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Introduction
Danica Cornell (born August 28, 1965) is an American science fiction novelist. Her real name is Donna Manobianco. However, she decided to use a pen name so the public could more easily recognize, remember, and spell her name.

Early Life
Danica Cornell grew up in Missouri and Florida. During her early years, Cornell had a fascination with science, spurred on by visits to her local planetarium. She also embraced science fiction due to her exposure to the television series Star Trek as well as the film Star Wars. By the age of nine, Cornell discovered she enjoyed writing and yearned to make a career of it. Later during high school, Cornell made a point to enroll in as many English-related classes as she could.

Adulthood
After being discouraged by a family member from becoming a professional writer, Cornell worked in the dental field, but quickly grew restless. In her 20’s, Cornell’s interests expanded to include sociology, psychology, and marketing. She desired to tap into these fields and integrate them into some form of writing, which she was able to do in her thirties.

In 1996, while living in Florida, Cornell became fascinated with nanotechnology and the impacts it might eventually have on society. She encouraged her husband, an atmospheric scientist, to learn as much as possible about this emerging field by reading books with him at night. The couple later went on to come up with a conceptual nanotechnology-enabled meteorological observing system known as Global Environmental Micro Sensors (GEMS). Within a few years, Cornell went on to open a government subcontracting business, focusing on business development for nanotechnology research and development. During this time, she wrote a forward-looking section of a government proposal, depicting how the GEMS system could be used for planetary exploration. After completing this futuristic piece, Cornell realized she wanted to become a science fiction novelist. It was also during this period of time that Cornell studied Judaism, though she did not convert. Nevertheless, Cornell decided to utilize her knowledge of the Jewish faith and culture in her fictional writings. This is how she ended up creating the protagonist Dr. Rachel Cohen.

In 2008, as a result of the declining economic conditions in Florida, Cornell closed her company. Shortly thereafter, she and her family moved to New York. Two years later, with the economy still cool Cornell decided to return to college to pursue studies in the social sciences. In 2012, Cornell graduated Magna Cum Laude from Argosy University with a B.A. in Psychology. Afterwards, she decided to return to creative writing.

Writing Career
Inspired by her religious studies as well as her general knowledge of psychology, intellectual giftedness, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and nanotechnology, Cornell went on to revamp an unpublished novel she had previously written. As a result, Cornell is currently putting the finishing touches on The Assassin Network, which is slated to be published in late 2012.

Personal Life
Cornell currently resides in New York with her family. Outside of writing, she is known to enjoy physical fitness, reading, and traveling.

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