Why I had to write Lichtpuntjes spotten

I never had the ambition to write a book. Just the idea of putting my story on paper… stomach ache! Why would I share the hardest parts of my life?

Until I spoke with someone who was in the middle of a difficult time. As I listened, I thought: I recognise this. This was me. She asked how I dealt with it back then, and I told her about the small things that helped me.

She said: “Ank… this moves me. I needed this so much.”

And in that moment I knew: my pain does not outweigh the chance to help someone.

That is why I wrote Lichtpuntjes spotten. Because my story might just be the bright spot you need right now.