Kristin Carter-Groulx

knows a lot about what it is to be "in character". As Author, Artist, and Actress, Kristin has learned to embrace the creative world by being simply who she is. In order to make her latest book, she embraced her Irish/Swedish ancestry and wrote a nautical story filled with adventure anyone would love. She and her friends and family also took part in the telling of the tale by Cosplaying the story characters of the book, "Petal the Flower Faery", Kristin's latest adventure! Other books Kristin has written including children's books about an Autistic Humpback Whale named “Humphrey the Humpback Whale”, a chore-challenged boy nicknamed “Sir Can't-A-Lot”, and she has several others. You can take a peek at the Books section of this website to read more about any book in particular. She has also written a YA story for the older teens known as the "mis-adventures of Alyson Bell" and has 7 books associated with the series. It is little known as it was only given out at small press book fairs. During the time of its writing (which spanned a decade) Kristin fought off several medical troubles including stage 4 kidney cancer, and lost three major organs. She also fought off necrotizing fasciitis on her left arm. Her 3rd book was left on a cliff-hanger as a result as she was hospitalized. The 4th book has a white cover (like the Beatles White Album) - as it was a survival story for Kristin and her family to get through during that time. Thankfully she lived and her three children were there to watch their mother heal and watch them grow up. As these medical issues compounded with also being Neurodivergent (2eAuDHD)*, Kristin has opted to stay on the quieter side of the writers world. She frequents Renaissance Festivals and smaller Book Fairs and Markets, and sometimes will do book shop book signings, but prefers to be outdoors and meeting people who purchase her books in person. Spanning over two decades of writing, that has been a lot of people! She has worked as a Professional Genealogist and Paleographer for the past 30+ years and created several books and 100+ page Genealogy Reports as a result. One book is an 800-page tribute to Kristin's great-grandmother, an influential female writer of the 1920's who had her own column in the syndicated newspapers by the name (and book's name also) "Demi-Tasse and Mrs. Grundy". She is also a Cosplayer and costumer designer, after working behind the scenes in the Wardrobe and Makeup at several University Theatre Departments. She has also been an Artist all her life, studying Art & Art History. See Artistry for examples of her earlier works including pencil drawings, paintings, self-portraits, and more. As a side hobby, Kristin also DJ's on the side under the guise of DJ SkylarK and presents mixes of old school techno and house music (something she DJ'd to in the late 80s/90s) on her social medias (IG@skylarkmusey). For additional trivia tidbits, see the Biography section. There is Theatre, a Webseries known as "Cornwyth", and she has also been a background/extra Actress in several movies and television films. She was born in the heart of movies and television, on the west coast of sunny California in L.A. It was her father’s career which had her move so frequently in her childhood. Kristin is a world traveller. Spending time in different countries during her childhood, including being raised partially on the southern most island of Japan. She now lives in Canada with her husband and family, and a myriad of pets (mostly cats) including at one time having a bearded dragon whom she loved! *2e AuDHD - twice exceptional person also living with autism and adhd - IQ 136-168 flux - highest ever tested at 168. Still can’t do algebra. But has an excellent rate of reading any cursive in any language from any date – a Palaeographer’s and Artist’s skill combined.