{"id":56451,"date":"2025-10-19T20:02:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T18:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/?p=56451"},"modified":"2025-10-19T20:37:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T18:37:22","slug":"im-the-redhead-patricia-sanes-first-novel-an-acid-and-luminous-story-and-her-most-intimate-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/en\/2025\/10\/19\/im-the-redhead-patricia-sanes-first-novel-an-acid-and-luminous-story-and-her-most-intimate-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI\u2019m the Redhead\u201d \u2014 Patricia Sa\u00f1es\u2019 First Novel: an Acid and Luminous Story, and Her Most Intimate Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHOTO-2025-10-18-12-24-59.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHOTO-2025-10-18-12-24-59.jpg 853w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHOTO-2025-10-18-12-24-59-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHOTO-2025-10-18-12-24-59-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHOTO-2025-10-18-12-24-59-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Last Monday, October 13, I attended the presentation of my dear friend Patricia Sa\u00f1es\u2019 first novel, <em>I\u2019m the Readhead\u00a0(Lunwerg Editores, Grupo Planeta)<\/em>, at La Culture House \u2014 surrounded by the wonderful works of Eliurpi (Elisabet Urp\u00ed and Nacho Umpi\u00e9rrez). The world of her book could be felt in every corner: a poetic table conceived by Clara Santa Isabel, filled with vases of tangerines, towers of cheese and bread, and a tapestry of reddish and orange fabrics \u2014 a living metaphor for the layers, inner fire, and nuances of the character\u2019s identity. It was also a tribute to the protagonist\u2019s infinite red mane.<br>It was an intimate, joyful presentation where aesthetics and words conversed, and friendship became celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1708\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-1-scaled.jpg 1708w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-1-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-1-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-1-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-1-1140x1709.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1708px) 100vw, 1708px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1708\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-2-scaled.jpg 1708w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-2-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-2-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-2-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-2-1140x1709.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1708px) 100vw, 1708px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-3-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-3-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-3-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-3-1140x1710.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve known Patricia for about fourteen years. I\u2019ve seen her grow and establish herself as one of the most distinctive voices in fashion and lifestyle journalism \u2014 curious, sharp, and always in motion. The same spirit that has led her to projects, talks, and collaborations where she reflects on the direction of the industry and how to tell stories \u2014about fashion, and about life\u2014 from an honest, personal place. Seeing her embark on this new adventure fills me with joy. I deeply respect and admire her; she\u2019s one of the most genuine women I know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1708\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-7-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-7-scaled.jpg 1708w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-7-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-7-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-7-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-7-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-7-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-7-1140x1709.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1708px) 100vw, 1708px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" src=\"https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-6-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-6-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-6-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-6-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-6-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-6-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I\u2019m the Redhead<\/em> marks a new step in her career: a witty, acid novel that navigates the bittersweet chaos of a journalist\u2019s accelerated life until she reaches the most magical \u2014and often the hardest\u2014 encounter of all: the one with herself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ginevra, the protagonist, carries in her name a play of identity and satire \u2014 a redhead, a fashion journalist, and at the same time, that thirty-something woman hiding in her apartment with the blinds down, deep in catharsis. The book explores, with humor and a piercing voice, themes ranging from romantic love to self-love, from friendship bonds to the weight of the internal storm that can bring anyone to their knees. (Fragments and the synopsis perfectly capture that blend of irony and tenderness.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1708\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-4-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-4-scaled.jpg 1708w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-4-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-4-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-4-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-4-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-4-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-4-1140x1709.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1708px) 100vw, 1708px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-8-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-8-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-8-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-8-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-8-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-8-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-8-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-8-1140x1710.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the presentation, that reddish palette wrapping everything wasn\u2019t accidental: it worked as a visual symbol of the character\u2019s inner fire and the emotional intensity Patricia knows how to translate into words and scenes. We talked about fashion, yes, but also about identity \u2014 about undressing expectations and revealing vulnerability. Above all, we celebrated the courage it takes to write from an intimate place and to publish a debut novel that invites both laughter and self-reflection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1708\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-9-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-9-scaled.jpg 1708w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-9-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-9-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-9-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-9-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-9-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/La-pelirroja-soy-yo-novela-Patricia-Sanes-9-1140x1709.