My Interview

1. When did you begin to write?

I would always write when I was little, I had this notebook I'd carry around. It was full of poems and songs and stories. It died, eventually, as I grew up. I grew apart from writing and reading and all. But what is meant to be finds a way, right? I eventually started to write again when I was twelve. I went through a massive loss that turned my world upside down. Writing was a way of escaping from the pain I was so constantly feeling. It's been nine years and the pain is just the same, and writing still is the antidote.

2. What does writing give back to you? What is your ultimate writing goal?

Writing gave me happiness when I thought there was none. It connected me to a fictional world where I could be anyone and do anything I had ever dreamed. Writing became a part of every decision I made. It's the reason I'm studying social science, a field that requires a lot of writing. I felt like knowing more about society would improve my writing and my depiction of social interactions and struggles. It was a bit silly to choose it from this perspective, but I ended up liking it.

My ultimate goal is to write something I'm really proud of. I'm a very critical person and I'm never satisfied with what I do. And if someday I can finish a romance and look back at it and say: that's it, that's done and I like it. That day I'll have accomplished my ultimate goal.