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    Cristy Watson
  • Occupation: Writer
  • Company: Orca Book Publishers and Formac/Lorimer
  • Locale: Canada
  • Member Since: 1/17/2016

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Tuesday, January 2, 2018 11:01:21 PM
Cristy Watson made friends with maddox stone

Saturday, December 30, 2017 8:06:51 PM
Cristy Watson added Epic Fail (Lorimer SideStreets) to her Bookshelf

Saturday, December 30, 2017 8:04:38 PM
Cristy Watson added Dead to Me (Lorimer SideStreets) to her Bookshelf

Saturday, May 21, 2016 12:25:43 PM
Cristy Watson wrote a blog post titled When Life Imitates Art:
Cristy said, "A friend of mine sent me a link to this video: http://youtu.be/e5iEhd-hW_k The connection to Living Rough is amazing, as is this young man’s journey. Hope, is what I sought to share as a theme in my novel, and Griffin’s story parallels..." more

Wednesday, March 23, 2016 6:20:14 PM
Cristy Watson wrote a blog post titled Guest Blog Feature:
Cristy said, "Thanks to my neighbour and friend, Laura Thibeault, for recommending me to her brother, Jock Mackenzie. He hosts an amazing blog about all things literary, and about great teaching ideas! Here is the..." more

Friday, March 4, 2016 8:37:15 AM
Cristy Watson wrote a blog post titled Recent and Upcoming Events:
Cristy said, "I had the pleasure of joining Yorkson Creek Middle School, in Langley, as they celebrated World Read Aloud Day on February 24, 2016. The day coincided with our National Pink Shirt Day, which sends messages about treating one another with kindness,..." more

Tuesday, March 1, 2016 6:54:25 PM
Cristy Watson made friends with Maxine Sylvester

Thursday, February 25, 2016 8:36:32 AM
Cristy Watson added a link to Facebook page on her profile page

Thursday, February 25, 2016 8:31:50 AM
Cristy Watson commented on Cristy Watson's Profile:
Cristy said, "Thanks for your welcome, Maxine!! I liked your Facebook page - fabulous art work!"

Friday, February 12, 2016 7:42:14 AM
Cristy Watson wrote a blog post titled The Art in Cutter Boy – Take 3:
Cristy said, "Today is the release date for Cutter Boy! I am anxious to have a book in my hands. As mentioned in my two previous blog posts, I plan to share the final artist showcased in my novel, through this post. When writing a book, one may have the germ of..." more

Thursday, February 4, 2016 3:47:26 PM
Cristy Watson wrote a blog post titled The Art in Cutter Boy – Take 2:
Cristy said, "Last week I started a 3-part blog in anticipation of the upcoming release of my first hi-lo YA novel with Lorimer Sidestreets. Cutter Boy will be released on February 12th and thanks to Netgalley, is receiving a high volume of ratings and reviews..." more

Wednesday, January 27, 2016 7:06:42 PM
Cristy Watson wrote a blog post titled The art in Cutter Boy – Take 1:
Cristy said, "As the publication date nears for my first novel in the Lorimer Sidestreets series, I thought it would be a good time to share some of the art that inspired this book. When I decided to write about the sensitive issue of self-harm, I knew that the..." more

Wednesday, January 27, 2016 10:43:40 AM
Cristy Watson made friends with Eric Hammond

Tuesday, January 26, 2016 8:09:34 AM
Cristy Watson commented on Cristy Watson's Profile:
Cristy said, "Thanks, Eric! I will check out your facebook page and perhaps you can check out mine, too! :-)
Cristy"

Tuesday, January 26, 2016 8:08:19 AM
Cristy Watson made friends with Sherry Ellis

Friday, January 22, 2016 6:12:24 AM
Cristy Watson wrote a blog post titled Comment on Welcome readers, writers and friends! by Maria Siccardi:
Cristy said, "I love to read and I love your books and poetry. Carry on writing, because you are good!!"

Friday, January 22, 2016 6:12:24 AM
Cristy Watson wrote a blog post titled Comment on Open Mic Tonight! by cristy watson:
Cristy said, "Please note – just for April the Open Mic date has changed. It is now April 4th. Also, as April is National Poetry Month, the Open MIc will be dedicated to poetry only. Hope to see you at the Pelican Rouge!"

Friday, January 22, 2016 6:12:24 AM
Cristy Watson wrote a blog post titled Comment on Writes of Spring by jadegraham816:
Cristy said, "The best ideas seem to come when I am at high speeds and can’t pull over to write them down. ratemywriters"

Friday, January 22, 2016 6:12:24 AM
Cristy Watson wrote a blog post titled Comment on Writes of Spring by cristy watson:
Cristy said, "I’m with you on that one! I often find that a drive in my car lets the thoughts flow freely, but then how do you collect them? I once used a tape recorder and while it captured the thoughts, it meant a ton of work later, copying them down...." more

Sunday, January 17, 2016 5:05:56 PM
Cristy Watson wrote a blog post titled Cutter Boy review:
Cristy said, "As always, waiting to hear how your novel is perceived by the public is taxing! Especially, when the novels one writes are for a very targeted audience. In my case, the hi-lo readers in the YA population. Add to that, a sensitive topic that one..." more

Sunday, January 17, 2016 10:15:21 AM
Cristy Watson updated the avatar on her profile page

Sunday, January 17, 2016 7:59:55 AM
Cristy Watson wrote a blog post titled Friday the 13th – lucky or… no?:
Cristy said, "Wanted to post this message on Friday but couldn’t log onto my account.  Because of the 13th?  Maybe it wasn’t just me? I have decided that although I am not keen on form letters from publishers, I would like to have them, afterall!..." more

Sunday, January 17, 2016 7:59:55 AM
Cristy Watson wrote a blog post titled Upcoming author activities:
Cristy said, "December 5th I will be presenting a workshop on getting published to Earl Marriot students in the Creative Writing Class. A wonderful discussion at the Surrey International Writer’s Conference with a student in the class, prompted this..." more

Sunday, January 17, 2016 7:59:55 AM
Cristy Watson wrote a blog post titled Book Three in the Orca Currents Series!:
Cristy said, "My editor, Melanie Jeffs phoned with good news a few weeks before Christmas to let me know that Orca will publish my latest YA hi-lo novel in the Currents Series for Spring 2016. Even better news is that this marks my first YES when the book..." more

Sunday, January 17, 2016 7:59:55 AM
Cristy Watson wrote a blog post titled Server Down – Bad Gateway:
Cristy said, "That has been the message the past SEVERAL times I tried to log on to my account to update my posts. I have incurred a great deal of traffic (well, great for me) and I have been mortified that my most recent post was from January. Trust that I..." more