The American Dream
I was inspired to move to the United States — a place where anyone can pursue ideas and creativity. It wasn’t easy to overcome all the obstacles, starting with the language barrier, but I believe that anyone has a chance to achieve a dream and goal with persistence, faith and countless hours of hard work. There…
The Unknown
Mount Thionx wasn’t planned, but once I started this route I knew my beginning and how I intended to end the novel. There was no agenda for anything in between. No written plot twists. No drawings on a big board wall. It was the empty screen in front of me, and a quiet room. It…
Girl Power
For the development of the main character, Laina, it was essential to me that I created a young girl who would go on a journey and illustrate the importance of discovering her own power and magic. Laina practices new skills as she simultaneously takes in all the wonder around her and tries to follow her…
Characters of the Book
Once 9-year old girl Laina was established as the main character, her 10-year old cousin Sue followed. Shortly after, I decided that I needed a young warrior on this dangerous journey, so I added 13-year old Prince Alexander to complete this trio of young adventurers. As I focused on the mastering of suspense build-up from…
Introduction of “Mount Thionx”
Writing my fantasy novel, Mount Thionx, took several years in the making. I tried to write in a different genre first. It was a short modern romance story, which I used to improve the extent of my English vocabulary – since I am originally from Europe. The words selected from my tutor were too simple,…
Ana Moraine 