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Joy, pain and challenges of crafting stories. Mostly challenges, I have to say.
On Writing
Travel Companion
After ~2 months only reading my own writings (I am final editing one of my manuscripts) and work materials (any writers-with-day-jobs out...
Amarilis Pereira
Sep 16, 20241 min read
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Essentials
Three countries behind and I keep feeling misplaced. Our entire life boxed up. My 23kg suitcase carrying solely the essentials. I am a...
AmarÃlis Pereira
Jun 15, 20242 min read
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Workout
I stole their voices, their stories, their craft. Reading while writing was an awful distraction for many years. It filled me up. I felt...
Amarilis Pereira
May 1, 20241 min read
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My Voice
"The wind ruined the birds' nest," my husband notes. "Look." I abandon my laptop and walk up to our sunroom facing our backyard. Threads...
Amarilis Pereira
Apr 30, 20242 min read
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Chapter 21
I press send. Oh, the joy of crafting a chapter out of the blue, the first one I didn't plan on and yet I intentionally planted tons of...
Amarilis Pereira
Apr 29, 20241 min read
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I write for the sake of writing.
Writing. An unsurmountable mountain of books and scripts. Written words blown away, flying everywhere, anywhere. At low heights, at high...
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Jul 21, 20231 min read
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How do I sail this ship?
My head pounds. I need a break. I'm done after full eight hours of work in front of my laptop. Intense work. Rewarding? Not sure yet....
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Dec 19, 20222 min read
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