May 2012 LA Talk Radio interview Christine and LA Talk Radio host, Sophia Venable reunite for another telling interview about stripping, sex, addiction, self worth, and one very lucky rock star.To listen to the interview click HERE. If that link doesn't work, you can listen to it HERE.
March 2012
West coast BOOK TOUR, continued
Larry Smith, founder and editor of SMITH Magazine joins Christine, and fellow southern California authors and artists who've contributed to The Moment Book. The event was held at The Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles where a packed house enjoyed a special performance by actor/author Stephen Tobolowsky (Deadwood, Glee, Californication, Groundhog Day).
On the heels of The Bootleg reading, Christine joins Larry Smith in San Francisco at The Boothsmith for another night of talented performances. A video of her read can be found HERE.
February 2012
West coast BOOK TOUR
Chevalier's Books in Los Angeles hosts the first West Coast book event to promote and celebrate the publication of The Moment Book. Christine joins fellow authors at Chervalier's Books to read her chapter and sign copies of The Moment.
You can read all about her experience on her blog in an article titled: A Shift in Perception: My First Book Reading for The Moment.
January 2012
Contributing Author - The Moment Book
Christine is proud to be a contributing author in Larry Smith's (SMITH Magazine) latest book titled The Moment.
The turning points, revelations, epiphanies, dramatic changes, the opening or closing of a door—in a life, a career, a love—can occur in a single glorious, terrible, unpredictable, serendipitous, crucial, calamitous, chaotic, amazing . . . Moment.
The creators of the enormously popular Not Quite What I Was Planning and Six-Word Memoir series now offer stories of the Moment—the one-time chances, unexpected coincidences, and sudden catastrophes that made all the difference in the story of one life.
The results are triumphant, outrageous, heartwarming, heartbreaking, embarrassing, illuminating, and inspiring—life-changing moments from contributors Dave Eggers, Diane Ackerman, Elizabeth Gilbert, Bill Ayers, Jennifer Egan, A. J. Jacobs, Judy Collins, and many more.
April 2011
LA Talk Radio Interview
Sophia Venable of LA Talk Radio interviews Christine about her forthcoming memoir Pour Some Sugar On Me: Tales from an Ex-Stripper. They talk about stripping, narcissism, addiction, self worth, marriage, love, drugs and so much more.
To listen to the interview click on either link: INTERVIEW (Mp3) or INTERVIEW (Net)
Sophia Venable of LA Talk Radio interviews Christine about her forthcoming memoir Pour Some Sugar On Me: Tales from an Ex-Stripper. They talk about stripping, narcissism, addiction, self worth, marriage, love, drugs and so much more.To listen to the interview click on either link: INTERVIEW (Mp3) or INTERVIEW (Net)
Renegade Spotlight Interview
Christine is featured in Dave Ursillo's Renegade Spotlight column.
The Renegade Spotlight showcases the real-life stories of everyday men and women who are pursuing their dreams, living from within, and inspiring others while both defying cynicism and risking being misunderstood by others around them.
March 2011
Feature on Scribd
Christine earns her third feature spot on Scribd. Her excerpt, Attention Deficit sheds light on the abusive relationship she endured and the lack of self-worth that kept her there.
Scribd is a document-sharing website with (currently) more than 50 million users. It hosts more than 10 million documents. Scribd's documents are embedded more than 10 million times across the web and more than 1.8 million searches are conducted on Scribd's website everyday.
Scribd has struck deals with several major book publishers to publish content online. These include Random House, Simon & Schuster, Workman Publishing Company, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Thomas Nelson, and Manning Publications.
February 2011
Feature in Swishpride.org
Christine is featured in Swishpride.org, a gay-straight alliance that creates opportunities for all women and men to contribute their time, eneregy, and talents to furthering the LGBT movement.
Swish envisions a world in which love is equal.
January 2011
Feature in SMITH Magazine
Christine's article Voluntary Termination earns a cover and Story of the Week spot on SMITH Magazine.
SMITH Magazine (SMITH Mag), and its younger cousin, SMITH Teens, are homes for storytelling of all forms, with a focus on personal narrative.
SMITH is best known as the creators of the Six-Word Memoir® project, which has led to a bestselling book series, including Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous & Obscure, Six-Word Memoirs on Love & Heartbreak, Six-Word Memoirs by Teens Famous & Obscure., and It All Changed in an Instant: More Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous & Obscure..
For more on SMITH Mag, please visit their website: http://www.smithmag.net/%20%20
December 2010
Feature Spot and Rising Author
Christine earns her second feature spot on Scribd. Her excerpt, State of Mind gives us a glimpse of her journey through clinical depression, and how she came to get help.
Scribd is a document-sharing website with (currently) more than 50 million users. It hosts more than 10 million documents. Scribd's documents are embedded more than 10 million times across the web and more than 1.8 million searches are conducted on Scribd's website everyday.
Scribd has struck deals with several major book publishers to publish content online. These include Random House, Simon & Schuster, Workman Publishing Company, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Thomas Nelson, and Manning Publications.
November 2010
Performance at The Red Umbrella Diaries
Christine is performing at The Red Umbrella Diaries in New York on November 4, reading an excerpt from her forthcoming memoir about her life as an exotic dancer in Waikiki from 1987 to 1996. The Red umbrella Diaries is a monthly storytelling series in New York, where people who’ve tangled with the sex industry tell personal stories about the complications that arise when you mix sex and money. The event is hosted by Audacia Ray, author of Naked on the Internet: Hookups, Downloads, and Cashing in on Internet Sexploration.
Past performers include Jillian Lauren author of the New York Times Best Seller Some Girls: My Life in a Harem (Plume) and Stephen Boyer, artist and author of Ghosts (Bent Boy Books).
October 2010
Member of the Month: National Association of Memoir Writers
Christine is awarded October Member of the Month from the National Association of Memoir Writers. Her interview can be found on their website HERE.
September 2012Feature Spot and Rising Author
Macdonald's first excerpt Welcome to the Jungle became an instant feature on the popular publishing site Scribd and she earned a Rising Author spot with over 5,000 reads in 72 hours.
Scribd is a document-sharing website with (currently) more than 50 million users. It hosts more than 10 million documents. Scribd's documents are embedded more than 10 million times across the web and more than 1.8 million searches are conducted on Scribd's website everyday.
Scribd has struck deals with several major book publishers to publish content online. These include Random House, Simon & Schuster, Workman Publishing Company, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Thomas Nelson, and Manning Publications.