We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are – Anaïs Nin
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Nina
Hi there, my name is Nina Verheij (1984). I’m a Dutchie born in Amsterdam, but currently living in Hillegom, Netherlands.
My first somewhat more serious writing attempt as a kid was a story about kittens being born from a cake. For a couple of years, this creative outburst could be found in the library of my primary school, after I gave it to them as a gift after finishing the final year.
Around the same time, I wrote my first thriller: Grave Without A Name. All main characters had names from the TV series the Power Rangers. You won’t be surprised that my favourite book series during those years were Goosebumps, Fear Street, and the blue Thriller books.
After secondary school, I decided to study Dutch Language & Culture at Leiden University. A choice which I did not regret for a single second. As icing on the cake, I managed to complete my Masters in Speech Communication cum laude. Unfortunately, I didn’t really prioritise my fiction writing anymore during those years.
Neither did I when I worked in online marketing for 8.5 years. That’s why I decided to change course at the end of 2016. I wanted to take my passion for writing seriously again. During a 2.5 month trip around Australia I turned the first ideas from my romantic drama Fatale keuzes (Fatal Choices) into a whodunit.
Thanks to the Flemish publisher Hamley Books, in 2019, this became my debut novel.
During my course at the Writer’s Academy and while participating in National Novel Writing Month (50,000 words in 30 days), I rediscovered my love for fiction writing. I was so happy that I wanted to share this positive experience with as many writers suffering from writer’s block as possible. Hoping they would realise how much satisfaction you can actually get from writing.
Since the start of 2019, I am therefore the proud owner of BackWords, Dutch online writing courses. Aspiring writers join my BackWords community on Facebook on a daily basis. Additionally, over 1,300 Dutchies and Flemings participated in my free 7-day writing challenge. Allowing themselves the pleasure of getting back into writing.
After having lived in Haarlem for over 13 years, I moved back to Hillegom in 2024. In addition to being the owner of BackWords, I work as a freelance online marketer, editor and proofreader for several publishers and De Kopij, a platform for writers.
So far, the following books were published by Hamley Books:
Detectives:
Young adults:
Feelgood:
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