“Christina helped me with two books … I’m sure I’ll be back for a third.”
“Christina helped me with two books over the past five years. (As I write this, in April 2026, the second one is about to go to press.) The entire process was enjoyable, and both books turned out better than I ever could have hoped. I’m sure I’ll be back for a third—if Christina has the time.”
— Rick Culleton
Entrepreneur
Austin, Texas
“Your skill as a writer made for a lively story, incorporating subtle details that paint an accurate and nuanced…”
“Thanks for your interest in my Dad’s story. I was glad that I could sit in on your interview with him. He is not one to talk about his feelings, and I was fascinated to see how you drew him out. Your skill as a writer made for a lively story, incorporating subtle details that paint an accurate and nuanced portrait of Dad and how his harrowing experiences shaped the rest of his life as a Dad, a lawyer, and a citizen.”
— Diane Bock
Newport Beach, California
“Christina is a pro: well organized, disciplined, on time, and creative in her writing style.”
“In 2025, Christina Schweighofer assisted me in the writing and production of a memoir-type book titled ‘Ten Mentors.’ The project was a one-year effort and a bucket list objective of mine. I was very pleased with the process and its result. Christina is a real pro: well organized, disciplined, on time, and creative in her writing style. I am pleased that I worked with Christina to achieve my objective.”
— Bruce A. Pellegrino
Entrepreneur
Mendham, New Jersey
“Christina works hard, and it shows in the book. I was especially impressed with her research…”
“After the publication of ‘Bootstrap Entrepreneur,’ my friends, family, and I were excited to learn that the US Library of Congress included my memoir in its catalog. This is not a given for a self-published title, and the difference often comes down to historical relevance. The material that Christina found, some of which was new to me, added depth and context to the memories and anecdotes that I shared with her. She turned my experiences into a convincing story. I couldn’t have asked for a better writing partner.”
— John Miller
Entrepreneur
St. Paul, Minnesota
“She is smart, easy to work with, and religious about making deadlines.”
“I have hired Christina for a number of writing projects. She is smart, easy to work with, and religious about making deadlines.”
— Kevin J. Moore
Estate Planning Lawyer
Pasadena, California
“You put your life in someone’s hands when you let her write a profile about you. Some famous people…
“ …do this a lot, the not-famous not so much. Either way, you have to choose your profiler carefully, as with selecting neurosurgeons and tattoo artists.
Christina Schweighofer, PPE (Profiler Par Excellence) is a sound choice of sketcher for the full spectrum ranging from the renowned through the obscure. For the wicked, I don’t know.
Being intelligent and knowledgeable, she asks astute questions, understands what you tell her, invites you to clarify, and links up scattered things and asks about stuff you overlooked.
Being a good writer, she can tell it all back better than you and cohere your muddled rambling.
And being a truthy (OED sense 1) upright person, she is unlikely to defame or beam a bad light on you, unless you deserve it, in which case you should avoid being profiled unless it promotes the public interest.
If you are a candidate for a prize, look her up. Working with her is also quite agreeable.”
— Michael H. Shapiro
Professor Emeritus of Law
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Press Club Awards
The LA Press Club validated my work with several awards:
2016 Southern California Journalism Awards
My written portrait of Steven Hovagimian, a Syrian-Austrian-Armenian man in L.A., won 2nd place in the category Personality Profile/Interview — Online (Whatever It Takes, published by LA2DC.org).
2013 Southern California Journalism Awards
My feature about professional nitpickers, published by the Pasadena Weekly, won third place in the category News Feature (under 1,000 words).
2005 Southern California Journalism Awards
My feature about Simi Valley, Wir gehen immer nur kegeln (Bowling Is All We Can Do Here, published in Die Presse), won second place in the category News Feature – International Journalism.
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