“Keep writing” – Interview with Elja Janus about her first novel, writing tips and money
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2025 6:56 am
Elja Janus lives with her small family in Aachen, where she was born in 1982 and studied German philology, psychology and theology a while later.
Elja Janus
The question “What if…” inspired her to write her debut novel. The result was the novel “ Still Us ”. It is the winning title of the literary competition run by the Leselupe literary agency and FeuerWerke Verlag, which is endowed with a total of €10,000. Elja’s next novel, “Two in Solo”, will also be published by FeuerWerke Verlag in June 2019.
Schreibsuchti spoke to Elja about her belarus telegram screening first book, the writing process and productivity:
Walter: “How did you get into writing?”
Elja Janus:
"My path to writing wasn't exactly normal either. My little daughter couldn't sleep without someone staying with her. So I sat there in silence and darkness. First I bought an e-book reader, then in a strange way the sentences I read formed their own. At some point I started writing down the ones I really liked. The sentences suddenly became scenes, chapters.
And one day I realized: Oh, wow! This is going to be a book! You have to surprise yourself sometimes. And probably no one was more surprised than me.
Elja Janus
The question “What if…” inspired her to write her debut novel. The result was the novel “ Still Us ”. It is the winning title of the literary competition run by the Leselupe literary agency and FeuerWerke Verlag, which is endowed with a total of €10,000. Elja’s next novel, “Two in Solo”, will also be published by FeuerWerke Verlag in June 2019.
Schreibsuchti spoke to Elja about her belarus telegram screening first book, the writing process and productivity:
Walter: “How did you get into writing?”
Elja Janus:
"My path to writing wasn't exactly normal either. My little daughter couldn't sleep without someone staying with her. So I sat there in silence and darkness. First I bought an e-book reader, then in a strange way the sentences I read formed their own. At some point I started writing down the ones I really liked. The sentences suddenly became scenes, chapters.
And one day I realized: Oh, wow! This is going to be a book! You have to surprise yourself sometimes. And probably no one was more surprised than me.