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Elysae Shar

<p>Born&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;small&nbsp;town&nbsp;with&nbsp;little&nbsp;to&nbsp;occupy&nbsp;her&nbsp;time,&nbsp;Elysae&nbsp;Shar&nbsp;developed&nbsp;a&nbsp;love&nbsp;for&nbsp;both&nbsp;books&nbsp;and&nbsp;video&nbsp;games.&nbsp;By&nbsp;the&nbsp;age&nbsp;of&nbsp;eight, that&nbsp;love&nbsp;had&nbsp;become&nbsp;a&nbsp;desire&nbsp;to&nbsp;write.&nbsp;Almost&nbsp;twenty&nbsp;years&nbsp;later,&nbsp;after&nbsp;many&nbsp;false&nbsp;starts&nbsp;Elyse&nbsp;Shar&#39;s&nbsp;childhood&nbsp;dream&nbsp;became&nbsp;reality&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;publication&nbsp;of&nbsp;John&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Other&nbsp;Stories.&nbsp;</p><p>Though&nbsp;in&nbsp;and&nbsp;of&nbsp;itself&nbsp;a&nbsp;bad&nbsp;experience,&nbsp;this&nbsp;was&nbsp;mostly&nbsp;thanks&nbsp;to&nbsp;her&nbsp;suffering&nbsp;a&nbsp;stroke&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;age&nbsp;of&nbsp;twenty-one&nbsp;and&nbsp;retaining&nbsp;permanent&nbsp;damage.&nbsp;With&nbsp;time&nbsp;for&nbsp;writing&nbsp;now&nbsp;abundant,&nbsp;it&nbsp;still&nbsp;took&nbsp;a&nbsp;further&nbsp;few&nbsp;years&nbsp;until&nbsp;she&nbsp;passed&nbsp;the&nbsp;final&nbsp;hurdle.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>