.
๐๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ, set in Montreal where Katherine attended university, is her debut novel. It weaves the actual lives of Golden Age physicist Ernest Rutherford and his daughter Eileen with a fictional tale of her time travel to the modern era. Have you finished ๐๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ? Join Katherine's mailing list at ๐๐๐.๐ธ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ป๐ณ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฒ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ to receive an exclusive bonus epilogue!
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Katherine lives in New Jersey with her husband and two daughters, across the street from a lake overrun by swans and Canadian geese. Voracious readers all, her family can be found reading together, playing games, hiking Jerseyโs remaining wilderness, and visiting family. Her short story "Convergenceโ appeared in ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ณโ๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฆ 2, and her short story "First, Do No Harm" is published in ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ณโ๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฆ 3. Sheโs currently working on a standalone science fiction novel and drafting a sequel to Scattered.
๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐'๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐๐จ๐๐ฉ๐:
"I think I was always meant to be an author. When I was younger, I wanted to be a teacher, then an architect, then a racecar engineer. But after I wrote a mammoth 60-page novel for my 6th grade teacherโs simple ten-page writing assignment, I thought I might have a few more stories in me.
Fast forward a decade or so, and I graduated in mechanical engineering from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec (the most fun four years you could imagine โฆ I recommend every teen consider attending McGill!). I walked the same halls Elie and William did, and yes: the western-facing windows on the Schulich libraryโs fourth floor was my favorite studying nook on campus. I moved back to the States and proudly worked as an engineer for the Army and Navy. But I never stopped writing. Even after a long day of part drawings and program management meetings, I made time to pound away at my keyboard.
After getting married and having two (wonderful!) daughters, I kept writing โ both out of love for writing and to show my girls you can reach your dreams. These days I spend my time as a mother, teaching high school French classes, and writing even more stories. I live in New Jersey with my family, across the street from a lake overrun by swans and Canadian geese.
Fun Facts
- Like my dad, I graduated from Skip Barber Racing School and actually earned my race car driver license! Sadly, it has since expired. But I have the videotape to prove I did it.
- While working for the Army, I also earned my license to drive a tank! I drove an M1A2 Abrams and an M60, the latter of which I used to (purposely) crush a (junkyard) car in 2009 for a demonstration on Armed Forces Day. Thatโs also on video, and probably one of my lifeโs greatest moments.
- I once memorized 100 digits of ฯ while bored during a week-long training session at work. Have I mentioned I love math?!
- I got a fortune cookie long ago that said, โYou are a lover of words. One day you will write a book.โ Maybe I shouldโve played the lucky numbers on the flipside.
- Another of my greatest achievements is converting my daughters into Potterheads. I only wish I fit into my kidsโ โIโd rather be at Hogwartsโ t-shirtsโฆ.."
Follow Katherine on X at @KDBenfante and Facebook at @KatherineBenfanteAuthor.
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