WELCOME

HELLO

My name is Christina. Among many things I am a Wife, a Boy Mom, a Writer, and a Dreamer. These are my favorite things, besides of course indulging in Rocky Road ice cream after the kids go to bed. 

I became a wife in 2013 to my college sweetheart. We met in 2008 at his video game club and bonded over Death Note, a Japanese anime. He quickly became my best friend and we have been inseparable ever since. He proposed to me in a parking lot because he couldn’t wait for dinner and I responded with a “can I wear it” instead of the traditional “yes, of course.” It was perfect and completely us. 

I became a mother in 2019 and again in 2021 to our two boys. Our first son, Little O, is a beautiful brown eyed curly haired boy. It takes some time for him to warm up to someone new but once he does he is so lovable and it melts your heart. He is the cautious one. Our second son, Baby L, is opposite in almost every way. He has dark blue eyes and what I believe will be straight hair. At only 7 months he is cruising and climbing on everything. He is so outgoing and has the most addictive laugh. There is something special about being a Boy Mom and it is a title that I wear with so much pride. 

I became a writer in 2020 during the middle of the Covid pandemic. I was stuck at home, couldn’t travel and desperately needed some type of creative outlet. I had this idea in my head that I always thought would be a good book but was always too busy to do anything with it. When I finally had the time to explore my idea, my Ravenclaw side came out in full force. I started to research anything and everything about how to be a good writer and how to write a novel. I read craft books, started following Authortubers, watched online writing classes and started writing. I went to school to become a lawyer not a writer so everything was new to me. 

Writing has been so intriguing, so addicting. The ability to have so much control but still not have absolute control is fascinating. It never ceases to amaze me that while I have the power to create new worlds and new characters, I am often surprised about some of the places they go or the things that they say. These moments have fueled my passion for writing and I am excited to start this new chapter of my life. 

As far as being a dreamer, I am a Pisces, that’s just who I am. Through life it’s been my greatest strength and my biggest hurdle. It gives me the strength to start something that seems impossible, it gives me the courage to try. The challenge however, is I never seem to stop dreaming and my dreams never turn into reality. As a child, I played every sport, every musical instrument but I did not master any of them. Now, if you were to give me a basketball, I would miss the shot; if you handed me a clarinet, I could not play even the most basic song. 

But in some way, writing feels different. It has filled some type of void that I didn’t know existed. It has become my much needed outlet and is something that I do for me. My blogs are intended to be a means to document my journey on becoming a traditionally published author. Additionally, I found that a lot of the writing advice isn’t geared specifically to busy or stay at home parents.  While I am not experienced enough to offer any type of advice, I am planning to use this space to show what did and did not work for me. If my blogs in turn help another person - great.

Feel free to follow me on social media. I am most active on twitter. 

Until next time.

~Christina