**Interview**

So for communications class, i got to be interviewed... thought i might post the answers: My first inteview as an author, lol

**Since when and why did you decide to start writing?**

I don't remember exactly... Writing has been something I've done most of my life. I suppose I had a lot to say and nobody to say it to, hence my need to express my feelings in whatever way I found nearest—most of the time, that was a book. The blog officially started in 2002, and that was the turning point for me, where I began to do it with some sort of discipline.

**What kind of writing have you done, and what has inspired you to carry it out?**

I've experimented with various forms: articles, short stories, children's stories, some poetry, prose, and especially inner reflections. I've explored different types of novels—romantic, suspense—a mixture of everything. I wrote what I wanted, what interested me, and what made me happy.

As for my inspiration, I guess it comes from everything that I have not experienced yet. Yes, it's something weird, but I think I experiment with things there that I couldn't live otherwise. Of course, I have based some stuff on experience, but I focus on new realities where you can experience new things or usual things more intensely.

**Which do you feel is your most successful novel, story, or poem?**

What a cruel question... Evaluating self-success is quite different from what society or others consider a success. The writing I received the most praise for was a critical essay on structuralist doctrine. Others have complimented me on an article I published in the school magazine to commemorate its 350th anniversary. For me, undoubtedly, the first chapter of a novella, which has been in production for about three years, seems like the best thing I've written so far, although very few people have read it.

**What have people said about your writings?**

Sharing what you've written can be exciting sometimes because I want people to read it and say, "Wow... I didn't know you could do this." However, this only happened when I was in school. I had teachers who really gave me wings and seemed to believe I had some talent. However, now... there is no longer anyone to show my work to. The system is different; I'm no longer seen as a talented child but as another young hopeful.

**Have you received any awards for your writings?**

Well, no. The truth is, I don't think I've reached the point where my work is worthy of competing with others. I have to polish my style and work on the message I want to convey. Also, an important factor is that most of what I write is in English, so it doesn't really belong to my literary surroundings and therefore is not easy to share with people.

**Name five brief works of yours, mentioning the importance of each.**

1. **The Life and Times of N***** I**s**: The first novel in what I hope will be a long series of novels. I wrote it over three years, and it is a rather complex story that has evolved so much that it is difficult to follow the pace. This book, along with all its sequels, will be the most important work of my life.

2. **Mikey's Torment**: A short story I posted online in a forum. It concerns a child who suffers serious abuse at school. It's a very sad story narrated by the "bad guy," so it's a fairly interesting story for me. It helps me explore the dark side within me.

3. **Metaphorae**: This is my diary, where I have everything I've felt and thought during the last five years or more. It is precious to me. Sometimes I think it needs to be edited and could be material for publication, but I guess all writers feel that way about their work.

4. **The Adventures of Perencejito**: This is what I wrote for my 8-year-old sister and concerns the adventures of Perencejito, a chibolin (this is his kind). It's a work that I have been told could easily be published.

5. **Book of Shadows**: A little project that deals with philosophy and spirituality, which are among my passions. Does magic exist? Does God exist? A small theory is developed from Descartes, the ontological concepts of Heraclitus and Parmenides, and Boolean logic. It is a work full of flaws and mistakes and still lacks a lot, maybe too much, to be read by anyone besides me. But the project is important to me.