In 1984 Chrystal won 3rd place in a Channel 4 screenplay writing competition with her original psychological thriller, “The Fine Edge of Friendship”.Chrystal’s first novel, “What a Bitch”, was published in 1996 by Fourth Estate.Her background is in television where she worked as a Producer and TV Presenter. In 1990 Chrystal funded her own pilots and created a talk show commissioned and aired on Carlton TV. “The Chrystal Show” ran for four series alongside “Chrystal’s Style Guide”.

Chrystal was a Director of Spotlight Promotions, producing and directing major public social events, exhibitions, concerts and managed budgets upwards of £500,000, writing business plans and forecasts. She has owned a clothing boutique in Central London and has a line of clothes and accessories on her own label.,

Chrystal has written the novel, “Reparations” and the book, “How To Make A Film”, which follows her progress of getting “Reparations” from novel to the big screen.

She has headed negotiations in licensing agreements with British and American companies. A board game that Chrystal devised and designed, “Flash & Furious”, retails in stores throughout the US, including Target.
Chrystal wrote the lyrics for the original songs on the soundtrack for “Reparations”.