The Wicked Wallflowers Club

46 - Alexa Martin: Intercepted

Episode Summary

We're joined by debut author, Alexa Martin and special guest cohost, Maureen Lee Lenker! Alexa chats with us about her book, Intercepted, what it was like being a real life NFL wife, her love of reality TV, and much more! 

Episode Notes

We're joined by debut author, Alexa Martin and special guest cohost, Maureen Lee Lenker! Alexa chats with us about her book, Intercepted, what it was like being a real life NFL wife, her love of reality TV, and much more!

 Highlights from our conversation:

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  • How her husband felt about her writing in his football world

  • How becoming an author is her reclaiming her identity outside of being a wife and mother

  • How #pitchwars ultimately led to her becoming a published author

  • What her revision process looked like and how it led to her getting an agent and a book deal

  • How she hasn't fully embraced her identity as an author yet and is still battling self doubt

  • Her gateway drug into romance--Fifty Shades!

  • Her relationship with football and how she struggles with the dangers of CTE, the risks to players, and the issues of domestic violence and culture around the sport

  • Some of the downsides of being a professional football player, especially being a football family

  • Her own adorable romance story with her husband

  • Her love of reality TV and how that trickles into her writing

  • What she's working on next

  • How there can be a target on your back when your husband plays football

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