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: 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
Author Update: November 2025
This past month has been exciting, as I started working with Claude AI to run through a series of story-related exercises. This was a surprising development because I’ve been skeptical of AI for a while now. I’m not opposed to the technology per se, but I think it has been overhyped.
Author Update: October 2025
This month, I’m excited to announce Los Testigos (The Witnesses), a membership program, where you will bear witness to my magical realism rewrite as it unfolds. The name reflects both the story I’m telling (about forced disappearances and recovered truths) and the role you will play in shaping it.
Author Update: September 2025
Today, I have some exciting news to share with you. I plan to resume work on my magical realism rewrite in November and will be launching a new Early Reader Experience to coincide with this effort.
Innocent Dreams: Author Update, August 2025
Over the past month, I have been working on upgrading the technical infrastructure that powers my website and several other websites that I manage. While on the surface, this may seem like a distraction from my work on the book, it is an important step toward getting back to my writing.