feisty mind

Between reality and imagination, I am many things: an aspiring author, a mother, a sportswoman, an ambitious corporate professional. This is not a perfectly curated life — it’s messy (and I hope you enjoy it) — because some of us weren’t built for still waters.

Here is where I lay it all down: the questions that haunt me, the quiet truths that won’t let go, the books that change me, the words that keep me awake at night, and the worlds I long to live in.

Feisty mind. Restless soul. Always moving toward the next chapter.

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books

  • Being a fangirl

    We are not all the same. I am in love with a fictional character, and he is not real. For that reason, I can say or think a lot of unreasonable things about him. I can obsess, daydream, feel everything that character was built to make me feel. He was written for that, he was…

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  • The best of 2025

    In the quest for my 5-star reads of 2026, I decided to look back at my 2025 books—and the reasons why they earned so many stars. Let’s start with the facts: I read 62 new books and re-read 3 in 2025. The target was 52 (one per week), so yes—I went a bit over. A…

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  • Swimming in murky waters

    I am in desperate need of a five-star read. The problem is: I don’t even know what I’m looking for anymore… I don’t feel like fluffy romances. God forbid a series longer than two books. Some kinks are not kinking anymore (I fear I’m getting immune). And fantasy… fantasy is starting to feel all the…

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  • Frameworks are necessary

    I understand the world better when I have rules, procedures, guidelines. Anything that I can follow and understand. Embarking on this creative journey was (without a doubt) one of the more daunting things I ever decided to do. And to be honest, I was lost.After taking online courses, conducting research, and attending webinars, I still…

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  • Inability for book reviews

    To be honest, I cannot keep up with reviews of all the books I read. I read way too much, still too much, despite my best intentions. The goal of one book per week (which is already excessive according to my husband) is a no-go. I need books to survive, and I cannot deny it;…

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  • Drive by Kate Stewart

    Somehow, I thought it was a good idea to give fantasy a break. I cannot say I regretted it; I can only say this one hit too close to home. So much so that I read and re-read it after, unable to move on from it. There are some ways to love that get imprinted…

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  • One word

    I feel his eyes on me, again.It has been a habit since we started working together, even amid the crowded room where we heatedly debate this merger.I keep the silence as my weapon. I lean forward with my elbows on the table, slightly biting my fingers, while I wait for some kind of truce between…

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  • What we are here for, after all

    Updates on the book and some lessons learned. With the end of Act I almost complete, it was time for a pause and regroup. Counting words is not enough anymore; a sum of cells does not translate into a being, after all. Therefore, many other ingredients are required. Planning: One of the most challenging things…

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  • Time allocation

    The fact that I know how crucial social media is for this book endeavor annoys me greatly.I am good with words, I am good with books and notebooks, I excel at my corporate job, and I even do a decent job at motherhood…but social media? I am useless. I’m too old for those skills; I…

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  • Characters

    I am currently building characters. Seems like a necessary requirement for writing any good book. Although, to be honest I did not study for this, so have no clue how it is done*. But common sense (my dearest old friend) tells me that you need deep, dense characters that you can relate with. The thing…

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