One of the things I love in writing is – when I don’t have control over it. I know, it sounds strange, but many writers will know what I am talking about. At times, things in your story happen without your control, even though you are the author and you should have the control. But at times - you don’t. And that’s good! Even though it sounds schizophrenic ;-) Because to be quite honest, it’s authentic. And when I say authentic, I mean human authentic. AI may learn algorithms

The first scene most writers write doesn't necessarily happen at the beginning of the book. In most cases, the first scene that comes to my mind (and I assume this is the case for the other writers as well) is often the one that moves the story in a major way. It's a shift on many different levels, but most importantly it's a shift between characters. This scene in "Swift Escape" is one of my favorites and it is also the one I wrote first. https://youtu.be/JrM9fRiuHYI

Every special agent/ mystery/ thriller novel needs a chasing scene. On a motorbike, that is ;-) Think of Matrix, Mission Impossible, James Bond. It's a must! So, of course, "Swift Escape" had to have one as well. And this is the bike I chose for this escape route. If you had to escape the bad guys, which motorbike would you choose? P.S. My motorbike expert: Stephen McEwen www.imaginationdoors.com https://youtu.be/gwH1Zzan3AY

In this Vlog, I answer a question I get a lot which is why do I love being a writer. And it might surprise you :) Check it out! https://youtu.be/AB5oVvcbjzo

If “The Senthien” was turned into a movie, this is how I imagined Uni Descendants skin-suits would look like. Did you imagine them differently? https://youtu.be/CqgL1dLj9p4

One of my very unique and completely innovative scenery in “The Senthien” turned out – not to be so unique at all. I have actually seen this particular setting some 30 years before. Check out this video and find out which scenes that was. https://youtu.be/5hL7rBZBHLQ

The sequel of “The Senthien” is coming along a lot faster than I thought. And not by chance. Check out this video and find out about the two tricks I’m using to make my writing faster. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q68_uUmCdg

Explaining science to introduce scientific mystery can easily become long and boring. So how come “Swift Escape” science isn’t? Watch this video and find out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsDQId8WcGM

Why do iPhones, Freitag bags and Channel perfumes not appear in my books? Because I want my readers to decide for themselves which brands my characters use. In all cases except one. Find out which one it is and why I couldn’t leave it out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUW-8bZuvBY

My path to becoming a writer was far from being a straight line. It was a very winding and confusing path. But it had to happen because this is my passion, and sooner or later, I would have naturally come to be just that—a writer. Do you have a passion of your own? Do you want to follow your dream? Watch this video and see how I changed my path to follow mine. I hope you’ll be inspired to pursue whatever you’re passionate about. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0z8293Oy4

How do you choose a name for a character in a novel? It might sound like a trivial decision, but it really isn’t at all. Each name usually shouldn’t be similar to another character in that book (or to a well-known character in another book), and it often can’t be too long (and confusing). At the same time, a book can’t have too many characters who all have short names, either. With all these restrictions and limitations, where can you go hunting for a list of names? Check out

What was my inspiration to write “The Senthien”, and when did it happen? Watch this video and find out! ---Spoiler alert-- If you didn’t read “The Senthien” don’t watch this video, please. There are mysteries for my readers they need to find out on their own when reading the book. It would be a shame if you saw the answer to one of them before you even start with your Senthien adventure. https://youtu.be/IZgwTWoBHLQ

“A (good) book may be late for six months, but a book published too soon is bad forever” by Rachel Aaron I’ve received a few emails from you guys asking “When will the book be ready?” Soon, I promise! Honestly! But here’s a quick look at the whole process to show you why Swift Escape isn’t out yet. It’s a bad excuse, I know, but at least it offers some explanation :) Here it goes. (Feel free to skip lines 1–40 ;-) I won’t mind.) Plotting: I’m not great at it yet, which is

Today was one of those days when everything felt depressing. At this point, I’ve completed half of the book. To understand why this depressed me, here’s a bit of background for you. I finished the draft a few weeks ago, sent it to my developmental editor, and got some good feedback. Yet once I started adapting the story, I realized that I can’t shuffle and reshape what I already have. I needed to go back to the very beginning and rewrite the first half. So, this is where I

I wrote “Dante’s 9” end of 2012 after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. I was shocked and devastated. I can’t imagine being one of those parents. Getting a call, hearing that there was a mass shooting in the school, finding out that your child was among the twenty that this man killed. How should one continue living after that? The worst thing is that one does. One continues living, knowing that their child is dead, and they will never ever be able see her or him a

A good book is when I can’t wait for my next available free time to sit and read the next few pages. When I read the page on the left and my eyes keep jumping to the page on the right, desperate to find out what will happen. A book that I often rewind: I go back to read a paragraph again and again, because I really liked it. A story where I identify with a character: someone who is good, brave, but still has some minor faults I can relate to. A book where I can tell that the

Think of yourself coming into a painter’s studio. The wooden floor is splashed with colors. Lots of light streams in from the windows on the south side. Some windows are open and you can hear the murmur from the market below. And the room is full of paintings. Large paintings, small paintings, bright paintings, dark paintings, but – most of them are not yet finished. The painter creates his paining in a flash of inspiration. One morning he is inspired to work on landscapes. T

It’s Tuesday evening, past 11, and my friend and I are still discussing the topic I brought up. She looks at me over a half full glass of Bellini and says, “You could still copy EL James… Take each third word, no one will point fingers at you for copycatting and it would still be a good sex scene.” We are, of course, talking about writing sex scenes in my books. I find writing those difficult, but I want to have them in for two reasons. Firstly, if I am reading a love story

I have just finished draft of the book ♯1! But that doesn’t mean it will shine tomorrow on Amazon’s bestseller list. :) There’s a long road still ahead. At this stage my book is written and self-edited, but what I now need is a second pair of eyes (or several of them). So before I give the book to an editor, I need to get input from beta-readers. Who are beta-readers? They are the first readers to read the book after an alpha-reader (which in this case is me, the author)

There is a blog of an indie author, Cristian Mihai, which I really like to follow. In a recent blog entry he wrote about famous artists. Not artists that became rich from their art, but artists who moved people by writing books, making paintings or music pieces. The artists whose work stay with the audience for a long time after they die. The classics. What Cristian mentions is that most of these artists suffered. And most often, they suffered from tragic love. Somehow, th