Sofia Goublias

Smashwords Interview

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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Books

Alter Ego
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 4,460. Language: English. Published: February 2, 2015 . Categories: Poetry » Contemporary Poetry
I wrote this for the lovers, and the thinkers. For the mad, the brave idiots. For the urban philosophers. For you and especially for me. These poems made me explore and embrace my light and my darkness. There's so much beauty in melancholy and so much sadness in happiness. If you think about it, there are just two sides of the same coin.
Love Between Two Worlds
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 39,590. Language: English. Published: August 20, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Romance » Gothic
How far in time would you travel for love? Hellena is a modern day young woman who lives a lonely life and enjoys the black cats, Poe' s writings and old perfumes. Suddenly she finds herself thrown in the past, a gloomy 1903 Paris, surrounded by all the things she adores. After the initial shock she falls in love with a pale french aristocrat named Louis, who strangely resembles a vampire.