What have you found to be most challenging about writing in [genre]?
Lack of time. I always have not enough time, as long as I remember myself. I have too many plans and ideas, everything want to do, but I have only 24 hours a day, like everybody else. And it seems that it is not enough for me. Sometimes I think it would be good to have two of myself: one would do the writing and another the rest stuff, for example, research, facts checking, bringing me a coffee :) and so on. But it is impossible, so I always have to make decisions, about what is more important and share my time.
Would you like readers to have any specific takeaway from your book?
Yes, of course. That's why I write the books. To encourage readers to go through the difficulties of life. To stay strong and win. Never quit. I also like to show life as it is, not a made-up story, but a real story of real people. And life is not as complicated as many think, it is much more simple, but you have to learn to live, not to regret at the end, that something was not done, or done wrong.
Share some advice for aspiring authors. What advice would you give to your younger self?1. What is your favorite line from your book?
“You promised me to think big! My little star, if you think big, you will become big! Use my diamonds and the wall clock to become big! Dream big, Anfisa—and you will be more than just a wife to a man." (Love in Communism. A Young Woman's Adult Story)
What can we anticipate from you moving forward?
I am working on the next two projects from the series "Cooking and Politics" and hopefully in the coming months will finish and show it to the readers.
Where do you like to write? In a coffee shop? In your home office? On the beach?
I write to work in my home office, in full silence.
What other hobbies do you have outside of writing?
I love gardening. It breaks the day nicely: instead of going to the gym, I go in the fresh air and do my exercises by putting the plants in order. And you know what? I like to grow not only flowers but also my food: I have a vegetable garden, many fruit trees, and a berries plantation. But you said "hobbies outside writing"? Oh, no, writing isn't a hobby for me. I take it seriously, it is my job and my passion.
What have you found to be most challenging about writing in [genre]?
Lack of time. I always have not enough time, as long as I remember myself. I have too many plans and ideas, everything want to do, but I have only 24 hours a day, like everybody else. And it seems that it is not enough for me. Sometimes I think it would be good to have two of myself: one would do the writing and another the rest stuff, for example, research, facts checking, bringing me a coffee :) and so on. But it is impossible, so I always have to make decisions, about what is more important and share my time.
Would you like readers to have any specific takeaway from your book?
Yes, of course. That's why I write the books. To encourage readers to go through the difficulties of life. To stay strong and win. Never quit. I also like to show life as it is, not a made-up story, but a real story of real people. And life is not as complicated as many think, it is much more simple, but you have to learn to live, not to regret at the end, that something was not done, or done wrong.
Share some advice for aspiring authors. What advice would you give to your younger self?1. What is your favorite line from your book?
“You promised me to think big! My little star, if you think big, you will become big! Use my diamonds and the wall clock to become big! Dream big, Anfisa—and you will be more than just a wife to a man." (Love in Communism. A Young Woman's Adult Story)
What can we anticipate from you moving forward?
I am working on the next two projects from the series "Cooking and Politics" and hopefully in the coming months will finish and show it to the readers.
Where do you like to write? In a coffee shop? In your home office? On the beach?
I write to work in my home office, in full silence.
What other hobbies do you have outside of writing?
I love gardening. It breaks the day nicely: instead of going to the gym, I go in the fresh air and do my exercises by putting the plants in order. And you know what? I like to grow not only flowers but also my food: I have a vegetable garden, many fruit trees, and a berries plantation. But you said "hobbies outside writing"? Oh, no, writing isn't a hobby for me. I take it seriously, it is my job and my passion.