The drop that runs down in the infinite blue is not the same that runs down in your deep blues. That one is sweet. Yours is salty. Sweet because from the calm it ascended. Salty because of vanity it blossomed. That one is cold. Yours is warm. Cold because it…

I will not be the one to slay dragons. It will not be me who will walk on a moonless night. I will never venture into uncharted waters. I’m cautious. Aware. A watcher. I value the beauty of life above all things, mine especially. I abandoned adventures knowing that I…

Sit next to me and listen. The world is full of sad and boring stories, you know. Still, listen. Gabriel’s desperate sips in every drink. The creak of Melissa’s door opening at dawn. Annie’s sobs hidden in the bathroom. Listen. Rodrigo’s men in black who whisper in the windows of…

Don’t tell me when I have to close my eyes. I don’t want to know. I don’t want the golden trees that dance around me to fade into darkness. Don’t tell me when to forget. I fear growing old. Don’t take away from me the smile that flashed on the…

I didn’t ask for the leaves to dry, Though the red of maples sparkled in my eyes. Nor did I ask the clouds to cry, Though the golden morning dew was streaming down my face. I never wanted the fog to walk beside me, Though I felt the ghosts’ tight…

Review of The Lost City, by Jeronymo Monteiro — Best part Salvio’s eyes widened. “Sky! The symbol, Jeremias! The symbol!” “Yes!” I managed to exclaim, fascinated too. “The ‘stone’… The great circle over the triangle… the thousand-petalled lotus… the runes… the sun and moon!…” And there the three of us stood, gaping, looking at the miraculous symbol that had brought us…

Open your eyes, princess. Everything will be fine. There is no light there yet. There is only darkness. Ugly, heavy darkness, so heavy for such skinny arms… It hurts, doesn’t it? Everything hurts. Listen to your father. He crows up there. He was always up there. Do you want to see…

Criando narrativas sem conflito — Leia também no Bearblog! Pontos importantes: Originado na China, de onde migrou para a Coreia e depois ao Japão. Usado em poemas, romances, filmes de terror, animes (slice of life), mangás e quadrinhos. Não é uma estrutura de atos, mas uma forma de transmitir uma cadeia de eventos e relacioná-los. O conflito…

Perguntas que você deve responder — Leia também no Bearblog! Pra ajudar quem ainda tá começando a escrever e tá meio sem ideia em como sequenciar as coisas, vai aqui uma dica: A estrutura de 5 atos. Por que ela? Porque é simples e pega alguns conceitos que vão se repetir em outras estruturas, te familiarizando…