Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I was born on the 14th of November 1975 in Communist Romania. The tenth born of a farmer’s family, I’ve got, therefore, six sisters and used to have four brothers, now only two.
I am a very passionate person attracted by the summer rain, the snow, the rainbow, and all people who act like humans.
Aged eight, I read Les Miserables by Victor Hugo and fell irremediably in love with books. Since then I kept dreaming of writing for many years, and I have written, but never thought of publishing.
I lived in Italy for ten years where I learned to drink Prosecco and eat spaghetti without making a disaster around me.
In 2010, pushed by my brother, I started blogging and I’m the owner of four blogs.
Because I cook since I was six, of course, one had to be a Recipe blog (for vegans and gluten intolerants mostly)—quite popular in my country. I invented many tasty recipes I’m incredibly proud of.
When I turned forty, something broke inside me and I knew I had to do something to fix it. So, I stopped wasting time and started writing.
Until now (May 2017), I wrote a few memoirs (self-published two), three novels (one is in progress of being published), and several short (and not-so-short) stories.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Then Years in Italy, Three Weeks a Human – A Memoir. The Brexit Referendum inspired me to write it as I had a shock when I heard the outcome.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Yes! I cannot write at a desk but in bed. Only in bed.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Old-fashion writers like Victor Hugo, Émile Zola, Voltaire, Balzac, Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, Thomas Hardy, and many others.
What are you working on now?
Three novels based on reality.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Despite understanding very well the power of advertising, I’m not a business person. Therefore, Amazon is the only website I used until now.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
“What am I?” I asked the universe.
“You are whatever you want to be,” it answered right away.
“Great! I want to be a writer.”
“Ha, ha, ha! Take a number and get in line then! Next?”
Despite the laughs and the mockery, if you want to write, Write because that was given to you.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“Ask and it shall be given you.”
What are you reading now?
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
What’s next for you as a writer?
International recognition.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, and two incredibly boring books I won’t mention.
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