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Hi everyone! I'm from Portugal (so most of my writing is actually in Portuguese) but currently live in Sweden. I've been writing ever since I learnt how to put words together, before that I created stories with my Barbie dolls. As an adult, my writing has changed its main focus from story to form (but I still truly believe that story is what holds the enchantment), so you may guess I'm more literary fiction inclined. That said, I read like a madwoman across the genre spectrum and like to experiment with everything. Just yesterday I was working on a horror short story.
Over the last year I have been struggling with my mental health, which has impacted my writing. It's hard for me to keep a routine, so I often write a lot for a week and then don't write for long stretches of time. I want to change that. I remembered that the most productive time of my life was when I was part of a writing forum in my teens, so I decided to join this one and see if it helps. I often wish I had a community I could turn to to exchange ideas and experiences. I hope this will be the right place.
Right now, I have two long term projects, one novel that I need to edit/rewrite heavily, and another one for which I'm still completing the first draft. The first one is more realistic and is based on my experience living as a foreigner in China, the second one plays with an absurdist flavoured brand of magical realism.
I used to work at a publishing house and still do the odd job as a freelance proofreader now and then, so I am very much into editing and beta reading, though I don't get the chance to do it often. I enjoy critiquing other people's work and I don't really believe in providing empty comments that say everything is perfect. Of course positive feedback is important, but it should always offer a fresh perspective or a different angle that the author may choose to take or not into account.
Besides writing, I learn Swedish, take long walks in nature, go to metal concerts and try to read while my boyfriend is being noisy.
I think that's enough about me! Thank you for reading.
Over the last year I have been struggling with my mental health, which has impacted my writing. It's hard for me to keep a routine, so I often write a lot for a week and then don't write for long stretches of time. I want to change that. I remembered that the most productive time of my life was when I was part of a writing forum in my teens, so I decided to join this one and see if it helps. I often wish I had a community I could turn to to exchange ideas and experiences. I hope this will be the right place.
Right now, I have two long term projects, one novel that I need to edit/rewrite heavily, and another one for which I'm still completing the first draft. The first one is more realistic and is based on my experience living as a foreigner in China, the second one plays with an absurdist flavoured brand of magical realism.
I used to work at a publishing house and still do the odd job as a freelance proofreader now and then, so I am very much into editing and beta reading, though I don't get the chance to do it often. I enjoy critiquing other people's work and I don't really believe in providing empty comments that say everything is perfect. Of course positive feedback is important, but it should always offer a fresh perspective or a different angle that the author may choose to take or not into account.
Besides writing, I learn Swedish, take long walks in nature, go to metal concerts and try to read while my boyfriend is being noisy.
I think that's enough about me! Thank you for reading.
Hello and 
to Absolute Write, baunilhasoporifera! 
