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since: 07-08-04, id: 627334, Profile Updated: 09-06-09
country: United States
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Author has written 17 stories for Phantom of the Opera, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and Terminator.

My short story, "Moving Day," will be out in issue No. 7 of Astonishing Adventures Magazine on September 15th. The magazine will be available for purchase in hard-copy format through Amazon.com, or you can download a free version online. I'll post the link here when it's available. I also have another story coming out in issue #8, which should be available some time after the first of next year.

The link to cover art for Second Chance (and links to cover art for the rest of my fics) is at the bottom of my profile.

The "alternate" epilogue to The Overlooked has been posted on my LJ: http://christinex1001.livejournal.com/#59939. Feel free to comment; I'll just unscreen the comments as they come in, since my LJ's set up to screen anything that's from someone who's not on my f-list.

If you're a fan of No Return, I urge you to leave a review on Amazon.com so that you can share your experiences with others. You don't have to have bought No Return from Amazon -- you just have to be a member (and have purchased at least one item from them). From time to time I've considered taking NR off the site here completely, since it's now available for sale, but I didn't think it would be fair to everyone here who had favorited it or added to a C2, so I've left it as it is.

Here's the link to the printed (and edited) version on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/No-Return-Contemporary-Phantom-Tale/dp/1430304391/ref=sr_1_2/002-0785014-3410468?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1176319223&sr=1-2

No Return is now also available in a variety of e-book editions at SmashWords.com, including .mobi for Kindle and .epub for the Sony Reader, as well as straightforward .pdf and .txt files. All downloads are just 4.95 -- a substantial savings over the paperback price!

My main fandoms are Star Wars, LOTR, Phantom (book and musical only, not the movie...I hated it), and Harry Potter, although please don't ask me to choose which is my favorite, since that changes from day to day. I've been a LOTR fan the longest, but that's simply because it's been around longer. (OK, I know POTO was written long before LOTR, but POTO really didn't get any kind of huge fandom until the ALW version came around, so...) I'm also having some fun plotbunnies for the Star Trek reboot, so we'll see what happens with that.

I work for the city I live in (yay, no commute!) and do a combination of graphic design and PR work. It's a lot of fun (sometimes I'm shocked that I actually get paid for what I do). I've been writing for more years than I can count, and write original novels on the side. If it seems as if it's been awhile since I've updated anything, it's probably because I've been working on those manuscripts or preparing the ever-fun queries and synopses, all of which I have to do on top of a full-time job.

Coolest thing I've ever done (relating to fandom, anyway): I got to go on the David Letterman Show to promote my Imperial Star Wars fan club.

Funny coincidence: My middle name really is Christine, and my husband's name really is Erik with a K. And no, I didn't choose him because of his name -- I've known him since seventh grade.

I also occasionally go off on whatever's irritating/amusing/interesting me at the moment on my LiveJournal, if you'd care to take a look, but don't expect any sort of rational commentary on writing, etc. over there. Mostly I seem to use it for ranting or posting the results of random Internet quizzes.

Current and Future Projects:

Current:

Refugees, a somewhat light-hearted take on what might have happened to Chief Bast if he really did manage to escape the destruction of the Death Star. If you threw a '30s screwball comedy with Carole Lombard and Spencer Tracy in a blender with The Empire Strikes Back and Thelma and Louise, you might get something like this. Or not. :-P

Second Chance smacked me upside the head after I saw Terminator Salvation its opening weekend. This isn't going as quickly as I'd hoped (actually, none of my writing is), but I'm continuing to update on a semi-regular basis. I'm blaming this on summer. My brain doesn't function well in the heat (and it's also my busiest time at work). But I do plan to keep updating this.

Empty Crowns, which is a sequel to Dust of Empire. This is on hiatus indefinitely.

Murders in the Rue Scribe hasn't been taken down because, well, I try to avoid taking down my fics. Also, because of changing computers/jobs a few years ago, right now what's posted online is the only record I have of this story. At least I know it's safely archived here at ff.n. At this point, I have no idea whether I'll ever go back to this fic. I keep toying with the idea of finishing it offline and then making it available as an e-book. If that happens, I'll be sure to post about it here.

