C. E. Murphy
Born and raised in Alaska, C.E. Murphy, who goes by Catie in real life, now lives in her ancestral homeland of Ireland, where she occupies so much of her time with writing that her agent and one of her editors independently suggested she find a hobby that *wasn't* writing. Instead, she landed a comic book deal.
She has an on-going series entitled "The Walker Papers", about a reluctant shaman; the Negotiator Trilogy, about a woman who's found the perfect man -- only he's a gargoyle who's wanted for murder; and the Inheritors' Cycle, about the illegitimate daughter of a Reformation-era queen. She also has a trilogy of action-adventure romances out, published under the byline Cate Dermody, but they're very hard to find. The comic book, entitled TAKE A CHANCE, will be a monthly title beginning in July 2008.
She did try to take her agent and editor's advice, and occasionally does things that involves talking to people who do not live in her head. She is pleased to report that she sometimes remembers to practice the tin whistle, to draw, and to pursue a life-long enjoyment of photography. She also pursues a life-long enjoyment of food, made particularly easy by the fact that her husband is a chef.