Honestly, I’m a boring, ordinary person, but some readers want to know more about me. (This utterly blows my mind because I don’t feel worthy lol). So, let’s see what I can tell you…
I’ve always hated my legal name. Always. I’ve gone through so many name changes it would make your head spin. When I decided to publish my writing, I wanted a name that made me feel better about my identity, so I chose Katarina. Then, after publishing a couple of books, I came out as nonbinary, and although Katarina is a perfectly fine name, I wanted something a little more nonbinary, so I discovered the name Emery and quickly fell in love with it. However, I had already started publishing books under the name Katarina, and it seemed too complicated to switch things over to a new name. I’ve decided that if I ever go through traditional publishing, I’d change it to Emery Katarina Wuulfsun.
While we are talking about that, I’ve always had issues with my gender identity. There was actually a 4-year period where I thought I was transgender and looked into becoming physically male. The reason why I identify as non-binary now is simple: I realized even if I changed my parts, I would still feel uncomfortable in my own body. I had never heard of the term non-binary until recently, and so far it’s the only term that has come close to how I feel.
I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and PTSD, and it’s the reason that I started writing The Dark Poetry Anthologies. I’ve listened to emo music all my life, but I never really saw emo poetry. When I first started writing it, I was honestly worried about publishing it. The poetry I write is dark in that depression, suicidal ideation, and self-harm are the main focus of most of the poetry I write. However, one day I accidentally allowed someone to read what I had written, and they told me it was the most relatable thing they had ever seen. It solidified my reason to publish it. I don’t want to trigger anyone, but if I can help others feel less alone, then I’ll absolutely share my writing with the world.
For the longest time, I thought MM romance only existed in fanfiction. When I discovered an entire community of writers writing MM romance, it blew my mind. After years of writing fanfiction, I finally felt hopeful that I could publish my stories and that people would actually read them, since I had never seen any original gay romance novels before.
90% of the stories I write have werewolves in them. I fell in love with vampires and werewolves because of the Underworld movies.
I feel most at peace when I’m surrounded by nature. Although I am nowhere near physically fit, I often hike trails. I’ve actually traveled to multiple states just to walk around in state parks. It might sound boring to some, but I absolutely adore it. I take a ton of nature photography everywhere I go. I started taking photography back in 2017. I currently have a small blog where I’ve posted most of my photos: ofwulfandstone.tumblr.com
There have been three times in my life when I’ve been nearly homeless, and because of this, I’ve lost hundreds of books that I’ve collected over the years. I didn’t have a chance to start rebuilding my collection until 2024.
My current favorite authors are Jordan L. Hawk, Morgan Brice, and Lori Ames. I love all three of them equally, but Hawk was the first writer I discovered.
A couple of years ago, I picked up a book that was nearly a thousand pages long, and I forced myself to finish reading it even though I absolutely hated it. Ever since, if I pick up a book I don’t like, I no longer force myself to read the whole thing. This was a big challenge for me, since I always want to give a book a second chance.
Normally, I watch shows/movies with supernatural creatures or crime. My favorites are Grimm, Ghost Adventures, and Criminal Minds. I liked the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series (1997) so much that I named my bearded dragon Spike, after one of the characters. Over the years, I’ve also gotten into horror movies. The first horror movie I ever enjoyed was Scream 1 (1996). *I’m adding the dates since they keep doing remakes of everything.*
If I could choose a superpower, I’d be torn between shifting into a wolf, talking to animals, and becoming invisible.
I’ve lived in Maryland all my life, but I desperately wish to move somewhere else. Of all the places I’ve traveled to so far, if I were financially able, I’d either move to Portland, Oregon, or Toms River, New Jersey. However, I constantly try to travel to a new state every year, so I haven’t officially settled on anything yet. I’m already organizing a trip to another state next year. I desperately hope I’ll finally find a place that feels like home.
I’ve quit college several times due to anxiety and stress, but every time that I’ve gone back, I have studied psychology and writing. I find the mind fascinating. I’ve especially enjoyed learning how serial killers’ minds work. As for writing, I’ve surprisingly found most works deemed classics boring. This frustrates me because I want to become a better writer, and the classics don’t help me at all.
I’m 5 feet 2 inches tall, which leaves me permanently shorter than all my siblings and my mother. My family blames it on me having Italian blood, but I think they just say that to be nice.
I’m mostly Italian and Irish, with a little Cherokee and German mixed in.
I can tell you when it’s going to rain because the arthritis in my hip and knees acts up every time there’s a storm.
I’m running out of facts, so I’ll end this post here. Hopefully some of you found this interesting. If not, sorry for the boring post.
