Christopher Outridge

Christopher Eric Outridge (CEO) began writing at the tender age of 12 years old. Inspired, mainly by simple games and role playing, with his oldest sister, his fascination grew. Chris started with poetry, and the more he learned about the world of the literary arts, the more he expanded into other forms of the creative word. The more he wrote, the more he came to love the process of creating and telling stories. Chris started writing stories in the form of fan fiction based on his favorite video game and television characters. Chris' imagination grew as he started to create his own original characters for his stories. Chris began to explore other aspects of the entertainment industry after performing in school plays during junior high and high school. In college, Chris majored in Film Production and channeled his passion and creativity into learning filmmaking and editing. To him, editing a film gives him an adrenaline rush to the brain and allows him the luxury to visually develop the worlds he pens in his poems, stories and novels. To Chris, the enjoyment of being a writer is more than just developing the story. It is to be able to create a world that he could populate and oversee. The reader has to be able to visualize the world and characters they are reading about, as if they are actually there. It is very important to him that his work be as real as possible. The reader should be able to feel for the characters as if they are real people. Chris accomplishes this by wr…