Artist & Author
S.L. CHRISTLEY
Writer
AT HEART
My writing style is...
Personification (attributing human characteristics to something that is not human). This style naturally finds its way and makes a home in my writing. Nature (sun, moon, stars) wildly reigns in each of my chapters as bringing in a character's environment to further develop the story is important to me.
Notions of discovery, embarking on a journey, and fulfillment are all relevant themes in my novels, short-stories, poems, and songs.
Books Coming Soon
Get inspired and escape to different worlds of creativity and possibility! With themes ranging from love to bravery,
the below books (debuting 2025) can raise your awareness about self-discovery and personal transformation.
100 DOORS
OF INSPIRATION
What inspires you on a regular basis and do you know how to harness that inspiration to persevere?
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Take time to reflect and stay inspired when it comes to your relationships, dreams, and achieving more for your life in this book of 100 daily affirmations and questions.
THE CAT WITH THE PURPLE WHISKERS
When someone you barely know is different than you, how do you treat them?
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Understand the meaning of friendship and acceptance as two unlikely characters, a cat and a mouse, meet during the middle of a thunderstorm.
THE TRAVELING QUARTER
FROM 1967
Are we masters of our own destiny or do the winds of change and time influence our course of direction?
Learn about the meaning of life, the need to belong, and the importance of never giving up on love as told through the heart of a traveling quarter.
A RELIC IN
ALISIS WOODS
When you wish upon a star and your wish is not answered, where does your unanswered wish go?
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Unearth an ancient relic in forbidden woods, travel to another realm where the mysteries of unanswered wishes are revealed, and never look at life the same again.
THE
SILVER FEATHER
Do you ever look out at the night sky and feel you have a higher calling in life?
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Embark on a journey of
self-discovery about a young man who one day answers to the sacred mountain's call and leaves what he knows behind.
Book Teasers
Read excerpts from my 5 books below!
100 DOORS OF INSPIRATION
Confidence
"Quiet confidence is as humble as it is fierce."
Hope
"Seeds of hope build kingdoms of strength."
Love
"God's love is a gift we will never finish unwrapping."
A RELIC IN ALISIS WOODS
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"The queen of the sky, the moon,
must know where all of my childhood wishes have gone. I shall go and speak to her on the night she is full just as the ancient elders told me so.
Truth will be restored."
"A cup of warm tea was a prerequisite whenever she told a story. Even the trees would arch in a little closer to listen to the wonder of her adventures as we walked the trails of the enchanted woods."
"Each painting is an extension of who
I am. There's just something relaxing and romantic about sitting in front of a blank canvas and painting a particular emotion. There's such vulnerability
and enjoyment."
THE CAT WITH THE PURPLE WHISKERS
"A real friend is someone who won't laugh at you, accepts you for who
you are, and will always be
there for you."
THE SILVER FEATHER
"The heroic stories of those who came before me walked the halls of my mind instead. Their search for truth and their silver feather inspired me to think of my own legacy and the history I wanted to leave behind."
THE TRAVELING QUARTER FROM 1967
"Unable to see past the surface—past the scars, they judge without a rising curiosity to know the ports I’ve sailed to in my life. They see only that of which they choose to see forgetting how they too have a past. Masters of disguise, they hide their scars far better than I."
WritingQ&A
 Where Do You Enjoy Writing?At home, my haven of tranquility. There, I'm surrounded by vanilla peppercorn candles and my favorite books. I write in mostly every room of the house. It's so calm and I'm grateful for that. I also write in our backyard nestled in oak trees. |  What Does Writing Mean To You?It means sharing a unique gift with the world to connect to others on varying levels of emotion. It's my hope that people feel inspired, uplifted, or that they learned something of value when they read anything I've shared with them. |  Who Are Your Favorite Authors?Poet and philosopher, Ralph Waldo Emmerson. English writer, J.R.R. Tolkien. American fiction writer, Edgar Rice Burroughs. English Romantic poet, William Wordsworth and anything by Napoleon Hill, Dale Carnegie, and Bob Proctor. |
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 How Long Does It Take To Finish A Book?I never rush the creative flow. Just because a book is shorter than another, doesn’t mean it’s any easier or quicker to write. It'll really take me as long as it needs to...months...years. It's about staying persistent in order to finish the book. |