Maria Moustopoulou
Successors, The Dragon's Wound – novel

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How important is writing to you?

Some of the most powerful memories of my childhood are scenes born within me. Dozens of imaginary worlds, to which I held the key and became spaces of escape and expression. I consider that writing came into my life as an imperative need of my organism to get rid of the burden of all these stories, faces and feelings, which were growing and evolving alongside me. Now, writing is a necessary part of my life. There are times when my fingers literally ache to write and I feel like my heroes are ready to blow my mind apart if I don't get their story down on paper.

"I chose Pigi publications, because I liked their philosophy. It was a great joy and satisfaction to see that what was said on their site was not just words. "

How did you feel when your book was published and you held it in your hands for the first time?

I confess that when I first saw my book in print I felt nothing. I was just looking at it and waiting for some feeling to come. But nothing. It didn't matter that it had my name under the title. My brain wouldn't accept that it was mine. Until the publisher's representative urged me to get my hands on it. I felt it, examined the cover, looking for that powerful thrill that had been described to me. Nothing. Then my eyes fell on the back cover and began to run over the familiar words. Somewhere in there I must have come out of shock and at the same time lost touch with reality. When I again became aware of the human presence, inquiring after my health, my eyes were so clouded with emotion that I could no longer see the words.

Why do you think you made the right choice with Source Publications?

I chose Pigi publications, because I liked their philosophy. It was a great joy and satisfaction to see that what was said on their site was not just words. For me it is more than a publishing roof. They are partners and mostly friends. There were moments during the publishing process when I really felt like they were reading my mind. They actually knew what I wanted before I realized it. I may have created the story, but they brought it to life.

Your first impressions of the "journey" of your book, which has just begun?

I still haven't fully realized that my book is out there. Maybe I don't want to realize it, because then I'll go out on the streets and sing while hugging passers-by or something. A book is published by the author's need to share a piece of himself with the world. All I wanted was to give readers a means to travel and dream. Every time I get a comment with the feelings that someone experienced while reading it I feel like I've fulfilled my purpose