Tag: author
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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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La máquina que produce cadáveres: comunidad, maternidad y cuerpos travestis en Las malas de Camila Sosa Villada
“Las malas”, de Camila Sosa Villada, representa el cuerpo travesti como una corporalidad cuir que desafía las normas del género y la sexualidad, por lo que es convertido en un territorio de guerra sometido a dinámicas de necropolítica y una pedagogía de la crueldad orientada a su aniquilación moral y física. A partir de los conceptos de corporalidad cuir de Judith Butler, de necropoder de Achille Mbembe, de la pedagogía de la crueldad de Rita Segato y de las ideas de Lauren Berlant sobre la zonificación del deseo, analizaré las múltiples formas de violencia sexual, institucional y social que atraviesan…
Montse “M.B” Benavides
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Everyone creative is a thief
Writers remix experiences and ideas, creating unique stories influenced by life rather than originality.
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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Some of us were writers before we were brands
Indie authors often face assumptions that their primary goal is attention, yet true fulfillment stems from writing for passion, not recognition.
Montse “M.B” Benavides
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A few seconds is all I need to ruin myself creatively
Exploring how seemingly insignificant moments can evoke profound feelings, transforming fleeting experiences into meaningful narratives through writing.
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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Aren’t we all figuring it out?
The struggle of defining writing identity, valuing curiosity and range over market expectations and genre constraints.
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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I keep writing loss because loss keeps writing back
Exploring the complexities of grief, asserting it encompasses various losses beyond death, and finding solace in fiction, which embraces unresolved emotions.
Montse “M.B” Benavides
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Everyone’s getting faster, dumber, and weirdly less human
People are increasingly relying on AI and tools for communication, leading to shallow expression, impatience, and a decline in deep thinking and patience.
Montse “M.B” Benavides
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Capitalism told me to monetize my art, then sent an invoice
Indie publishing combines creativity with emotional challenges, revealing capitalism’s demands while fostering ownership and personal growth in creators.
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