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My path in life has been a little erratic.

As a child, I loved books. I read all the time, and I wrote poems. I thought that, someday, I'd like to write for a larger audience.

But somewhere along the road, this idea got lost. I kept learning languages and reading whatever I could get my hands on, but I went to study physics, the notion of learning about the Universe being irresistible to me at the time. After my doctorate studies in Astrophysics, I tried the academic life for a while. Suffering from debilitating impostor syndrome, I quit and tried working in industry. This didn't satisfy me either, so I tried my hand at climate physics. I couldn't understand why nothing stuck.

And then, the words poured out. Nothing I've ever done in life has ...more

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Do you find that the English language offers a better linguistic opportunity for your stories? Is it a hindrance? I was remembering that there were multiple forms of the word love in Greek, yet only one in English.

Nora McKinney I can't really express myself in Greek. I think and write in English. I know I make mistakes, which I sometimes don't immediately catch, but I've been…moreI can't really express myself in Greek. I think and write in English. I know I make mistakes, which I sometimes don't immediately catch, but I've been reading almost exclusively English books for many years as well as working in an English-speaking environment, and it would take substantially more effort to write in Greek.

Moreover, I do think that the English language is more versatile (and please, don't tell other Greeks I said that). Because of its unique origin as an amalgam of germanic and romance languages, and because of its successful appropriation of many foreign words, it makes it possible to express minuscule differences in meaning. What can I say, I just love English.

In Greek there's a different word for "romantic love" - "eros" - which actually also exists in English as a psychology term, but its derivatives ("erotic", "eroticism") are more widely used. So I suppose you could use that if you absolutely had to distinguish between the two kinds of love. I'm not aware of more words that mean "love" in Greek, and which don't have analogues in English.(less)

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How I rate books

As an author, I welcome both good and critical reviews. I believe you have something to learn from the opinion of everybody who reads your books.

As a reader, I tend to be a little strict. This is why I'd like to explain my system of rating books.

1 star: I couldn't finish the book.

2 stars: I finished, but it took me considerable effort, and I had to push myself to overcome my reluctance. These are Read more of this blog post »

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