About Heather Christie 

Heather Christie is a New York City–based writer, producer, and founder of LoveNotes! — Real Stories. Real People. Real Love.®, a live storytelling movement celebrating true love stories on stage, on the page, and soon on air.

A small-town Pennsylvania girl turned Manhattan creative entrepreneur, Heather didn’t claim the title “writer” until midlife. She began her career as an actress and model, riding buses from rural Pennsylvania to New York City for auditions before life carried her through a series of reinventions — literary studies graduate, flight attendant, real estate executive, mother of two, and eventually MFA-trained novelist.

Her young adult debut novel, What the Valley Knows, became an Amazon #1 New Release and won the National Indie Excellence Award. Her second novel, The Lying Season, continued her exploration of moral gray zones, loyalty, shame, and survival in fictional small-town America.

But storytelling didn’t stop at the page.

After producing live narrative shows in New York, Heather entered a season of heartbreak that reshaped her life. Instead of retreating, she went looking for proof of love. She put out a call for true love stories — not curated romance, but raw, complicated, enduring love in all its forms.

That call became LoveNotes!

What began as one New York City stage production in 2024 has grown into an expanding storytelling movement — annual live shows, award-winning anthologies, theatrical licensing in multiple cities, and a forthcoming podcast. LoveNotes! invites everyday people to step into the light and tell the truth about love — first love, last love, love after loss — creating connection, courage, and community wherever it lands.

It is also a national storytelling franchise in the making.

In the midst of building LoveNotes!, Heather also found the love of her life — a reminder that reinvention isn’t just professional. It’s personal.

She often describes herself as a “story midwife,” guiding contributors as they shape and share transformative personal narratives. Her work centers on reinvention, resilience, and the radical act of telling the truth.

In addition to leading LoveNotes!, Heather serves as CEO of KOAA Sports and SocRoc Soccer, mission-driven youth organizations focused on confidence, inclusion, and leadership through sport.

She teaches writing at the City University of New York.

She runs. She reads. She drinks tea. She cooks Sunday dinner. She doesn’t go anywhere without lipstick.

And she believes starting over is not failure.

It’s courage.

Say hello on Instagram — she’d love to connect.