My twentieth book — Words of Faith: A Way to Connect You to God

This book marks a new step in my literary style. Like the previous one, The Flame of Truth, was a watershed in my novels.

During the writing, I delved into new styles of poems, verses, metrics, rhymes, etc. The reader will notice a remarkable difference compared to the previous poetic books.

For the first time, there are poems with stanzas with two verses, poems without rhymes (free verse); and a variety of meters in the verses (longs, shorts, mediums); and I used more literary resources as personification, hyperbole, metaphor, etc.

All this makes this book unique and full of new features.

Inspiration

The poems were made from the ideas I got from some sermons I watched on YouTube. In the last months, I accompanied the messages of the pastors Dante Gebel, Joel Osteen, Danilo Montero, Andréa Vargas and Joyce Meyer; and also the inspirational channels: Guided Morning Prayers and Above Inspiration.

The main subject of the poems is the message of hope and faith in God. Besides that, there are biblical stories and poems to make the reader reflect on their behavior and journey in the Christian faith.

Poems written in other languages

Among the new features, is the writing of poems in other languages. Some of them were written originally in English and Spanish. So, they were translated into Portuguese.

I’m proud that I could do it, mainly in English, because I consider it more complicated to rhyme than Spanish.

The Future

I watched many videos and already have too many ideas for the next books. Many incredible poems will be written.

Release date: Oct 05th, 2023

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My seventeenth book — The Poetry of the Work Volume II

This book is the second one with poems related to situations in the workplace. I tried to express feelings and situations that I'm sure everyone has already faced, at minimum one of them.

Like in the previous book of the series, I wrote with a standard. All poems are composed of five stanzas with three verses. In most poems, all verses rhyme in the stanza.

One more time, I used my new method of translating. I didn't translate literally, I translated by the meaning. This is very useful for better rhymes.

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At the beginning of the book, I made it clear the book is not based on my personal experiences. All I've written are thoughts, and they are based on many things I heard, read, and learned about the workplace.

This time, you'll notice a different tone in the poems. The first book is more fun and relaxed, but this one has some subjects more serious, like misogyny, racial prejudice, sickness, etc.

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I hope you enjoy this new collection.

In 2024, this book was joined with The Poetry of the Work Volume I, creating a new book, Work & Soul: Poems About Professional Life.

The book has been published on April 10th, 2024.

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My thirteenth book - Christian Short Stories vol. II

This book is my second Christian short storybook. Like the previous book, The Poetry of the Work, I wrote this book with a clear idea about what I would write. Christian's stories about daily life.

Besides that, this book is the first one with detailed characteristics of each place. I've tried to put the main characteristics.

The book has five stories:

Marriages always pass through good and bad moments. Fernanda lives in a bad situation, where there is no happiness, love, or romanticism. She asks herself: “Is this the wedding of my dreams?”

One old lady lives a simple life with few resources and too many difficulties. Even before many problems, she keeps “One unshakable faith”.

The choice of a partnership for a relationship is a critical thing and demands much wisdom. Nicholas delegates the responsibility to God, and he rests, thinking: “I wait for someone sent by God”.

Easter is a date too significant for many people, religions, and nations. The students of one school are tired of meaningless tasks, and they demand to do work about “The history of Easter”.

Maxwell is a young Christian boy who seeks to do what is right before God. But in his journey, he notices many wrong things in the church and the Christians. He tries to understand: “What is wrong with the Christians?”

The book has been published on August 01st, 2022.

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My Tenth Book - Christian Short Stories

This book is my first Christian short storybook. I produced it from some texts I wrote years ago for theatrical presentations in the church.

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Because of the original purpose, I had to adapt the text. Then, a text for reading is different from a text to be interpreted.

Besides that, this book is the first one with detailed physical characteristics of the characters. Everybody has:

• Hairstyle and hair color
• Skin color
• Eyes color
• Weight and height

(I hope I don't have made any mistakes. It's hard to describe in another language).

The book has five stories:

Two men are in court waiting for the judge who will judge them. This judge is none other than Jesus Christ. One of them is fully confident he had a perfect life; the other knew he was a sinner. “The Judgment Seat of Christ” will be a judgment with too many revelations.

Three children talk about Christmas, and Victor says one thing that his friends do not know; he talks about Jesus. Now, everyone will go to Victor’s house for his father to explain, “What is the Meaning of Christmas?”

“One History” will be told. Discover who the characters are.

During crises and difficult moments, the doubts rise: “Who is God’s Servant?” Who will help needy people?

One man thinks that all happenings in his life are the Devil’s fault. One day, the Devil goes to him to complain about the charges and show him that “It is not the Devil’s Fault”.

The book has been published on December 24th, 2021.

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My fifth book - The path to peace

 

This book was the longest and most time-consuming project. My delay in publishing wasn't because of the complexity or extension of the book. I have been delayed because I stopped and left this book.

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I wrote the first version of the book between 2018 and 2019. At that moment, I had no interest in publishing in Spanish and English. I just wanted to write and publish it in Portuguese.

I finished writing close to September 2019. I sent the book to my friend Anderson Camilo, and he made some considerations about it. I revised the book according to his considerations, but I didn't publish it yet. I kept the book stopped.

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After some months, I made some publications on Amazon, and I got excited to publish this book. In April 2020, I reviewed the book and translated it to Spanish. Finally, I published it on Amazon.

After some more months, I'd translated all my books into English. Only this one was missing. I did it and published it. This translating marks a watershed in my writing career. After this book, I decided to write simultaneously in three languages. All books since that time have been published like this.

The book has been published on the following dates:

Portuguese and Spanish: September 20th, 2020

English: March 25th, 2021

Let's talk about the book. The story is about a rich man with a bad marriage, without respect and love. At one point, Charles is diagnosed with brain cancer.

He got desperate, without knowing what to do. For the first time in years, he got close to his family.

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He got so desperate that he sought God's help. He was immature and didn't know anything about religion, God, or cure. He learns how things really work in the worst possible way.

If you want to know the entire path of Charles, read the book.

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My third book - Poetry and Life (Life Through the Words)

The poems were written between 2019 and 2020. These were the first poems that I wrote after a long time without writing poems.

In the beginning, I didn't think to gather them in a book. I wrote the poems and sent them to some people on WhatsApp.

The subjects are very diverse. However, most of them are about personal life. About situations and solutions. About thoughts and feelings. I tried to express feelings and perceptions about things.

I had many good replies. People said the poems made them reflect and think about the subject. With this kind of reply, I was satisfied, my mission as a writer had been accomplished.

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Some poems are about things I lived and learned. I poetically expressed my experiences to show other people there is something to learn in all situations. And the most important thing, God is with us all the time

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The poems have some metrics. Most of them have five stanzas.  And all have long verses. They are like short poetic stories, with a beginning, middle and end. Some of them finish with a reflection or advice.

The book has been published on the following dates:

Portuguese and Spanish: April 04th, 2020

English: January 1st, 2021

Update April 10th, 2022

Continuing my revision to publish on other platforms, I updated this book. This time, I changed virtually everything. I changed the title, cover, and description.

Why did you do it?

To be sincere, I noticed the previous title "Poetry and Life" didn't make sense. The book wasn't a poetry book, it was a book with some reflections about life, and these reflections had a bit of poetry. Then, I decided to change the title for Life through the words.

Besides that, I removed some poems from the book. I made it because I understood these poems were not according to the book's purpose.

I hope these changes help to sell more.

Life through the words

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