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Born Rebecca Michelle Medina' (born September 14, 1989,) Becky Sinclair is a novelist, poet, screenwriter, director, editor and actress.

In the winter of 2007, Sinclair created a website for her unpublished work, http://beckysinclair.googlepages.com, which received a large fan base in the few weeks it was created. Since then, Sinclair was dubbed an unpublished success, and to this day is considered one of the most successful and freelance artists in the United States and United Kingdom.

Personal Life

Becky Sinclair grew up as Rebecca Medina in Lindsay, California with mother Kimberly, and grandparents Adan and Nicolasa. At the age of twelve, she moved to Visalia, a neighboring city. She claims that the city opened her up to new experiences which improved her character, self-worth and career.

Throughout high school she was in numerous plays, including the school's musical productions of Grease and Hello Dolly!, both of which she had minors roles in. She participated in [Redwood High School's Associated Student Body] for three years, her senior year being secretary. She was also in organizations such as the drama club and Interact Club.

High school was also the place where Sinclair found herself spirtually and mentally, through novels such as The Catcher in the Rye, Hamlet and Demian. She found herself to be an absurdist, although many of her works are of existential points of view. Sinclair was very "religious," bouncing back and forth from idea to idea. Born Catholic, after a bad experience in junior high at a confessional with friends who invited her to church, where a priest baggered and made her feel guilty about why she rarely attended church. Afterward, Sinclair, who was heartbroken, abondoned her Catholic beliefs and turned to Christanity, which eventually failed her after she realized how "self-centered", "greedy" and "fake" she claimed them to be. For years she searched for a true definition for herself, constantly having to explain that she believed in God, but did not participate in organized religion. She got into many arguments and debates with relatives and friends over this issue, until she discovered Deism, which she found to be the exact definition of what she thought God should be seen. If you ask her now, she would probably call herself an Absurd Deist. A lot of her religious views and opinions are stated in her work.

Although she gave up her Christian beliefs, there had never been a time Sinclair didn't believe in a Divine One. "Sure, I had my doubts, but to ever say I didn't believe would be out of the question. I believe in a lot of contradicting stuff, as well as other people do. I believe there is a God, but I do not believe there is a meaning to the world. At least if there isn't, I would be okay with it. If there isn't a God, that's okay, too. If I found out right here at this moment that there was no God, I would still believe that something was out there. There has to be. My biggest philosophy at this moment in time, though, is that God created a world, let it be, and allowed the planet to run itself. Maybe he controls the whole universe, who knows. But He certainly stepped aside. I don't think anything is "fate." Everyone begins at the starting line, God sets a "prize" at the finish line, and whether you choose to participate in this game of life, whether you choose to recieve your prize, or destiny, then it is up to you. If you do not choose to follow it then it is your decision. The one thing I was never comfortable with was the "followers" idea. I know God. He doesn't want you to follow someone's idea of how to live and what to do, he wants you to set your own path. Find your own definition, give it your own style. That's the point of life. Not to follow some orders and prove yourself worthy. The moment you define yourself, become that ultimate individual, then you are worthy."

Although she greatly disliked organized religion, Sinclair was very openminded and when invited to any type of church, be it [[Catholic" href="/Catholic"_href="/[[Catholic">[[Catholic">Catholic" href="/[[Catholic">[[Catholic, Christian, even Buddhist, Sinclair was more than willing to attend. She claimed she loved critiquing the preachings, observing the people pyschologically, but willingly accepting any ideas she found fascinating or inspirational. "I forgive myself and ask God for my forgiveness myself. I do not need to go to church to seek forgiveness. I do not get anything out of church. Sure, it feels nice. The real personal conversations you have with God are more beautiful than you could ever have in a room full of "followers" or a retreat or something of that matter."

Personally, Sinclair was not a people person. She made friendships which eventually went sour due to lack of confrontation, back stabbing and the "typical high school drama." Of course, not all of it was her fault. "It was always mutual," she says, "Or at least just a tiny bit someone's fault. I can't say that when there is a fight between friends, it's always just one person's fault. It has to be mutal." When no one was on her side, she made sure to let out her emotions in her writing. Many real life friends, crushes, family members, and teachers appear in her work. There is always the "backstabbing best friend," "missing parent," "inspirational mentor," "untouchable crush," "sinful relative,"

Sinclair was inspired most by her personal life in writing, which is why a lot of her work is considered semi-autobiographical, but claimed to be "exaggerated truths." Writing novels were the best way to channel all of her emotions, by overexaggering scenarios, changing names, but making sure her feelings reflected upon her readers as though they were really there. Her biggest inspirations were her grandparents, Adan and Nicolasa, orginally from Texas. Born in the 1940's, Adan and Nicolasa met working in the fields of Texas. Nicolasa's story was most fascinating to Sinclair, her family were migrant workers who traveled to many states her whole childhood to work in the fields, eventually coming back to Texas to meet Adan, get married, and have six children. "One day I want to write a book about their lives," Sinclair says. "Just sit down with them, and tell me everything they remember. That way their incredible stories live on forever."

An Early Career

Rebecca/Becky Medina began writing at the age of eight years old. She wrote song lyrics and peoms to start out with, and in the sixth grade wroter her first novel and screenplay, both of which have been tossed out, never to be seen, except for the faint memories Medina shares of them.

Throughout her stay at Redwood High School in Visalia, California, Medina wrote many scripts, and penned numerous song lyrics in a vast amount of notebooks and on her computer. After a friend told her about a poetry contest through a society called[ The International Libraby of Poetry] in 2003, Medina quickly sent in a poem of hers which was not only a semi-finalist, but was included in the society's semi-annual complilation of the best two hundred poems of that season. After submitting four other poems since 2006, three through The International Library of Poetry and one through another society called Famous Poets which were instant hits with the United States and British poetry societies. Medina had become a published writer, with two Editor's Choice Awards and two Poet of the Year's under her belt.

Rebecca/Becky Medina decided to use the "alter-ego" name of Becky Sinclair the summer of 2006, after writing her first novel, My Suicide and Other Tales From a Troubled Adolescent, an "exaggerated truth" semi-autobiography that was written in two and a half months, and edited over time. Since 2006 she had written three other novels, How to Save the World...If You're Interested (2006/07), The Gentlewoman (2007), and recently The Hallow Man (2007), based on the poem by T.S. Elliot, The Hallow Men.

Novels

My Suicide and Other Tales from a Troubled Adolescent

How to Save the World...If You're Interested

The Gentlewoman

The Hallow Man

External Links

1. The work of Becky Sinclair, http://bckysinclair.googlepages.com
2. The meaning of a Deist, www.deism.com/deism_defined.htm
3. Schools in Visalia, visalia.k12.ca.us/redwood/
4. Visalia, California, www.ci.visalia.ca.us/
5. Lindsay, California www.lindsay.ca.us/
6. Existentialism
7. Absurdism
8. Frederick Niezsche
9. J.D. Salinger
10. Herman Hess
11. Shakespeare Philosophy
12. Deism
13. State of Texas
14. Migrant Work
15. Religion