Do you remember the first story you ever wrote?
I wrote since I’ve discovered the alphabet. My first writings were short stories for school.
That was the moment when it all started. When I was a kid, my dad was reading to me Greek legends and I remember that they fascinated me tremendously. On the other hand, my mum was telling me stories from the Russian and Romanian folklore, so I guess that was the reason that developed my crazy imagination.
I was always picturing in my mind mystical Gods and fearless heroes.
My first “serious” attempt of writing was actually an essay inspired by the novel written by Antoine de Saint Exupery, ‘The little prince’. I got an A+ and the astonishing of all my classmates including my teacher – I can still recall that moment of “glory”.
What is your writing process?
Everything inspires me, a hint of a moment, a talk with a person, something that I’ve seen or heard, a feeling maybe; music inspires me a lot: classical music, especially – Beethoven or Chopin – they put me in almost a mystic frame of mind.
And then the “madness” starts where I just want to be left alone, me, my music, my pen and my papers. I love to hand-write, it seems more personal. Even though it’s harder to rewrite everything on the laptop –especially with novels – that’s tough.
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