About Jim Aikin
Born 1948. Jim Aikin is an American cellist, novelist, writer, science fiction writer, editor and teacher.
James Douglas Aikin (born 1948) is an American science fiction writer based in Livermore, California. He is also a music technology writer, an interactive fiction writer, freelance editor and writer, cellist, and teacher. He frequently writes articles for various music industry magazines, including Electronic Musician, Keyboard Magazine, and Mix.
Aikin sold his first fiction story to Fantasy & Science Fiction where it appeared in the February 1981 issue.
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American writer
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Jim Aikin was born in 1948.
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Jim Aikin is a cellist, novelist, writer, science fiction writer, editor and teacher.
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