The trick is to face them, deal with them and forget them. Markus Heitz : You simply have to accept the serious in life: income tax, doing housework – things like cleaning the bathroom (including the toilets), bad TV programmes, the smell of rubbish, the dealings of politicians and many other things you can't escape. Wirtschaftswetter: How you do balance the sweet with the serious in life? But they still look at others and want to lead a life like them. The problem is, that most people don't recognize that they could be happy like this be happy with what they have. Happiness for me also means being with friends, talking and spending time with them. I was about 90 per cent happy with my job. Not exactly big money, but a lot of interesting folks and stories! It was the same job day in and day out, but with different faces, new information and new insights into cities. I worked for a daily newspaper as a freelance writer and photographer for ten years. I don't care too much about the money I earn. I lead the life I've always dreamed of, writing books and owning my own Irish pub. Markus Heitz : Happiness? Indeed I am happy. Wirtschaftswetter: What role does happiness play in your life? I don't need hotels, pools and all-inclusive holidays. We stop wherever we feel like it, wherever there's a great view to take in: at lakes and rivers, at the foot of mountains and castles, even at the beach.

My friends and I travel around with our caravans and explore places like France – the Southern Bretagne, the Loire Valley and the South France. Markus Heitz : Spending holidays in different countries and tasting the local foods – fruits and sweets, vegetables, fish and meat. Heitz, what does the expression 'La Dolce Vita' mean to you? Heitz's following soared with the publication of the first book in his Die Zwerge Fantasy trilogy in 2003. His books include Schatten über Ulldart (2002), the first in his six-part Ulldart series. La Dolce Vita - Interview with Markus Heitzīy Carol Stocks and Angelika Petrich-HornetzĪ brief interview on the sweet side of life: German author Markus Heitz holds a degree in German studies and history and has worked as a freelance writer and journalist since 2000.

Die Zwerge by Markus Heitz