christie gibson

Writers are readers who study their craft.

Gillian was a fun character to write because she was a bad girl in book 1, Philia. In book 4, Storge, readers get to see a more vulnerable side of Gillian. Every bad girl has a story for why she is the way she is. I love Gillian's story. It's painful, unfortunate, yet redemptive. While I never played basketball, every woman has a passion, so it was interesting to write about hers. She was also salutatorian of her class, which was fun to write. Just because you're a smart pers

I originally wrote three books that were in no way connected. During my publishing journey, I pitched "Philia" (before it was named "Philia") to an executive editor at a New York publishing house. She requested to see the full manuscript and after reviewing it called me to say she liked it. Yes, I freaked out internally. Every writer dreams of an editor calling to say she likes your book and wants to buy it. It only takes one person, folks. She asked if I'd consider turning t