About Jasna Kaludjerovic:
Jasna Kaludjerovic was born in Belgrade in 1978.
She grew up in Nikšić, a small town in Montenegro. She studied Computer Science and Informatics, first at the Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics at Lomonosov Moscow State University, and later at the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Belgrade, where she earned her Bachelor's degree.
Today, she is an IT consultant and the owner of Ideologika, an IT company based in Belgrade.
What inspires you to write?
Life itself. I find myself most compelled to write during difficult moments. Writing becomes a way to process my emotions and thoughts—an act of self-reflection that helps me make sense of what I'm going through. Hard times, although painful, offer rare opportunities: to learn, to shift perspectives, to discover parts of ourselves we didn’t know existed. And if I decide those lessons can serve others, it becomes an opportunity to publish a book.
What authors do you read when you aren’t writing?
Dostoevsky, Glennon Doyle, Irvin D. Yalom, Khaled Hosseini, Mesa Selimovic
Tell us about your writing process.
I’ve only written one book. I just felt stuck in my life. I had this frozen embryo from an IVF attempt, and after my divorce, I wasn’t sure what to do with it. I didn’t want a child with my ex anymore, but the fact that I had just left it there frozen, not giving it a chance to live, tormented me deeply.
When I realized it had become a real burden, I decided to start writing a diary—to my frozen embryo—until I could decide what to do with it. And so I did. Every time I had a thought about it, or something happened that involved a new romance, a man, family plans, or arguments for or against giving birth to the embryo, the first time I could catch a moment, I would just write down my raw thoughts.
This happened at 5 a.m. before work, in airports, or late at night—whenever I had something to say and at least half an hour of time.
Later, when I decided I wanted to publish the book, I spent more time working with an editor and the publishing company in Serbia—but that was no longer writing, that was the technical part that came afterward.
What advice would you give other writers?
I don't think I have enough experience yet as an author to give advice to others.
How did you decide how to publish your books?
I read my book during the curfew in the coronavirus period—and I liked it. That’s when I decided to publish it. I found an editor and worked with him for another year. After that, it took some time to find a publisher in Serbia, but I eventually did. Čigoja Štampa published it in Serbian in October 2024.
Then I found a very good translator into English, Alice Copple-Tosic, native American, who agreed to take on the project. I was very happy. Since I knew that self-publishing was an option for English-language books, I decided to try it myself.
What do you think about the future of book publishing?
I honestly don’t know—I’m still very new to the world of writing and publishing. But whatever the future holds, I’ll do my best to bring my book to readers, in any way that’s possible.
What genres do you write?: memoir
What formats are your books in?: eBook, Print, Both eBook and Print
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