Nelson🇺🇸/Roberto🇸🇻
Boston, MA
Separated from my family during El Salvador's civil war, by death and adoption, I am an author, filmmaker, and technologist.
Author Update: March 2026
I’ve got a short but exciting update for this month. I am now officially halfway done with my magical realism rewrite! What’s even more exciting is that I ended up completing the work three and a half weeks ahead of schedule!
Author Update: February 2026
As I hinted at in my November and January updates, I’ve been using AI a lot recently, which is a phrase I never thought I would write. As I’ve discussed in those updates, I’ve been a little skeptical about the technology, not because I thought it was useless, but because I thought it was
Craft Notes: The Double Bump
Welcome to Craft Notes Episode 2. Today, we’re talking about a concept called “The Double Bump,” which also comes from Save the Cat.
Author Update: January 2026
Back in November, shortly after I worked with Claude AI to get clarity on my magical realism rewrite, I was curious to see how Claude would handle web design. I’d heard a lot about how AI has been changing the software development landscape, and while I’ve been very skeptical of the hype around
Author Update: December 2025
Every December, I use my Author Update to reflect on the year that was. I like doing this because working on the book is slow going, and progress often only becomes apparent when looking back. For this year’s update, I thought I would do something a little different and reflect on the book project