Nadia Aguiar's Blog

The other morning we had an unusual visitor on the bay where I live ... what do you think he was doing? Bringing an urgent message from the deep ... or just looking for breakfast? Could he be a little cousin of the giant octopus Penny bravely faces in The Great Wave of Tamarind?

Buzelli from Nadia Aguiar on Vimeo.

When you’re writing a book, for a long time you’re a type of minor supreme being. You’re created a world and it belongs only to you. You’re the only one who knows anything about it. You decide what happens. The characters bend to your will. So does the weather. If you’re in bed with a cold, then nothing happens in that world for a day. The whole thing exists only in your own mind. It feels great! But then, if you’re lucky, a friend reads it, your agent read...