Hello and Greetings from Europe!

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Hi there, thanks for letting me join the forum! My name is Henrique, I'm originally from Brazil, but now live in Europe.

• What genres do you write?

I usually write science fiction, although recently I've been trying to write more immersive stories on the web.

• What do you like to read?

Funnily enough, I don't read that much science fiction. I like a good horror story or 20th-century American fiction like Kurt Vonnegut or Thomas Pynchon.

• How long have you been writing?

I started seriously writing and making it a part of a routine about 5 years ago. That being said, I don't write nearly enough as I would like to. I'm hoping to immerse myself more in the activity to see if I can find the discipline to write at least a bit every day.

• Do you beta read?

I have done it for friends but I don't find I'm good enough to be very helpful. I am also a slow reader, unfortunately.

• Do you have any particular hobbies? Are you expert in any particular field or craft?

I am a programmer and I try to incorporate it into writing. I wouldn't say I'm an expert in any particular field.
 

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Hello hspotorno! Welcome! (((o(*゚▽゚*)o)))
You know, I also haven't read much science fiction (I watch it in movies and series though and love it ✩◝(◍⌣̎◍)◜✩). Even so, my first book project happens to be a sci-fi.
I am guessing your first language is Portuguese? How many languages do you speak and why did you start to write in English?
Sorry, I'm actually very curious. ⌒°(ᴖ◡ᴖ)°⌒

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Bem vindo Henrique! :welcome:


Funnily enough, I don't read that much science fiction.

You know, I also haven't read much science fiction (I watch it in movies and series though and love it ✩◝(◍⌣̎◍)◜✩). Even so, my first book project happens to be a sci-fi.


wow, sounds like you and Nadinarte need to start reading some of the SF classics! In my case been meaning to read Paulo Coelho for a long time and finally started O Alquimista recently, managed to score a copy of the Portuguese version, trying to learn by reading it together with English version.
 
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Bem vindo!!! Welcome!!! Where in Europe do you live? I bet Portugal!!! Of course, you could be living in Poland or Albania instead!
 
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Thank you all for the warm welcome! Glad to see an active and friendly community.

I am guessing your first language is Portuguese? How many languages do you speak and why did you start to write in English?
Bem vindo!!! Welcome!!! Where in Europe do you live? I bet Portugal!!! Of course, you could be living in Poland or Albania instead!

So my name gave it away that easily? :D My first language is Portuguese as you all guessed, although I am actually Brazilian and live in Austria now! Picked up English and German on the way.

As to why I write in English... I've lived abroad for a few years now, and English has been my language for most of it. Plus, there are more readers and more resources to get published in in rather than in Portuguese. I also read a lot of English fiction as mentioned above, so it wasn't too hard to imagine myself writing in the same vein. But I didn't really have the confidence to do write in English at first since I speak it as a second language and my grammar is not that great. I actually only got over it after learning that Joseph Conrad only learned English in his twenties and spoke it with a heavy accent. It's a small thing, I know. :)
 

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Welcome to AW! :welcome:
Good luck with your writing :) This is a great community and hopefully it helps answer any questions you have. I've found connecting with other writers really energises my desire to write.