Facts
-Born in Richland Washington, 1951.
-Moved to San Monteo, then Salt Lake City only as a baby.
- Read books at a young age very often, mainly science fiction.
-Read the Bible and the Book of Mormon at a young age.
-First writings were as a poet.
- Got bachelor’s degree and started to write plays.
-Jumped to part time proofreader, then full time copy editor.
-First short story “Gert Fram” published in July 1977.
-Moved to San Monteo, then Salt Lake City only as a baby.
- Read books at a young age very often, mainly science fiction.
-Read the Bible and the Book of Mormon at a young age.
-First writings were as a poet.
- Got bachelor’s degree and started to write plays.
-Jumped to part time proofreader, then full time copy editor.
-First short story “Gert Fram” published in July 1977.
Why Orson Scott Card Wrote Ender's Game
Ender's game was based on an idea -the battle room- that came to him when he was 16 years old. Then he read Isaac Asimov's Foundation Trilogy and had a strong desire to write stories thath would do what Asimov's story has done to him, which is why he started writing the novel.