Stephanie O

Stephanie O edited the first sentence of Burnout: the mystery of Space Shuttle STS-281 Thursday, August 6 2009.

• Crash Murphy waited patiently, with gentle, light hands on the controls of his craft, watching his instruments intently.

Stephanie O edited the quotations of Burnout: the mystery of Space Shuttle STS-281 Thursday, August 6 2009.

• Added a quotation: “"Sometimes you gotta say what's in your heart... And you have to stand for what you believe. No matter what."”Dr. Michael C. Anders

Stephanie O edited the characters of Burnout: the mystery of Space Shuttle STS-281 Thursday, August 6 2009.

• Changed the section title: Cast of Characters/Important People
• Added the description of Emmett "Crash" Murphy: Protagonist; former Phantom pilot; former test pilot; former Shuttle Flight Director. Currently assigned as expert Independent Investigator for the loss of STS-281.
• marked the description of Emmett "Crash" Murphy as not a spoiler
• Added the description of Dr. Mike Anders: Protagonist; astronomer from Australia with international reputation. Approached by Aussie gov't to investigate mysterious signals coming from low earth orbit.
• marked the description of Dr. Mike Anders as not a spoiler
• Added the description of Hotdog: Antagonist. Unseen. Merciless, unscrupulous, and willing to use any means at his disposal to rid himself of evidence and witnesses in the investigation of the STS-281 disaster.
• marked the description of Hotdog as not a spoiler

Stephanie O edited the summary of Stephanie Osborn Thursday, June 18 2009.

• Some of my reviews:
  
  "I remember when Steph sent me her first draft of Burnout. It was before the
  Columbia tragedy. I read through it and I recall telling her that I thought she
  had hit the nail on the head. Her description of the burn-up on reentry was
  very visual and technically sound. Then, while I was reading her manuscript,
  it happened! The Columbia burned up on reentry. And, the visual horror
  of the accident was almost identical to how Stephanie had described it in her
  book. I had extreme horrible chills run up and down my spine.
  
  "However, her depiction wasn't psychic. It wasn't magic at all. Instead, it
  was a brilliant analysis by someone who had "sat on console" for NASA for
  years and who had the experience to describe the horror of just such an
  accident. To top that off, her manuscript was intriguing and fun. You should
  give it a read. I read it twice."
  
  ~ Travis "Doc" Taylor, author of Tau Ceti Agenda, Human By Choice, and Claws That Catch
  
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  "Burnout is a compelling, impossible to put down, first novel in the class of Skylark
  of Space or "Lifeline." ... It may perhaps be the most realistic view ever published in
  fiction about what happens behind the scenes at NASA."
  
  ~ Jim Woosley, Ph.D. physicist and Heinlein essayist
  ----
  "Hard-edged SF that wraps a compelling mystery around "this is the real thing"
  space science. BURNOUT is tight, tense, and gripping--- Osborn tells a damn
  good story, and tells it well."
  
  ~ Holly Lisle, author of The Ruby Key: Moon & Sun I.
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  I read "Burnout" and I think it's great! Expert meshing of techno and realism. Well done!
  
  ~Joyce Norman, author of Coming Together
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Stephanie O changed 's author image Sunday, June 14 2009.

Stephanie O edited the bio of Stephanie Osborn Sunday, June 14 2009.

• Edited Date of Birth: September 23
• Edited Place of Birth: Clarksville,Tennessee,USA
• Edited Gender: Female
• Edited Nationality: USA
• Edited Official Website: http://www.stephanie-osborn.com
• Genres: science fiction, mystery