Laura J. Burns

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Laura J. Burns
BornUnited States
Occupation Writer, editor
Genre Young adult literature, science-fiction

Laura J. Burns is an American author originally from Long Island, New York. Starting in publishing, she now specializes in novels based on television shows or movies. She often collaborates with fellow author Melinda Metz, with whom she writes the book series based on the Everwood TV show, and the Wright and Wong young detective series and the vampire beach series under the pseudonym of Alex duval, She was closely involved with the creation of the Roswell High series, and later became a staff writer on the Roswell TV series. [1]

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References

  1. Lee, Patrick. "Laura J. Burns and Melinda Metz graduate from 'Roswell High' to TV". Archived from the original on 2005-02-07. Retrieved 2005-06-19.