Rachelle Christensen

About Rachelle

Visit my blog Rachelle’s Writing Spot to find out more.

I’ll be adding more information soon.

I was born and raised in a small farming town in Idaho and I’m a dirt between the toes, irrigation boot-wearing, ponytail flipping in the wind as I drive the 4-wheeler FARM girl all the way!

I currently live in Utah County and I miss those farm days, but I’ve been in Utah now for about 13 years. I’m married to my incredible husband, Steve, and we have three wonderful kids–2 girls and one boy.

I graduated cum laude from Utah State University in ’99 with a bachelor’s in Psychology and a minor in music. Go Aggies! I love USU–that’s where I met my husband!

I enjoy so much of life–there’s so much to learn and experience. I love reading almost any genre/age group and usually read over 50 books a year from a variety of different authors. I love running, making cards with rubber stamps, crocheting, knitting (on a loom), playing volleyball, singing, playing the piano, telling felt stories and giving puppet shows to my kids and their friends, and cooking.

I’ve enjoyed writing for as long as I can remember. As a child, I loved to make up poems and write short stories.

A few interesting tidbits:

I started a cleaning business after I graduated from college and with my crew, we’d clean 80 college apartments from top to the grimy bottom in 9 days.

I finished my first novel–a middle-grade reader in 2001. I learned a lot from writing that book (which will take a serious rewrite to be publishable) and it set me on a path to gain all the knowledge I could to be a successful writer.

I enjoy singing and playing the piano and have composed several original songs. I co-produced a children’s CD about American Tall Tales for Story Time Felts in 2008 with 7 original songs. They’re so much fun!