CJ McKay was born in Wichita, KS., and moved to Vinita with her mom at the age of 4 in 2005. Her love for reading and writing started developing while she attended Cowboy Junction Christian School where she won Best Overall with her essay, "What I'm Thankful For." She grew up being told by some in her life that she can't do anything right, but she fought against those words and started writing her 1st book during her junior year of high school. She started out by putting together "profile" pages of each character. Then she wrote out the dialog, after which she started putting the story together. She also spent many hours researching the Latin language. Now, four years later, she's published her 1st book of many. Growing up, McKay's mother bought her many books to help her develop a love for reading, but it truly started growing in the 3rd grade when they came across the Rainbow Fairies Series. She once did a school project on her favorite author, who at the time was, Ellen Miles, who wrote the Puppy Place Series. As McKay grew, you could find her hidden and getting lost in books such as: Boxcar Children, The Chronicles of Narnia, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and The Bible. Her favorite authors are: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, J.K. Rowling, Ted Dekker, Frank E. Peretii, and Rick Riordan. Ms. McKay loves to laugh and spend time with her loved ones. She also enjoys playing around with her camera, but she spends most of her time writing. She hopes you enjoy her stories as much as she has enjoyed creating them. If there's anything that CJ McKay would want people to learn from her it is... You don't have to let others bring you down. Keep looking to God as you work hard to accomplish your dreams.