Future:

I'm going to stop putting things here, since I invariably change my mind. As you might have noticed, I tend to bounce around fandoms. I'm also working on several original novels. So who knows what will come along next? The people who have me on author alert, that's who!

When I'm bored I canoodle in Photoshop and make cover art for my fics, so if you'd like you can click on the links below to take a look. I still need to do something for Rue Scribe, but although I know in my head exactly what I want it to look like, I can't seem to find anything to Photoshop into submission to make it look right. Oh, well.

COVER ART:

Absolution: www.geocities.com/christinex1001/absolution_cover.jpg

Blood and Ashes: www.geocities.com/christinex1001/blood_cover.jpg

Dust of Empire: www.geocities.com/christinex1001/dustofempire_cover2.jpg

Empty Crowns: www.geocities.com/christinex1001/empty_crowns_cover.jpg

Half Magic: www.geocities.com/christinex1001/half_magic_cover_web.jpg

Heart's Blood: www.geocities.com/christinex1001/hearts_blood3.jpg

Inheritance: www.geocities.com/christinex1001/inheritance.jpg

Mandalore's Son: www.geocities.com/christinex1001/mandalore_son.jpg

No Return: www.geocities.com/christinex1001/no_return_jacket.jpg

Only Eyes to See: http://www.geocities.com/christinex1001/only_eyes_cover.jpg

Refugees: http://www.geocities.com/christinex1001/refugees_cover.jpg

Second Chance: http://www.geocities.com/christinex1001/second_chance_cover.jpg

The Overlooked: www.geocities.com/christinex1001/overlooked_cover2.jpg

The Quality of Mercy: www.geocities.com/christinex1001/quality_of_mercy_cover.jpg


