Elementary
Virtue: The Amulet is book three in your series. How many do you
plan for the collection?
The
Amulet is the third and final book of the series.
What
do you think makes a great story?
For
me a story is a fictional work. At first an idea spreads into a story
with characters and events. Diving into a fantasy world leaving the
real world behind for a couple of hours. Forgetting stress and
sorrows and enjoying some time in another world, place or time.
What
inspired you when writing the series?
I
started writing a novel in 1996 but didn’t finish it. Then all of a
sudden in 2014 my teenage daughter heard about Whattpad and started
to write a short story. That was when inspiration hit me, and I
started writing again after all these years. My daughter got bored
after a while, but I continued to write. Well and since then I keep
on writing and I am loving it.
Given the fact that I hear a lot of teenage stuff from my ‘teenager’ at home every day, it inspired me to start writing the sequel "Elementary Virtue" where my hero Gregory has to face all of a sudden, properties that frighten and fascinate him at the same time. But it is also about growing up in all its facets
Given the fact that I hear a lot of teenage stuff from my ‘teenager’ at home every day, it inspired me to start writing the sequel "Elementary Virtue" where my hero Gregory has to face all of a sudden, properties that frighten and fascinate him at the same time. But it is also about growing up in all its facets
What
are your ambitions for your writing career? Full time? Part time?
As
I am working
as a sales assistant in a small company,
I have to write whenever I get the chance, hoping inspiration hits me
at that very moment. This is actually kind of funny, as I started to
write the third book in the waiting room of my dentist. I had arrived
a bit early because traffic wasn’t as bad as I expected.
While I was writing my first book, I wrote some chapters hanging around at the hotel pool in Malta. So what I ‘d like to say is, that for now it is a hobby but I would definitely like to have more time for writing.
While I was writing my first book, I wrote some chapters hanging around at the hotel pool in Malta. So what I ‘d like to say is, that for now it is a hobby but I would definitely like to have more time for writing.
When
did you decide to become a writer?
Books
have always fascinated me from my early childhood. Above all fantasy
stories. Writing as well as reading have been a way for me to dive
into another world, especially when things in my life weren’t as
perfect as they were supposed to be. I wrote my first book in 1996
but it never got published, as I didn’t have enough patience to go
for it and back then, self-publishing wasn’t an issue. It was a
mystery romance in which Canada, Italy and a Ghost were involved.
Anyway, I put it aside for over a decade before I started to write
Elementary Virtue.
When
writing Elementary
Virtue: The Amulet
did anything stand out as particularly challenging?
Yes,
it was hard for me to decide how the story was going to end. Would
there be a happy ending or was my hero going to die?
I rewrote the ending several times before I finally settled for an option that was perfect for me
I rewrote the ending several times before I finally settled for an option that was perfect for me
How
did you come up with the story of Elementary
Virtue: The Amulet?
I
didn’t particularly plan the sequel. It just came to me out of
nowhere. I never thought previously that I would be able to spin a
story till the end, let alone a sequel. Even now, I can only plan
very raw about what I am going to write, because each time I plan a
chapter, I meet people, hear stories and end up taking them as
inspiration for my characters and my story. Another thing about me,
is that I love to write about places I’ve visited and felt at home
during my stay.
What
do you like to do when not writing?
In
my free time, I am teaching Step-Aerobic classes at a local gym.
I love reading books, watching movies and spending time with friends and family.
I love reading books, watching movies and spending time with friends and family.
Being
a Fantasy lover I really like to write in that Genre. The outside
world or what happens in my everyday live inspires me as mentioned
previously. I guess since I have started writing I am observing
people a lot more than before and I get a lot of ideas from certain
situation, in coffee shops, at work or wherever around people. So, I
told my friends and family that anything they say or do might end up
eventually one way or another in a story.
However,
my next project will be a story that I started to write in 1996 and
actually Elementary Virtue was born out of this untold story, some of
my main characters are still in there as the family of my hero
Gregory. It is more like a romance with some mystery and ghost
appearances in it and will be called – More than a Ghost -
Publishing
date is going to be May 2018…
I
would like to thank my readers and I appreciate any email, comment,
like or review.
It really gives me a warm fuzzy feeling when somebody tells me that they fell in love with one of my characters, or that I should keep the villain away from Switzerland (which was actually very funny). I really love writing and it is an incredible feeling to hold the books in my hands, knowing that there are people out there that enjoy my stories. I love you all. Thank you so much.
It really gives me a warm fuzzy feeling when somebody tells me that they fell in love with one of my characters, or that I should keep the villain away from Switzerland (which was actually very funny). I really love writing and it is an incredible feeling to hold the books in my hands, knowing that there are people out there that enjoy my stories. I love you all. Thank you so much.
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