My Life
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The Season To…(Be an Asshole)
I hate Christmas. I hate the lights. I hate the decorations. I hate the greed that causes people to ask for everything under the sun. I hate the fact that people feel the need to spend money they don’t have on worthless crap that will end up in the trash in less than a month. Now don’t get me wrong, there are some things I like. I actually enjoy spending hours in the kitchen making junk that we shouldn’t eat. Countless types of fudge. Cookies. Divinity. I like seeing the kid’s faces light up when they open a present they really wanted. I DON’T like seeing the kids get pissed…
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Wrestling Addict
It really seems like the only updates I post anymore are about wrestling, but honestly, it’s the only thing I do anymore. Watch wrestling. Go to wrestling shows. Rinse. Repeat. And the best part? It doesn’t get old! Last Saturday was my husband’s birthday. We made the drive to Waukesha, Wisconsin for a local wrestling event. While it was technically put on by Great Lakes Championship Wrestling, much of the talent was from Ohio Valley Wrestling as well as some Impact and AEW stars! And one of those AEW stars just happened to be my husband’s favorite referee, Aubrey Edwards. So me being me, I pulled out my handy dandy…
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All Elite Fan Girl
It’s no secret that I am a wrestling fan. I have been since I was a teenager. However, over the years, the one major company that was around just seemed to be doing the same thing over and over again. I stopped watching. I would watch Wrestlemania every year, but other than that, I had better things to do with my time. AEW changed that. Seriously, unless I am physically at an event, I am religiously in front of my TV every Wednesday for Dynamite. I may occasionally miss Rampage on Fridays, but I will always catch a replay. Dark and Dark Elevation get watched if I have time. Then…
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A Little Procrastination and a lot of Excuses
So, it’s obvious that I have been completely neglecting my writing the last several months. Actually, more like the last year, as I only finished and released one book so far this year, and that won’t be changing. I could come on here and give excuse after excuse. I’ve been busy with work. I had a lot of crocheting to do to be ready for my craft fairs this season. I worked a lot with my kids’ musicals. The bottom line is, I’m tired. I’m tired of telling people I’m a writer, only to have them ask me what my “real” job is. I’m tired of seeing all the chores…
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Obsessed With Wrestling
I could sit and come up with a million excuses as to why my writing has taken a back burner lately, but that’s all they would be. Excuses. I was a couple of chapters into a new book. This one would be from the point of view of Jared and Taylor. The problem was, it seemed like it wasn’t going anywhere. I had to force myself to sit down and write, and a reader would definitely be able to tell that. The story didn’t flow like my other ones. I was completely blocked. I put my notebooks aside and focused on life. That life involves four kids in school and…
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All Out Excitement
Anyone know really knows me should definitely know how into wrestling I am. Maybe borderline obsessive. My husband and I have the entire entryway to our house dedicated to various merch (action figures, autographed pics, etc). Last year, during Double or Nothing, my then 11 year old son came out of his room during the Stadium Stampede match. His eyes were glued to the screen the entire time. Since that night, he has been with us every week to watch Dynamite. He hasn’t missed a single PPV. He dressed as Darby Allin for Halloween. Half of his closet is full of various AEW shirts. In April of 2020, my husband…
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Life Update
Things have been more than a little crazy in my neck of the words these last few months. Of course, tax season was more insane than usual (thanks COVID), and didn’t end in April like it was supposed to. Work took up too much of my time, and there was literally no time to write anything from January to May. I barely had time to sleep or see my kids! Then in May, my oldest son officially left home. He enlisted in the Navy back in December. He was supposed to leave in June, just a couple of weeks after high school graduation. Well, he graduated early because he couldn’t…
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Free Time? What’s That?
So, I told myself for months that I wanted to have my first draft of Dying to Fit In done by January, before work gets all crazy on me. Well, I have definitely failed in that mission, but I am absolutely loving where the story is going. Unfortunately, I’m not sure I will have it done before my expected April release date. I still need to finish the draft. Edit. Design a cover (no ideas on that yet). All while working well over 40 hours per week. I’m also struggling with focusing on this story, instead of jotting down ideas for the next one (which is already fairly well planned…
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Never Good Enough
I posted a cryptic message on Facebook the other day, and received a few messages about it, so I should probably elaborate. First of all, thanks for all the support! That is exactly what I am hoping to accomplish with my writing. Thank you for showing me that I am not alone! Yes, I had a bad day. Honestly, more than one bad day. I have never felt like more of a failure than the day my oldest son told me he would rather live with his father. His father, who is loosely who the character Erik is based on, is an abusive alcoholic. He has spent time in prison.…
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A Glimpse Into My Life
I get asked all the time where I get the ideas from my books. Another question I hear quite often is, “Why are your books so dark?” The answer is simple: I get the ideas from my own life. I’ve had countless people in my life that have made the decision to end their lives. I have been the one left to suffer when they realized they don’t want to fight anymore. I have woken up to several messages, “__ killed/hung/shot himself last night.” I have been the person who stayed up all night talking to a friend I had fallen out of touch with because he posted a cryptic…