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1708px) 100vw, 1708px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Patricia has brought her sharp eye and humor to fiction without softening the edges \u2014 with lines that sting, scenes that demand a smile and a pinch of empathy, and a narrator who invites us to walk with her through the cleansing of old wounds and the celebration of small, everyday victories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHOTO-2025-10-18-12-24-53.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHOTO-2025-10-18-12-24-53.jpg 853w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHOTO-2025-10-18-12-24-53-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHOTO-2025-10-18-12-24-53-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHOTO-2025-10-18-12-24-53-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHOTO-2025-10-18-12-24-53-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHOTO-2025-10-18-12-24-53-1.jpg 853w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHOTO-2025-10-18-12-24-53-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHOTO-2025-10-18-12-24-53-1-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/diariodeestilo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHOTO-2025-10-18-12-24-53-1-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To accompany this piece, here are the questions from the mini-interview I designed with Patricia and her book in mind \u2014 questions meant to spark intimate, unexpected answers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Ginevra is a redhead, with an acid voice and many emotional layers. What part of you lives in her, and how much have you \u201cstolen\u201d \u2014traits, fears, quirks\u2014 to turn into character?<\/strong><br><strong>P.S.:<\/strong> All of her restlessness is mine too. It\u2019s true that the way she faces situations or understands life \u2014she\u2019s younger, afraid of committing emotionally and sentimentally in long-term relationships that might compromise her misunderstood independence, her insecurity, her emotional block\u2014 there, we diverge a lot. In the way we live, we\u2019re almost opposites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. During the presentation I saw a scene filled with reddish fabrics, tangerines, cheeses\u2026 a very powerful visual metaphor. If that set were a fragment of your novel turned into a real space, where would you sit with Ginevra and what would you talk about?<\/strong><br><strong>P.S.:<\/strong> I\u2019d sit at the table, because that\u2019s probably what best represents her world and mine. It\u2019s where they converge \u2014 there\u2019s art, cheese, color \u2014 and that unites us. Then there\u2019s also her world: those reddish-orange tones, those burnt toasts contrasting with the white ones, representing the character\u2019s light and shadow. That\u2019s more Ginevra.<br>And what would I talk about with her? I\u2019d try to understand where her fears come from, and dismantle that armor she faces the world with, so she could have real relationships and open herself up completely to people, to emotions. I think life is better that way \u2014 giving it all, even if it means risking more pain. Life must be lived and squeezed to the fullest, with all its ups and downs. Long live that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. The novel speaks of inner storms, self-love, and the deconstruction of a lost thirty-something. Was there a precise moment, a sentence, or an event in your life that sparked this literary journey?<\/strong><br><strong>P.S.:<\/strong> There wasn\u2019t one specific spark that set me off \u2014 it was something I\u2019d been trying to bring to light for three years, but motherhood slowed everything down. And as I approached forty, I felt it was time to reconnect with Patricia the journalist \u2014 to find myself again.<br>These forty years have been a continuous search, an attempt to understand what truly makes me happy and what doesn\u2019t, what belongs to me and what doesn\u2019t. Sometimes, in fashion, I felt a little orphaned, and through literature \u2014without leaving fashion behind\u2014 I\u2019ve found myself again. I\u2019ve realized all those sides belong to me.<br>That need to complete the Patricia I am \u2014 that was the spark. I told myself: \u201cNow or never.\u201d And during my daughter Alegra\u2019s first year of life, I launched this project that means so much to me. Family is the most important thing, but so is my professional life \u2014 to feel fulfilled. I\u2019ve given my all as a mother (and will keep doing so), but now it\u2019s time to pour myself into my work, after three difficult pregnancies that kept my career on hold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. Imagine Ginevra stepping out of your novel into the real world for a day. What advice would you give her, as both friend and author, to survive the fast-paced life, the shuttered-blind days, and invisible crises?<\/strong><br><strong>P.S.:<\/strong> I\u2019d tell her not to go through those days alone \u2014 to seek a therapist\u2019s help. I think that should be her ultimate goal: to live raw, without pills \u2014if she can\u2014 and if she needs them, then welcome them. I\u2019d tell her to surround herself with people who truly love her, and to cling, in that darkness, to the small moments or pleasures that can bring back daily joy. To look for any excuse or person that literally helps her out of bed. Because otherwise, everything gets worse \u2014 the hole deepens and darkens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5. \u201cThe mind is treacherous,\u201d you say in the synopsis. What technique, ritual, or literary antidote saves you from your own inner betrayals during the writing process \u2014the \u2018dark room\u2019?<\/strong><br><strong>P.S.:<\/strong> What saves me is stopping mid-morning to get a hot coffee in winter \u2014or an iced latte in summer\u2014 reminding myself that time can move slowly if we allow it. No rush, no stress, no pressure. I associate that with my morning coffee moment.<br>And then, sports. Taking a break. \u201cPilatera\u201d \u2014that\u2019s what the protagonist is, and what I am too. Being fully aware of my body during exercise helps me focus my mind entirely on movement. It\u2019s a mental detox \u2014 a soul detox that saves you from many things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6. (Bonus) What parts of the book could shift in tone \u2014from acid to poetic, or vice versa\u2014 if you rewrote them today, and why?<\/strong><br><strong>P.S.:<\/strong> Everything related to Claudio. You can always portray romantic love in a more poetic or more raw way, but I wanted to write it truthfully \u2014 as the protagonist feels it. All her ups and downs, everything Claudio makes her feel. 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