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