Ask the Author: Demet Divaroren
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Demet Divaroren
Inspiration is a funny thing. I used to think that I could lure inspiration with a neat desk and incense, and wasted a lot of precious hours staring at an empty page waiting for it to arrive. Turns out, inspiration is not a magic wand but is honed with hard work. It’s the process of sitting in front of a laptop screen, putting one word in front of another no matter how tired or foggy headed, and tracking a story like a bloodhound. Words, feelings, events, moments, anything and everything has potential to be a story. I write stories about love, friendship, courage, loneliness, identity and belonging. About the binding threads that connect us as humans. About the power of unity, resilience, challenging injustice and gender based oppression.
Demet Divaroren
Self-belief is everything. It is the hand that mends your broken heart after a rejection letter. It’s the glue that keeps your butt on the seat to finish a first draft and rewrite it again and again. Self-belief is infectious. Once you believe in yourself, others believe in you.
Demet Divaroren
I’ve always been an observer. As a child, I watched the world from far. I was shy and scared to raise my voice. As I got older, I fell in love with books and suddenly my life extended beyond one Melbourne suburb to the rest of the world. Books made me love, laugh, cry and question things. They inspired me to write and create worlds, characters and diverse voices. Writing is my way of being part of something bigger. It is freedom and expression, a way for me to articulate the things that bug me, that make me happy, that fascinate and move me, that confuse and challenge me.
Demet Divaroren
I've just finished my second young adult novel "Blood Moon Bride" which is out in April 2025. It took six years, the birth of two children, two dead-end manuscripts and five good drafts to find this story. I wrote in snatches of messy, sleep deprived minutes, through uncertainty and constant change but couldn't have found this novel any other way. I'm proud of this book. It has a strong heart and I hope it finds a place in yours. xx
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