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1. Second Chance » reviews
Sometimes redemption can be found in the most unlikely places. Following the events of Terminator Salvation, Marcus Wright and Blair Williams attempt to navigate a shifting landscape of changing loyalties, even as they face an uncertain future together.
Terminator - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Romance - Chapters: 4 - Words: 24,690 - Reviews: 73 - Updated: 7-28-09 - Published: 5-24-09
2. Half Magic » reviews
Complete. Five years after Voldemort's defeat, Hermione Granger comes to Hogwarts in order to solve a mystery that threatens the school's very existence. Complicating things is her new partner in the investigation -- none other than Severus Snape!
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Romance - Chapters: 8 - Words: 29,038 - Reviews: 118 - Updated: 7-23-09 - Published: 5-17-09 - Hermione G. & Severus S. - Complete
3. Refugees » reviews
When Chief Bast escaped the Death Star's destruction, he thought he'd left the worst behind him. But with an unpredictable prisoner in tow and a galaxy exploding into civil war, he's discovering his troubles are just beginning. Set between ANH and ESB.
Star Wars - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Romance - Chapters: 6 - Words: 29,988 - Reviews: 48 - Updated: 7-10-09 - Published: 3-16-08
4. The Quality of Mercy » reviews
Devastated by Ron's death, Hermione distracts herself by focusing on Severus Snape's mysterious demise. What she finds when she unravels the mystery will change both her life and the wizarding world forever. SSHG, T now, M later. Slight AU, DH spoilers.
Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 25 - Words: 118,348 - Reviews: 755 - Updated: 10-6-08 - Published: 8-11-07 - Hermione G. & Severus S. - Complete
5. Heart's Blood » reviews
COMPLETE! Lithiníel wanted to die. Therefore, Sauron desired that she should live. What happened next defied all expectations.... Set approximately 40 years before the War of the Ring.
Lord of the Rings - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 10 - Words: 49,562 - Reviews: 157 - Updated: 10-4-07 - Published: 4-27-07 - Sauron - Complete
6. The Overlooked » reviews
Snape discovers the existence of a magically gifted young woman who never received an invitation to Hogwarts. But as the final confrontation with Voldemort approaches, can Snape protect her from those around her...including himself? Epilogue DH spoilers.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 24 - Words: 118,018 - Reviews: 272 - Updated: 7-25-07 - Published: 6-24-06 - Severus S. & OC - Complete
7. Mandalore's Son » reviews
COMPLETE! Sequel to Blood and Ashes. What will Boba Fett do when he discovers the existence of a son he never knew he had?
Star Wars - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Romance - Chapters: 17 - Words: 70,299 - Reviews: 141 - Updated: 6-14-07 - Published: 1-8-06 - Boba Fett - Complete
8. Inheritance » reviews
COMPLETE! Sequel to Only Eyes to See. Sauron has followed Sarah to this world and has possessed the body of her best friend. Must she fight the Dark Lord alone, or will she get help from an unexpected quarter? Rated M for sex & violence.
Lord of the Rings - Rated: M - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 23 - Words: 110,641 - Reviews: 272 - Updated: 4-11-07 - Published: 7-28-06 - Sauron - Complete
9. Only Eyes to See » reviews
COMPLETE! Sarah falls into Middle Earth and ends up captured by the Lord of the Nazgul. Unfortunately, it just gets worse from there. Rated M for the usual sex and violence. Cover art in my profile!
Lord of the Rings - Rated: M - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 19 - Words: 73,672 - Reviews: 273 - Updated: 7-19-06 - Published: 4-19-06 - Sauron - Complete
10. Empty Crowns » reviews
The newly crowned Empress of the Imperial remnant is doing everything in her power to pursue her own vision of peace between the Empire and the New Republic. But forces are at work in both governments to make sure she does not achieve her goal....
Star Wars - Rated: T - English - Drama/Adventure - Chapters: 6 - Words: 25,180 - Reviews: 15 - Updated: 6-7-06 - Published: 4-7-06 - Luke S. & Leia O.
11. Absolution: A Different Point of View » reviews
COMPLETE! Just some orcish drabble. This ties in to Absolution, but you don't have to read one to read the other.
Lord of the Rings - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 3 - Words: 6,593 - Reviews: 14 - Updated: 5-8-06 - Published: 3-9-06 - Complete
12. Absolution » reviews
COMPLETE! Possibly one of the oddest LOTR love stories ever written. Set approximately six months after ROTK, all OCs, dooming me to obscurity, I know. Rated M for future updates, but NOT slash, I assure you!
Lord of the Rings - Rated: M - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 5 - Words: 17,171 - Reviews: 42 - Updated: 4-15-06 - Published: 2-9-06 - Complete
13. Dust of Empire » reviews
COMPLETE! When the forces of the newly reformed Empire discover clues to a new superweapon, a race ensues to determine which side will ultimately gain control. Han, Luke, Leia, Lando, Imperial OCs. If you like Zahn, you'll like this!
Star Wars - Rated: T - English - Drama/Adventure - Chapters: 20 - Words: 91,483 - Reviews: 31 - Updated: 2-15-06 - Published: 3-5-05 - Complete
14. Blood and Ashes » reviews
COMPLETE! Mièle has her own reasons for being in Jabba's palace. But when she's forced to play reluctant nursemaid to a wounded Boba Fett, she finds her life taking a very different path.... Post ROTJ, slightly AU
Star Wars - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Romance - Chapters: 12 - Words: 43,001 - Reviews: 116 - Updated: 9-2-05 - Published: 5-28-05 - Boba Fett - Complete
15. Forgotten Flowers reviews
ONE SHOT. A story of Order 66, seen through the eyes of a civilian. I wrote this for the Order 66 Challenge on tf.n, but I figured what the heck, I'd post it here, too.
Star Wars - Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,487 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 8-23-05 - Complete
16. Murders in the Rue Scribe » reviews
Two years after the scandal at the Opera, Christine is driven to return to Paris when she learns of a series of disturbing murders perpetrated by someone who sounds suspiciously like the Phantom of the Opera. Based on Leroux and ALW stage version. Rated
Phantom of the Opera - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Romance - Chapters: 9 - Words: 30,507 - Reviews: 128 - Updated: 6-29-05 - Published: 4-3-05 - Christine & Erik
17. No Return » reviews
COMPLETE! The modern-day retelling for people who usually don't like modern-day retellings.
Phantom of the Opera - Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 30 - Words: 107,586 - Reviews: 804 - Updated: 3-26-05 - Published: 10-19-04 - Complete
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