Category: Pen & Punch
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¿El arte tiene idioma? El dilema de la lengua en la escritura contemporánea
Ensayo sobre el bilingüismo que sostiene que escribir en varios idiomas potencia la creatividad, cuestiona las percepciones de autenticidad y subraya la complejidad de la identidad individual.
Montse “M.B” Benavides
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Some days the story has to carry you
Writing often emerges from struggle, demanding presence rather than perfection, turning emotions into meaningful creation.
Montse “M.B” Benavides
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My writing isn’t a cry for help, but it could be interpreted that way
The connection between emotional truth and factual writing is complex; fiction allows writers to explore pain without personal experience, inviting empathy and participation rather than speculation.
Montse “M.B” Benavides
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I keep accidentally discovering my feelings in chapter seven
Exploring how writing helps clarify and process emotions, transforming abstract feelings into understandable language and insights.
Montse “M.B” Benavides
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My books contain terrible advice and honest feelings
Authors often hope readers don’t emulate their characters’ flawed choices, as stories expose personal values and questions, encouraging self-reflection rather than imitation of poor decisions.
Montse “M.B” Benavides
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No one warned me the story would be about me
Every writer eventually receives some variation of the same advice: write what you know. What nobody tells you is that sometimes what you know is grief. Or heartbreak. Or loneliness. Or anger. Or a very specific humiliation that happened six years ago and still manages to wake you up at 2 am. Unfortunately, those are often the things that make the best material because when something gets under your skin and refuses to leave, it usually has something worth exploring. The emotions we spend the most time avoiding tend to be the ones with the most to say. This is…
Montse “M.B” Benavides
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The to-do list can wait; I just had an idea
There are two versions of myself: one focused on productivity and the other drawn to spontaneous writing, revealing how procrastination can foster creativity and insight.
Montse “M.B” Benavides
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You either defend your work or watch it get eaten alive
Confidence in your writing influences others’ perceptions; embrace your work’s value to avoid hesitation and allow personal growth through feedback.
Montse “M.B” Benavides
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The city doesn’t know it’s in my book yet
Reflections on revisiting familiar places and people, exploring the tension between seeking inspiration and confronting emotional wounds for the sake of writing.
Montse “M.B” Benavides
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You’re reading too much into it, but it’s kinda turning me on
Let’s explores the nuanced relationship between fiction and personal experience, emphasizing that writing reflects both truth and transformation, while maintaining an element of distance from personal reality.
Montse “M.B” Benavides
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No time for a warm-up. Get naked.
A cheeky guide to opening sentences that leave no mystery about who’s in charge.
Montse “M.B” Benavides
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Must we set the garden on fire to make it grow?
The writer expresses a troubling connection between creativity and emotional turmoil, suggesting that true art emerges from chaos, while stable conditions yield lifeless prose, prompting reflection on this dynamic.
Montse “M.B” Benavides
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My pen is bigger than your… well, you know
The power of carefully crafted language over loud arguments, asserting that precise words can win disputes.
Montse “M.B” Benavides