Jonathan Blum (born May 1972) is an American writer most known for his
work for various Doctor Who spin-offs, usually with his wife Kate
Orman although he has also been published on his own. He lives in
Australia, where he moved after meeting and falling in love with Orman
on the Doctor Who newsgroup rec.arts.drwho (RADW).Blum grew up in
Maryland and attended The University of Maryland. He is a member of
Alpha Phi Omega co-ed service fraternity.Blum started out as a fan of
the BBC Television series Doctor Who, and in particular the spin-off
range of novels the New Adventures, and was mostly known for his
discussions of the program and its spin-offs on RADW, and also for
writing and starring in several fan films such as Time Rift, in which
he impersonated Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor.Blum has joked
that he slept his way into the Doctor Who rangeâ€"his first credited
professional work was the BBC Books' Eighth Doctor Adventure Vampire
Science (BBC Books, 1997) written with his soon-to-be wife Kate Orman,
who had already made her name with several popular New Adventures. (He
had contributed scenes to a couple of those books, Return of the
Living Dad and The Room with No Doors, and been credited internally
but not on the cover.) He has since written two further Eighth Doctor
Adventures with Orman, Seeing I (BBC Books, 1998) and Unnatural
History (BBC Books, 1999). Orman's 2001 solo novel The Year of
Intelligent Tigers was credited on the spine to Orman, but internally
as "story by Jonathan Blum and Kate Orman"; Blum provided the full
outline and several interlude segments, as well as scenes for Orman's
Blue Box (BBC Books, 2003).
work for various Doctor Who spin-offs, usually with his wife Kate
Orman although he has also been published on his own. He lives in
Australia, where he moved after meeting and falling in love with Orman
on the Doctor Who newsgroup rec.arts.drwho (RADW).Blum grew up in
Maryland and attended The University of Maryland. He is a member of
Alpha Phi Omega co-ed service fraternity.Blum started out as a fan of
the BBC Television series Doctor Who, and in particular the spin-off
range of novels the New Adventures, and was mostly known for his
discussions of the program and its spin-offs on RADW, and also for
writing and starring in several fan films such as Time Rift, in which
he impersonated Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor.Blum has joked
that he slept his way into the Doctor Who rangeâ€"his first credited
professional work was the BBC Books' Eighth Doctor Adventure Vampire
Science (BBC Books, 1997) written with his soon-to-be wife Kate Orman,
who had already made her name with several popular New Adventures. (He
had contributed scenes to a couple of those books, Return of the
Living Dad and The Room with No Doors, and been credited internally
but not on the cover.) He has since written two further Eighth Doctor
Adventures with Orman, Seeing I (BBC Books, 1998) and Unnatural
History (BBC Books, 1999). Orman's 2001 solo novel The Year of
Intelligent Tigers was credited on the spine to Orman, but internally
as "story by Jonathan Blum and Kate Orman"; Blum provided the full
outline and several interlude segments, as well as scenes for Orman's
Blue Box (BBC Books, 2003).
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