They lose their homes, their loved ones, their dreams. I realized that war leads to the suffering of so many innocent people. I started digging into the subject and did a large amount of research. But seconds later I asked myself: What could make an ordinary person do such monstrous actions? Of course, my first reaction was judging. I remember that the reporter said some Arab names and just transitioned to the next topic. What inspired me for that novel was а TV new about some awful terrorist attack in Western Europe years ago. I will tell you that Ali is the most complicated character I have ever written, but Bulgarian readers adore him. ![]() He is part of an Iraqi terrorist organization and he has dedicated his life to revenge. ![]() They become victims of a terrorist attack.Īnd here comes Ali, our main character. Although she had experienced a big loss in her life, she doesn`t expect that her and her son`s lives will change once again. We meet our main heroine, the American journalist Leonora Anderson, on an Italian train, traveling with her 5-year-old son. The Messenger of the Crescent is a story about war and the consequences of it. The reason is that my latest book, The Messenger of the Crescent (Пратеник на Полумесеца), was translated into English and now I work with an American editor to polish the translation before publishing worldwide. Unfortunately for my readers, I have less time for writing during the last two months. My day finishes with some marketing – preparing social media posts, recording videos, or as at the moment – answering interviews. My goal is to write for at least 3-5 hours a day if it is possible. I am most productive at that time of the day. I commonly write the new manuscript in the afternoon. It takes me the whole morning to sign, pack, and send them to clients. Now, my typical day starts with signing books. So a couple of months ago I left my secure job and I decided to give all my time and energy in developing my writer career and business. The things around my books went really well, luckily for me. I was a digital marketing specialist until very soon and I shared my full-time job with writing my novels. ![]() It is my mission and my way to give value to the world.Ĭan you tell us about a typical day for Yoana Valcheva? What do you do outside of writing? So, on your second question – writing to me is more than a hobby or a profession. Now, more than ten years later, I have 3 published books and I`m working on the fourth. I dived into this challenge, even though I had no idea what exactly needed to write a whole novel. That was the moment when I realized this is not a short story anymore. But as I wrote, the plot continued growing and growing and at some point, I had written almost 100 pages. My debut novel started exactly like that – as an idea for a short story. ![]() I had never dreamed of becoming a writer.īack then I used to write some short stories and poetry. It was just my hobby and a kind of therapy for my young teenage soul. When I was a teenager I started writing as a way to express my feelings and thoughts, but I had never taken it too seriously. My creative journey started in a very interesting and uncommon way. How did you start writing? What does writing mean to you? First of all, thank you for accepting our interview offer.
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