
In 1968, she joined the United States Marine Corps as a computer specialist, attaining the rank of 1st Lieutenant while on active duty. She earned a Bachelor's degree in History from Rice University in Houston, Texas in 1968 and later earned a second B.A. She was inspired to write creatively, and says that she began writing science fiction in her teens, considering it a sideline.

She started writing when she was a child and first tried a book, which was about her dog, at age six. Moon was born Susan Elizabeth Norris and grew up in McAllen, Texas. Prior to her writing career, she served in the United States Marine Corps.

Her novel The Speed of Dark won the 2003 Nebula Award. Her other writing includes newspaper columns and opinion pieces. Military science fiction, science fiction, fantasyĮlizabeth Moon (born March 7, 1945) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer.
