Releasing my 2nd book!

I almost can't believe that life seems to be moving so fast. In what I consider to be the best movie of all time "It Happened One Night," the lead character Ella states that "life is like a merry-go-round and it is important for one to never get off." That's part of the reason I love New York so much, because everything is so fast-paced here. I refer to this phenomenon as "New York urgency." One time as I passed by a group of slower walkers, I overheard them say that "Time is money." Absolutely, and nowhere else is that concept understood as well as New York.

Ever since my days spent at Stony Brook (the year that I became obsessed with all things New York), I started setting deadlines for myself. I'll never forget the kindness that Perry Goldstein (dean of the Music Department) showed me. He could see that I was having a hard time acclimating and asked me to visit him in his office. As soon as I opened my mouth, I'm afraid that the waterworks also began. I felt so much emotional turmoil from a past of vocal pain and the toils of a completely new environment. He sympathized with me and said I wish I could offer you some Kleenex but the best I can do is offer you some napkins. He asked me if I would like "Dunkin Donuts or regular?" Through tears I managed to muster a weak, "Dunkin Donuts." Dunkin Donuts is a real Eastcoast thing. It's kind of like a fast-food breakfast thing, but the memories attached to it are wonderful.

Before heading to my current apartment in Queens, I lived back in New Canaan, CT, and one of the morning rituals was for me and my Uncle Lenny to go and hangout at Dunkin Donuts for about an hour. This gave us time to catch up on the local and national gossip.

Ever since my book release event, I found that people began to ask me when my next book was coming out, I must say that I felt a tiny bit of pressure. It was positive pressure, but pressure nonetheless!

I must say that I did not take much time off from feeling successful. Approximately two weeks after my book launch, I decided to get to work and write my next book.

Here's a picture of me enjoying week 1 of my artistic freedom at the Shagg Valentine's Day prom.

Week 2 was spent in Anchorage, where I spent some quality time reflecting on what I would write about. I ultimately decided that it would be too hard to write about a place that I wasn't currently living in, so I decided to work on the third book of the Singlehood trilogy. I figured that the events that take place in my third book are fresher in my mind and easier to write about. It was kind of a bold move that I hope pays off!

Well after my brief stint of freedom I managed to write my book in true record time of two months, and I was working full-time for a large portion of that. When people ask me how I write so fast I tell them that I honestly don't know, but I do become quite obsessed. Maybe this is the reason that I've never managed to have a boyfriend, because I'm too impatient.

Well, part of being in a new city is constantly being in unfamiliar territory. There are probably hundreds of copy shops, but this little girl sometimes just longs for good ol' Dateline! As a result of not really knowing what kind of opportunities surround you, there is a distinct learning curve that tends to be quite expensive. Sometimes this factor leads to desperation thus creating newfound confidence.

Due to my past books having been formatted in Fairbanks, AK, I decided to invest in Word 2018, watch a massive amount of YouTube videos, and have my brother on speed-dial, and figure it out myself. As Charlie Sheen would state I was "Winning!" and I managed to format my entire book!

Here's a picture of me after having successfully uploaded my book onto Amazon!

Et voila! Another book is released. Life is never easy as an artist, but it sure is rewarding!