We know Femmetje as the editor-in-chief of Jackie, as the ex-lover of Bram Moszkowicz, but especially as the publisher of Wendy van Dijk's magazine (by the way, the new issue is now in stores) and as the author of the novel ‘Rivka’. We are incredibly curious about how such a busy woman spends her weekend.

Femmetje, first of all, we naturally want to know how your busy writing life is going?

It's going well, very well. But indeed busy. Yesterday the second issue of Wendy was released, so that was quite stressful.

And you have written a second book. Rivka. We are super curious about it, tell us.

It's my first novel, so it's actually a bit of my debut. The book is about Rivka, a 25-year-old woman who starts working for a magazine and is searching for her identity. She begins her real life and that storyline is interspersed with stories from the past, namely the past of her father, who jumped from a train during World War II and went into hiding. At some point, the two timelines come together.

It's lying in front of me now and it's not a thin book. How long have you been working on it?

Well, a long time. I had the idea 8 years ago and went to a publisher with it. But I started writing 4 or 5 years ago. With all the other things I do on the side, it has taken quite a while.

The main character seems perfect on the outside, but internally the restlessness gnaws. Is this partly autobiographical?

Absolutely, I definitely feel that restlessness and the people around me do too. Always feeling like it should be better, that you need to make up for something that went wrong in the past. The pressure to make something of our lives is just very high. So in that sense, it is autobiographical, yes.

And yesterday the second issue of Wendy was released, of which you are one of the editors-in-chief. Do you expect the same great success as with the first?

Well, I certainly hope so. It's very exciting for us too, because the first issue was sold out everywhere. The fact that we only release a magazine four times a year is of course also an advantage. And if people liked it the first time, why wouldn't they buy it again? But it remains exciting.

It's Friday. How do you kick off your weekend? With a snack and a drink?

For me, Friday is quite special. We celebrate Shabbat; a Jewish holiday. Then we are with family and eat and drink together. I never make plans with friends or work on Fridays. I always keep that day free. If I finish work early, I start cooking. I love that.

What does a writer do on her weekend?

This writer is mainly very busy with her children on the weekend. My daughters do judo and drama lessons, so I spend Saturday mainly driving the kids around. That keeps me a bit busy. In the evenings, I try to make plans with friends or with my husband. Then we usually stay home and watch a series.

Does Saturday look different than Sunday?

Yes, Saturday is really busy, but Sunday is the day we stay in our pajamas for as long as possible. I find Sunday a lovely day. I usually bake cakes or make nice things for the evening. You could say that cooking is a bit of a hobby of mine.

If you don't have to consider anything and time and money are no object. What does your ideal weekend look like?

Tough question. I think I would meet up with friends for a day. Just catching up, dining out, and having fun. One day I would write, quietly by myself, and the other day I would go to the beach with my husband and kids.

Is there a place where you write best?

No, I don't really have a fixed writing place. Usually, wherever I sit, I disappear into my computer and story. But I shouldn't be disturbed.

Last question already, what time does your alarm go off on Monday?

My alarm goes off every day at 7 o'clock. I have the luxury of living relatively close to my work and the children's school, so for a mother, I still get up quite late. First, I take the kids to school and then I get back to work.