Hello friends! I’ve been feeling a bit exhausted lately, so when my husband invited me to join him at a conference last weekend in Bagan Lalang, on the Malaysian Goldcoast, I gladly accepted. And I must have found the inspiration I needed, because I managed to finish the very last revisions in t…

When I was a teenager in Sweden, I read a book by a Swedish Creative Writing guru. His tone was factual and dominant, he knew his business and he made sure we knew he knew. One of his memorable pronouncements went something like this: Never write with the blood of your heart, for it will surely …

The last couple of days I have been contemplating this strange fact: The world is a different place now, than when I started writing my book. In this sense writing is like telling the future. In the years it takes to write, rewrite, edit and publish a book, the world spins and the people change….

Look at this perfect birthday gift my mom and dad gave me when we were back in Sweden! A cushion from Svenskt Tenn with the famous quote from St. Augustine: “The world is a book and he who stays at home reads only one page.” I love it! In addition to the lovely quote, the color fits perfectly wi…

When I have a lot going on in my life, I tend to worry. During this morning’s exercise swim, I came across a single yellow frangipani flower, floating in the pool. It made me smile. The color yellow carries a whole story for me. About six years ago, my family and I were about to move from Sweden…