I’m happy to announce
that this winter we will publish a special Edition of our colorful and free
blogger magazine Read My Mind. The winter issue will be fully dedicated
to Instagram authors, bloggers and artist community.
One of our featured
Instagram authors is the talented and award-winning Novelist Rima Jbara from
Kingdom of Jordan. This short interview with Rima is just a preview of the
upcoming issue. Find out more about Rima’s books and other
International authors in December 2019.
Rima, when did you
first start writing? Was being a writer something you always aspired to be?
I was fourteen years
old, when I wrote and published my first book in 1992 in the Middle East. I
never aspired to be a writer at a young age. It just happened by
coincidence. I have no idea why I started writing. It could be because I was a
lonely child or it could be because I loved my own company more than having
friends around since my interests were completely different from the girls at
my age.
What inspired you to
write and publish your latest book?
This book for me is special because I had challenged myself to overcome a
writer’s block that lasted four years. Plus, the first book I wrote since my
dad passed away after a long battle with cancer which left me traumatized. I
think every book has something for someone. People who are into psychology and
contemporary women should read all the books that I wrote since 2000.
Usually sadness, pain
and depression inspire me to write all the time. I have been working on my 16th
book ‘Let Me Have My Say’ for two years.
A quote by you or
your Life motto?
One of my quotes: ‘I want to explore the depth in a woman’s psyche as I write about women’s rage and rebellion.’
Rima
More of this interview will be available in our Special Edition. Stay tuned.... Lily
