LeBlanc, Christine D.: - Christine D. LeBlanc got her first typewriter for her sixth birthday and her first paid writing gig at the Timmins Daily Press while still in high school. Now a professional word nerd with a career in writing, editing, marketing and social media, Christine lives in Ottawa, where she moved to get a journalism degree from Carleton University and forgot to leave. She loves travel, movies, music and, of course, books.