It’s my passion, it’s my outlet, it’s my dream—and now it’s official 🥳✨
As of April 16, 2026, I’m officially an entrepreneur again. As a writer ✍️🏼 Officially, it’s called literary creation. My first book is finished and currently with three Dutch publishers, and I’ll hear back from them later this month—or definitely next month 📖
I’ve also translated my book into American English myself, and it has already been sent to a publisher in the U.S.… So exciting! 🇺🇸 It suddenly feels very real and very close 💫
I’ve been writing since I was a child—journals, short stories—and I started this blog to do more with my writing 📝 I’m also planning to write for magazines and maybe even newspapers! 🗞️
For the past two years, I’ve been writing for the club magazine of the largest American car club in the Netherlands 🚗🇳🇱, on a volunteer basis. I also do some editorial work for them. Writing is just a part of who I am 🤍 I can’t wait to do this every day—and get paid for it 💼✨
I truly believe in the idea that if you turn your hobby into your profession, it doesn’t even feel like work 👏🏼 I’m completely ready for this! Of course, it’s still a little nerve-wracking 😅, but I have full confidence in it 💪🏼✨
And now I’ll finally tell you what my very first book is about… (drumroll 🥁)
The relationship with my mother.
Many people who know me already knew this: when I was 11 years old, my mother left my father and me. For about 13 years, I had no contact with her and felt nothing but anger toward her 😔 After all, she had abandoned us.
Slowly but surely, I grew older—and then I met my wonderful boyfriend 💕 He told me that my story with my mother wasn’t over yet. I thought he was crazy 😅 Who did he think he was?!
But over time, I kept getting little signs here and there that I needed to talk to my mother again—to hear her side of the story 💭
I realized I had been hypocritical, because I always say (and still do) that every story has two or more sides ⚖️ But when it came to my mother and my parents’ divorce, I had never really allowed myself to see that.
In my book, you read and feel how I went from hatred to confusion, to forgiveness, and ultimately to love ❤️ You’ll read excerpts from my old journals 📓, the real conversation with my mother herself, a real conversation with my father, and finally everything I came to understand. Why I became the person I am today 🌱
This book wasn’t just an outlet for me—it’s also meant to inspire and motivate others ✨ Because I’ve noticed something over time: whenever people asked what my book was about and I told them, they almost always had similar experiences with a parent, a sibling, or someone close to them 🤍
I’ll also be releasing it as an e-book, by the way 📱 And when the time comes, you’ll be able to click a link here to get your copy!
Thank you so much for reading this post and I’m so excited to hear what you think of my book 🩷📖✨
