Welcome to EJ’s real, crazy,
emotional, probably too honest journey. She is an everyday girl in this
everyday world trying to keep her head above water. Within the pages of this
book you will learn about the things that have broken EJ down and the
steps she is taking to build back up. You will see, that this story is written
in a unique, general, conversational voice, which was her choice. She wants you
to be able to picture yourself in her shoes, relate her trials and tribulations
to yours and see that you too can find your happiness. Even if you don’t realize
this yet, every single one of us possesses things inside of ourselves that we
didn't know were there. It took EJ’s life taking a crazy right turn and dumping
her at the lowest possible point before she could see the strength within
herself. We are not defined by what we do, we are defined by the choices we
make. EJ decided when she put pen to paper that she wanted her choices to start
defining her as strong, confident, secure and above all else, happy. So, who am
EJ? How about who she was - a self-loathing shell who put everyone else’s
happiness before her own. Herein lies a story about finding that happiness and
all of the ups and downs along the way. See who EJ was and who she is trying to
become and maybe, somewhere in there, you will find out a little about yourself
too.
Her latest book is the self-help, Your
Crossroads. Your Choice.
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About the Book:
Welcome to my diary, my journey,
as I tripped and crawled through the darkest time in my life- when I witnessed
people that I held incredibly close to me shatter my very existence with
their words and actions. The things within this book spine are extremely raw
and exceptionally real. You and I are
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Thanks for this interview, EJ. Can we begin
by having you tell us about yourself from a writer’s standpoint?
Well, I think
I always knew I needed to write, but I struggled with the what. Until this book
came around. It flew from my fingers almost faster than I could type. Probably
because it was happening in my real life and I needed to write it down to make
sure that I wasn’t imagining it!
When not writing, what do you like to do for
relaxation and/or fun?
I love to read, I average about two books a week. I also
love to hang out with my two kids, they are the light of my life. And of course
I love to get tattooed. It is an addiction for me!
Congratulations on your new book! Can you give us
the very first page of your book so that we can get a glimpse inside?
I
challenge anyone to argue with the following oh so utterly simplistic, almost
ridiculously too easy to be real, truth. Here it is, people, be ready for your
mind to be blown! Every choice has an opposite choice. And these choices come
at a crossroads. A crossroads you are in control of. So go ahead, try and come
up with a reason to argue that what I speak isn’t the absolute truth. I’ll
wait. Come back when you realize you can’t think of a single one. Please don’t
get me wrong, it’s not that I enjoy being right; I just know it’s hard to argue
with such an insanely logical and straightforward truth. You see my readers, my
new friends, it will hurt less if you accept this to be so. Everything in our
world has two opposing choices, and these choices sit at our own personal
crossroads, forcing us to embrace either the right or the wrong, the easy or
the hard, the light or the dark. Throughout this book, you will see how I am
working through this arduous journey with you by my side, priding myself on
being a woman of logic and facts, but let’s be clear: I also believe in Santa,
the Tooth Fairy, and unicorns!
What can I say, it gives me
intense pleasure to know that while you read this book you are going to be kept
on the edge of your seat! There will be sexy steamy bits, utterly hopeless
bits, raw emotional bits, hilariously funny bits, and pathetic whiny bits. But
I promise, if you stick with me, at the end of it all, there will be mostly
strong, empowered, utterly-confident bits. But who knows, right?
Would you say it’s been a rocky road for you in
regards to getting your book written and published or pretty much smooth
sailing? Can you tell us about your journey?
Emotionally, the journey has
been complete and utter hell. There are some points over the past few years
where I look back at who I was then and that person makes me cringe. Hitting
rock bottom is not fun. Trying to pull yourself out of that pit is hard work
that I wish I had the luxury of focusing 24/7 on. But I have a full time job, I
am a mom, and I have a life so it has been quite a rocky road for my internal
self. Getting published was not difficult, just arduous because I did a ton of
research before deciding to work with Page Publishing to have my book
published.
If you had to summarize your book in one sentence,
what would that be?
Your crossroads, your choice, your happiness.
What makes your book stand out from the rest?
I
think the style in which I wrote it is quite unique for a self help book.
People who have read my book or excerpts from it have said that it felt as if
we were close friends sitting down having a drink and sharing some meaningful
conversation. I am really proud of that because I write like I think and I
speak like I think - so the reader is getting a glimpse into the very deepest
parts of me.
If your book was put in the holiday section of the
store, what holiday would that be and why?
April Fool’s Day because you would
be convinced that some of the stories were a giant joke!
Would you consider turning your book into a series
or has that already been done?
I am currently working on the sequel to this
first book. I recognize now that I wrote this book out of anger and hurt and
betrayal. I want to write the next one from a place of healing and kindness and
a little humor.
What’s next for you?
Have Ellen DeGeneres catch
wind of my book and have me on her show! Oh and also continue to work on the
healing sequel to this book!
