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'''Karen Maser''' is an American television writer and producer. She has worked extensively on the [[NBC]] medical drama ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]''.

Maser began her television career as a freelance writer. She wrote an episode of ''Cosby'' entitled "The Perfect Valentine" in 2000. She wrote an episode for the [[ER (season 11)|eleventh season]] of ''ER'' in 2005 entitled "You Are Here".<ref name = "You Are Here">{{cite episode | title = You Are Here| series = ER| serieslink = ER (TV series) | credits = Ernest R Dickerson (director); Karen Maser, Dee Johnson (writers) | network = NBC| airdate = 2005-05-05 | season = 11 | number = 20}}</ref> She also contributed an episode to the [[ER (season 12)|twelfth season]] entitled "Out on a Limb".<ref name = "Out on a Limb">{{cite episode | title = Out on a Limb| series = ER| serieslink = ER (TV series) | credits = Lesli Linka Glatter (director); Karen Maser (writer) | network = NBC| airdate = 2006-03-16 | season = 12 | number = 16}}</ref>

She was hired as a staff writer for the [[ER (season 13)|thirteenth season]] of ''ER''. As a permanent crew member she wrote two further episodes - "Tell Me No Secrets"<ref name = "Tell Me No Secrets">{{cite episode | title = Tell Me No Secrets| series = ER| serieslink = ER (TV series) | credits = Laura Innes (director); Karen Maser (writer) | network = NBC| airdate = 2006-11-30 | season = 13 | number = 10}}</ref> and "Photographs and Memories".<ref name = "Photographs and Memories">{{cite episode | title = Photographs and Memories| series = ER| serieslink = ER (TV series) | credits = Stephen Cragg (director); Karen Maser (writers) | network = NBC| airdate = 2007-04-12 | season = 13 | number = 18}}</ref> She returned as a [[story editor]] for the [[ER (season 14)|fourteenth season]]. She wrote three episodes personally - "In A Different Light",<ref name = "In A Different Light">{{cite episode | title = In A Different Light| series = ER| serieslink = ER (TV series) | credits = Richard Thorpe (director); Lisa Zwerling, Karen Maser (writers) | network = NBC| airdate = 2007-10-04 | season = 14 | number = 2}}</ref> "Skye's The Limit",<ref name = "Skye's The Limit">{{cite episode | title = Skye's The Limit| series = ER| serieslink = ER (TV series) | credits = Paul McCrane (director); Karen Maser (writer) | network = NBC| airdate = 2007-11-29 | season = 14 | number = 9}}</ref> and "Truth Will Out".<ref name = "Truth Will Out">{{cite episode | title = Truth Will Out| series = ER| serieslink = ER (TV series) | credits = Andrew Bernstein (director); Karen Maser (Story), Karen Maser & Lisa Zwerling (Teleplay), | network = NBC| airdate = 2008-04-24 | season = 14 | number = 16}}</ref> She was promoted to executive story editor part way through the fourteenth season. She joined the production team as a co-producer for the [[ER (season 15)|fifteenth and final season]]. She wrote the episode "Haunted".<ref name = "Haunted">{{cite episode | title = Haunted| series = ER| serieslink = ER (TV series) | credits = Christopher Chulack (director); Karen Maser (writer) | network = NBC| airdate = 2008-10-30 | season = 15 | number = 5}}</ref>

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