Creating new from old is to a large extent the story of our lives. We are born anew into an "old" narrative, as humans and as writers. - Zeruya Shalev

Writing is all about discovery. It is my own journey into the unknown, no less than my characters' journey. Knowing and creating are almost opposite for me. In order to create, I must leave ample space for the unknown. It turns the writing process into an adventure.

Encounters with pain and sorrow made me want to write. When I was 6, I was already writing sad poems about cats and dogs that had been killed and soldiers that were dying in war. It’s in my DNA.

Normally the characters I create are busy in some sort of crisis and, as a literary therapist, it is my job to help them overcome it.