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January 19, 2020
Keeping up With Our Resolutions Depends on the Power of the Stories We Chose to Tell
This time of the year is prone to a very peculiar phenomenon: people flocking to the entrance of the gym lost in excited conversations and wearing the fancy new gym suits they got for Christmas. Many of the outsiders who observe this phenomenon, often go about with their lives thinking that this pack of anxious […]
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December 16, 2019
My Year in Writing – Lessons from 2019 and Plans for the Future
The first time I knew I could move people with my writing was when I cold-pitched an opinion article to a big Portuguese magazine. It took me way too long to write that article. It took my husband and my critique partner even longer to help me carve out the simple, powerful message from my […]
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December 5, 2019
Why We Should Be Reading More Science Fiction in 2020 (Plus, Some Books You Won’t Want to Miss If You Love Dystopian Futures)
Back in 2018, Yuval Noah Harari appeared on Episode 325 of the Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast from Wired. In that interview, the author of Sapiens and Homo Deus, said something surprising. He said that: Today, science fiction is the most important artistic genre. It shapes the understanding of the public on things like […]
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November 24, 2019
How to Recognize Good Feedback and Use It to Become a Better Writer
Feedback is important. In the words of my all-time favorite author, Brandon Sanderson, the people who actually grow up to be amazing authors are the ones who learn how to listen. I dare say you can apply this wisdom to any line of work you decide to pursue. Many aspiring authors fall into traps that […]
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November 19, 2019
What to Do When Instagram Starts Killing Your Organic Reach
“Don’t forget which one of your lives is real…” My husband tells me every time he catches me scrolling mindlessly or typing furiously on my smartphone. Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram are nothing but three windows that I constantly use to make sure my virtual life is still happening somewhere on the dark corners of the […]
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November 11, 2019
How Bruce Springsteen, Neil Gaiman, and John Scalzi Yanked Me out of My Secret Writing Cave and Convinced Me to Start Publishing My Stories
I’m not a Springsteen’s mega fan. But for some weird reason, I found myself gravitating towards his book: Born to Run. Maybe it was because I’d gotten my Audible credit that day, or maybe it was because Shawn Coyne talked about the damned book on the Story Grid podcast, or maybe it was just because I […]
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October 29, 2019
Nobody Tricks the Trickster
This is a story about the power of our choices and facing our fears. It’s a dark fantasy short story, divided into 6 parts. I’m leaving a link to each of the parts below. In this way, you don’t need to read it all in one sitting and you can bookmark any part of this […]
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October 27, 2019
Lessons on Writing Short Stories (Plus Cover and Title Reveal for My Upcoming Dark Fantasy Short Story)
If you’re reading this article because you want to have a sneak peek at the cover of my upcoming short story, please feel free to jump ahead. Otherwise, enjoy this article! Many novel writers start developing their skills by writing short stories. Stephen King and Elisabeth Gilbert, just to name a few. These writers tend […]
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October 21, 2019
How to Know If You’re a Writer? or How to Smash Your Fear of Writing?
Writing is partially an obsession or a compulsion. People who are meant to do it are going to do it whether they are published or not. Robin Hobb, in The Guardian For such a long time I’ve been asking myself that question. Do I have what it takes to become a good writer? What if […]
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September 28, 2019
What It Truly Means to Write About What We Know
I decided to wait a few years before publishing my writing and I never regretted that decision To write is to know something. What a pleasure to read a writer who knows a great deal. Susan Sontag If I would show you the many unfinished drafts I started writing during my adolescence, I’m sure you […]
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