Most people who know me today probably know me as a developer.
I’ve spent years writing code, building software, developing games, and solving technical problems.
But there is another kind of writing that has been part of my life for almost as long as programming.
Stories.
Where It Started
I started writing in 2008.
At the time, I was already working with software and studying Digital Games, but I had another world growing inside my head — characters, strange places, supernatural events, fantasy worlds, and stories that I wanted to put on paper.
Writing became a way to explore those ideas.
Unlike programming, there wasn’t always a correct answer.
A character could make a terrible decision simply because it felt right for the story. A world could follow rules that existed only because I created them. And sometimes the most interesting part of a story was discovering where it would go while writing it.
I quickly became fascinated by that process.
My First Book
In 2010, I published my first book:
D.E.I.S. — Departamento de Investigação Sobrenatural
It was a collection of short stories centered around supernatural investigations.
Publishing a book for the first time was very different from simply writing.
Writing is a private experience.
Publishing means allowing someone else to enter the world you created.
It was a strange and exciting experience to take something that had existed inside my head and turn it into something that other people could actually read.
It also gave me the confidence to keep writing.
A Completely Different World
In 2011, I published my second book on Amazon.
This time, I moved away from supernatural stories and into medieval fantasy.
The story followed a rather unusual group of characters who were given a mission that was anything but ordinary.
Fantasy has always been one of my favorite genres because of the freedom it provides.
You can create kingdoms, factions, monsters, ancient legends, forgotten places, strange cultures, and characters who don’t necessarily fit neatly into the traditional roles of heroes and villains.
And sometimes, the most interesting characters are the ones who really shouldn’t be working together in the first place.
That book allowed me to explore that kind of story in much greater depth.
Years of Stories
Writing didn’t stop after those two books.
Over the years, I continued writing short stories and experimenting with different ideas.
Some stories became more developed.
Others remained short pieces.
Some were written because I had an idea that wouldn’t leave me alone until I put it on paper.
Others were simply experiments.
Not everything I write needs to become a book.
Sometimes a story only needs to exist.
I’ve written about different genres, characters, worlds, and situations over the years, and I’ve accumulated a collection of stories that have mostly remained private.
Until now.
Bringing My Stories Here
One of the reasons I created this blog is to have a place where I can bring those stories back to life.
So, alongside articles about games, technology, programming, and game development, I’ll also be publishing some of my fiction here.
The plan is simple:
At least one story every week.
Some will be short.
Some may be longer.
Some will be fantasy.
Others may take a completely different direction.
I don’t want to limit the stories to a single genre. I want this to be a place where I can experiment and share ideas that don’t necessarily fit anywhere else on the blog.
The Connection Between Writing and Game Development
Interestingly, writing and game development have always been connected for me.
Games are systems, but they’re also stories.
Even when I’m working on gameplay code, I’m thinking about worlds, characters, motivations, factions, conflicts, and the experiences players are going to have.
The same imagination that helps me create a fictional world can also help me think about a game mechanic.
And the same problem-solving skills I use when programming can sometimes help me structure a story.
They are different disciplines, but they influence each other.
Perhaps that’s why I’ve never been able to completely separate the two.
So, What Comes Next?
I’ve been writing stories since 2008.
I’ve published books.
I’ve written countless short stories.
I’ve created fictional worlds that have lived in notebooks, documents, and folders for years.
Now I’m finally opening those folders.
This blog will be the place where some of those stories can find new readers.
If you enjoy fantasy, supernatural stories, strange characters, unexpected adventures, or simply want to explore something different from the usual technology and game development articles, I hope you’ll stick around.
There are quite a few stories waiting to be told.
And starting now, I’ll be telling them here.
At least one new story every week.