Final Decision

"With all sadness in my heart, I've decided to end my writing career. I'd like to thank Lulu publishing and friessen press for everything they have done for me and especially my two publishers who will remain close friends. This was an amazing opportunity that opened many doors for me and now I'm going on to achieve my lifetime goals! Thank you everyone who supported me as well!"

Earlier this afternoon I have announced that I am ending my writing career after two solid years. This decision comes after some issues I have recieved. Before writing I had a full life of sports and a social life. Then I decided to take on full time skating, hockey coaching, figure skating coaching. Those activities would equal to a good 30 hours a week leaving me minimum time to study and do school work and not to mention if I added writing on top of that. My days were getting tight and it felt as if I were doing 22 hour days. I mean one day would end just as another was starting. My grades (not being bad this semester) Were showing a tiny bit suffering and even though I am passing I know I can do a lot better but I need to add more time to be able to do so.

The decision comes from a strictly professional point of view. I don't want to be under any more contracts. I want to be able to work in a normal work force and be able to study when I can and skate/coach. With so much adding up it was putting pressure on me, making me tired and not being able to do anything the capability that I know I can do.  I have longer life time goals I would like to achieve not from a writing perspective but from other aspects that are currently in my life.

Now, putting my writing decision aside I know that I took a risk but no matter what happens in the future I am grateful for all the opportunities that were opened for me. Today not only did I decide not to continue writing; I also decided to quit my unofficial hockey job. Everyone has been so understanding and I am thankful for that.

So in all, A HUGE thank you to everyone for supporting me. I know it was a tough decision, not one many people thought I would do but I rather put more focus on three things instead of minimum focus on everything. I am sad to have quit but I know it is for the best because being an author was not right for me at this moment. When the time is right I will persue a further career in the future.

XOXO

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Hey everyone, I am back. I am hoping this will be a short blog post today as it is about 11 pm my time and I have to be up early tomorrow. So to get started right away I will talk about school, I am finally done for the semester. So far I know I have passed 3/6 classes which I am fairly happy about :) still waiting on some marks but not at all nervous. Now about my writing. I have completed my contract and all 10 books are out. I do not know if I will follow my writing career anymore. As much as I loved it, and took it as an amazing opportunity I feel it was not really for me and I was put under to much pressure. However I will say I enjoyed the experience and since it's still freshly over I am not making any immediate decisions. As for the tv show, I have decided in my best interest not to personally allow my books be made into a show. I want to create a whole new idea but not right away. Reason being I have ended the Thompson Series after five books and at this time I will not be continuing and I don't see any future plans either. The only series at this stage I am willing to continue when the time is right is the series; 'so much for my happy ending.' Now into the skating world... A lot has been happening. This year was pretty tough but I see improvement from September to now. There have been many rumors going around saying I am quitting which is completely not true. However; for the next two months I am taking a lot of time off (not stopping) for am injury I have been hiding for a good two months. For sure I will be back and i won't give up. But as my old coach has always said, a break sometimes is definitely needed! As well I did not switch clubs but I have taken some ice time with another club.. Only for the reason it is closer to home and not some strange reasons people have said. I have been with brossard my whole life and they are like family so I'm not leaving. Now to talk about a bigger issue, talk about Seb. I am not here to discuss what's going on. It is not my business to talk about his personal life but I do have to thank him for opening up my eyes to a clearer picture on EVERYTHING... My love life is pretty much dead at the moment. I don't have a boyfriend and I'm not in a relationship. I do have my eye on someone though. Now for tonight I will say good night...I will answer a lot more questions soon. XoxoD