 Hello and
welcome to the About Me page, which is basically where I tell you
a bit about myself, how I got started writing, things I like to do, etc.
I'll try to make it as interesting as possible. I'll try not to make it
sound as though you are reading an instruction booklet. :-)
Well, first off I started writing when I
was about 9 years old, I think. At least that's the earliest proof I
have of my wanting to write books. I used to pen these cute little
children's books, generally about horses since I was horse-obsessed
(**and still am). I would draw pictures and add little stories. I
formatted them like a picture book, stapling the pages together and even
sometimes titling them as a publishing company would.
Okay, I admit it... In school I was a bit
of a slacker. Instead of listening to the teacher I would often sit in
the back of the class and write stories and draw pictures. I probably
shouldn't admit this, but I even once remember drawing a Pegasus on the
desk! (I wonder if that desk is still around?) Well, I had drawn it in
pencil so chances are that drawing was long gone anyhow.
That was really the start of it all. When
I was 15, I wrote a short story about a rock star (Yes, I was also
rock-star obsessed) who got caught up in a wild adventure where he was
actually kidnapped by some being that was behind his mirror... real
Twilight Zone type stuff. As I got older, I started thinking "Hmmm this
would make an interesting novel if I expanded it a bit." But I didn't
write it straight away. It took years and lots of letting it mill about
in my brain before I finally sat down and wrote it.
That book became
Beyond Every Mirror,
(which is now out of print...updated 2007).
For updates on me, check out my personal blog...
http://christinechurch.blogspot.com.
I also write nonfiction. I got involved
in that first, actually--publishing-wise anyway. I had always
wanted to write fiction, so I took a course at a local college
on how to get published. It turned out the class consisted of
all non-fiction writers, including the teacher. I was the only
fiction writer. I was encouraged through that class to try my
hand at writing non-fiction. "Write about something you know
a lot about," I was told. Well, at the time there was really
only one thing I knew a lot about or had any interest in writing
non-fiction about, and that was cats (still horse-obsessed, but
didn't own a horse at that time)! So I tried my hand at writing about cats.
Oh, I had a few small articles published in newsletters, but eventually
I wrote a book. It took several years, lots of perseverance and
in the end a mass amount of luck, but my first published book
(through Howell
Book House/Wiley) was a hardcover called Housecat; How
to Keep Your Indoor Cat Sane and Sound. This book is out of
print now, but the Revised Edition (by the same publisher) is
available for purchase. The publisher
is even offering it as an easily available e-book.
2006... House Cat, Revised, has been translated to Russian and
is available
in Russia as well as all English speaking countries.
My other award winning book is called
Indoor Cats, and that one is available through the publisher
(TFH Publications) or Amazon.com.
I also have another cat book out
(also through TFH) called Your
Outta Control Cat.
It is also available at Amazon.com, the
book store or the publisher.
That's about it for now.... I have
a few other projects in the works. |
As an
actress, I am getting more and more
involved. I love acting and always have. The problem is that I grew up
with a severe emotional disability (bipolar/manic depressive,
agoraphobic and A.D.D. ... how's that for messed up?) But in
2004 I got help, a lot of it, and now thanks to the help I received I am
able to travel and do things I never could before. So, as I travel to
NYC, Boston and many other places for auditions, I am building my resume
and credentials in my other favorite field (besides writing); acting! I
am happiest when I am acting. I am pretty good, I think... my problem is
getting through auditions. LOL I know it is a necessary "evil" but
I always seem to get so nervous. Yet, once I am in a role, I become the
character and all my inhibitions fade and I can really do it. My
writing and acting work well together as I like to act out the scenes I
write (which would look odd to a casual observer... fortunately I have
none as I am usually alone when I write).
You can find me on
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