Thank you Lee for having me back on Totebags! The last year
has been a real rollercoaster ride, not only on the writing front, with a lot
of new things on the horizon. I thought it’d be fun to share a few of the
“firsts” in this post!
I’ve always been a cat lover (could be something to do with
me being a Leo and a Tiger?) but after moving to Australia at the end of 1998
for one reason or another we never did get around to adopting any. Until last
year when two gorgeous kitties dropped into our laps and reminded me of all the
adorable reasons why I’d always had cats in my life since I was three years
old. Last October saw the arrival of our first litter of kittens. Sadly, of the
four only one survived—our darling little Theo, seen here just a few days old.
He’s now five months old and a complete terror!
Another new experience happened at the suggestion of my
fabulous Berkley editor. She wanted me to stretch my writing in a new direction
and my Archangel series was contracted, kicking off with Archangel of Mercy on
4th December 2012. Because these books are so different from my
Ancient Historical romances by Christina Phillips, we decided I needed a new
name to go with the new genre. And so Christina Ashcroft was born. It’s been a mad whirlwind
setting up a new website, Facebook and Twitter
accounts, but a lot of fun too. I’m popping back to Totebags in November to
chat more about my gorgeous fallen Archangels, so stay tuned!!
As I obviously didn’t have enough on my plate with all of
the above(!) I also decided this would be the year I’d dip my toe in the
self-publishing waters. I got the rights back on the second novelette
previously published by The Wild Rose Press and this month sees the re-release
of Touch of the Demon by Christina Phillips, a 10k word futuristic fantasy,
available at Smashwords
and Amazon, for $0.99.
But I’ve saved the best till last :-) Next month is another
first for me—when my first grandchild is due. Excited doesn’t even cover it!
Do you have a memorable “first” to share, or story about a
fave kitty/canine?
Christina is an ex-pat Brit who now lives in Western
Australia with her husband and three children. She is owned by three cats who
graciously allow her the occasional spare moment to write hot paranormal
romance and historical romance for Penguin/Berkley Heat. She loves to chat with
readers and you can catch up with her on Facebook and Twitter or join her Christina
Phillips Newsletter for all the up-to-date info on her books.
5 comments:
Ahh love the little puss. From one paranormal author to another :) may the force be with you lol
My big first in recent times, was buying my first car. Such a big deal. Learning to drive & then hitting the road - figuratively speaking.
Hey Margaret! Yes, little Theo is such an angel :-) Actually he sometimes behaves more like a lemur!! Can't imagine not having him padding over my keyboard now!
Hi Marybelle, congratulations on buying your first car - learning to drive is a huge deal and I still remember the terror that gripped me every time I had to have a driving lesson :-)
An upcoming first for our family: our first
grandchild will be the first of her genera-
tion (in our family) to graduate from col-
lege! Yay, Ashley!
Pat C.
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