Hi All, As I’ve shared in my blog, last year was particularly challenging for me, personally speaking, but now, I’m happy to share with you that, after a long delay, the sequel to my debut novel, Vandella, will hit the bookshelves on 2023. Vandella: Resilience will be finally published on November 15th, 2023. And today […]
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The Book of Life
During the last year, I’ve kept you updated about the status of my next novel Vandella: Resilience. My intention was to publish the book earlier this year. However, as I mentioned in my previous posts, I’d to put aside the manuscript for several months to take care of my mother through her health issues. She […]
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Vandella: Resilience is finished!
After a long and laborious process of revisions, I can share with you the news that the English version of the manuscript of my second novel, Vandella: Resilience, is now complete! I started the first draft of this novel during the lockdown of the pandemic, and after multiple iterations and 5 drafts, the sequel of […]
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A year from publishing my first novel
A year ago, on October 15th, my first novel, Vandella, was finally published. After a journey of years in the making, it was a great relief and personal accomplishment to deliver my story to the world. The reception of the readers who have dared to immerse themselves into the pages of Vandella has been extremely […]
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Vandella is going wide!
When I first started writing my debut novel Vandella, my aim was to share this story with the most people I could. At launch, I subscribed the book to the Kindle Unlimited program which works as a subscription to leverage on the accessibility. Now, after nine months of exclusivity, I’m expanding the distribution of Vandella’s […]
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Connecting with your Muse: My Writing Experience.
One of the most common questions I receive about my writing is “how do you imagine all those things you capture in the novel?” Having these sorts of thoughts spinning in your head might feel otherworldly for people not dedicated to any artistic craft. But truth is, I believe we all are capable of this […]
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Resilience
One of my favorite words is resilience. Merriam-Webster dictionary defines resilience as “the ability to become strong, healthy, or successful again after something bad happens.” In this life we live, nobody is exempt from bad things happening to us like losing our jobs, a car accident, a disease, breakup or divorce, and the passing of […]
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Vandella has been published!
Finally, after so many years, my first novel, Vandella, has seen the light of day. It might sound like a triviality for most people, but for us writers, is like delivering a child into the world. Vandella gestated for over ten years, and during that time, slowly abandoned the realm of my thoughts and to […]
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Vandella: What the novel is about?
My grandfather once had the strangest of dreams. He found himself walking the cobblestone streets of a town at twilight. The habitants emerged from every door, corner, and alley in total silence, carrying oil lanterns ahead of them to guide their steps. The gloomy streets quickly populated with feeble lights. Hundreds. Thousands. The crowd gathered […]
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Vandella: Book Cover Reveal
As I revealed to you in a post back in March, I’ve been working diligently during the past months, giving the final touches to my upcoming novel titled VANDELLA. I’m very excited to let you know it is now very close to release, but first I wanted to take this opportunity to share with you, […]
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