Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I was born in Albania and now I live in the Netherlands. In my Bachelor, I studied Law and I have a Master in European Law. I am very passionate about law and justice.
I also have an indescribable passion for writing. I have been reading many books since I first started to read, some of them I would read twice or three times in a row…because this is how much I enjoyed them. I have also written essays, poems and other short pieces since I was very young.
Law studies are challenging and they took all my time and concentration, therefore for some years I completely stopped doing something I loved…writing.
Now I am back and more passionate than ever. I just published my first book and I will start working with my second one.
I am very happy that I finally made this dream of mine, being a published author, a reality.
I am very grateful and lucky that I chose to follow my two biggest passions in life, law and writing.
I encourage everyone to go after what they want and dream about, to go after what makes them happy.
I am a strong believer that people can achieve everything that they want, with hard work and dedication. However, trust me, when you are also passionate and follow your talents, the road to success will feel so easy and make you feel complete.
Go after what makes your heart beat faster and your soul excited!
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The name of my latest book is ‘The Signature’. This is a poetry book on which every poem is part of a whole story and gives a message. It was inspired by everything that was happening in my life and I was also seeing almost everyone experiencing them at the same time. I started the book with all the hard and difficult days we experience, days when we feel lonely and don’t want to leave our beds. The only way to go through hard times is to appreciate what you have, know your blessings in life and never give up. For this reason, I wrote about love, about people that love us the most and we love them back with the same powerful emotion. Then I wrote about loving yourself. A very important thing, which many people forget to do. Social media has so much impact on us. We try and want to be perfect, flawless but this are standards that society has created. We don’t have to follow those standards that make us hate our bodies, that way we look, and make us feel insecure. We are so lucky to be so unique. There is no such thing as perfect face, perfect body, perfect behavior. Why should there be perfection in every person? We are imperfect human beings and this make us perfect in our own way. We should’t let society decide about the way we should look. We decide it for ourselves. We will change the way the society sees us, when we change the way we see ourselves.
I was inspired by all those powerful women that are confident, that appreciate themselves. Inspired by those strong and powerful women that have desire and ambition and passion and know their worth. I wanted to make everyone understand that they are enough.
This is the truth.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I sit down and write when I feel inspired, never forcing myself to reach a word count. I write about things that are important to me and I know that are important to many other people. This is all I do, allowing my thoughts to flow and create a book sentence after sentence, page after page.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I read many self-help, and motivational books. There are many great books out there, but books that inspired me the most and changed my life and the way of thinking are:
1. How to win friends and influence people
2. The Secret
3. The science of getting rich
What are you working on now?
For the time being, I am concentrated on ‘The Signature’ and what the readers will think about it, what impact it will have.
I have also created the main ideas about what my second book will be about. The second book is something I am very excited to write.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Having an audience, people that trust and want to support you is a great advantage on book promotion. However, personally, I didn’t have a big following when I published my book. Nevertheless, I did not allow this to stop me from publishing.
There are many great websites that will promote your book, especially if they like your work and the book is high quality. Having friends and family that support you also a great advantage.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t wait for the perfect time to start writing. Don’t tell yourself ‘I will start writing when…’
Do it now, you don’t have to wait for things to be a certain way to start writing.
Let me tell you something about my experience. When I started writing ‘The Signature’, I had no plan on publishing a book. I had many thoughts and feelings that needed to be said and written, so I did. As the time passed, I started to understand that I was creating a book, it was all a story, a message.
The perfect moment may never come if you wait, but if you start now, that will possibly be the perfect moment for you. Something you wouldn’t have discovered if you had not taken the courage to start.
Most importantly, write about something that excites you. Write about something you want other people to know.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Never wait to know all the answers before doing something. Start now, take the first step, and the path will show itself.
What are you reading now?
I am reading a book that has been on my reading list for a very long time: Rich dad, poor dad – Robert Kiyosaki
What’s next for you as a writer?
For my next book, I will continue my goal to inspire and motivate other people. I will write about the reality that we face everyday. About all the people and experiences that make us doubt ourselves. And I will show that in fact, these are not important. We don’t have to prove anything to anyone besides ourselves. I will continue writing about empowerment and self worth.
What is your favorite book of all time?
I have many favorite books and I cannot choose only one. They are all unique and I have read them throughout all my life, meaning that I was in different periods of life. For this reason, each and every one of them reminds me something about myself and how my life was when I first read them.
However, if I would choose a book that had a huge impact on me and my way of thinking, it’s ‘The Secret’ – Rhonda Byrne
Author Websites and Profiles
Irini Zoica Website
Irini Zoica Amazon Profile