Marcos Fizzotti

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen!

My name is Marcos Fizzotti, nice meeting you, my friends! Sorry if that doesn’t sound original, but I’m kind of fighting to come up with the better way to talk about myself, which, I know, it’s a shame, considering I was supposed to be a writer. Well, I managed to tell you my name so far, something you already knew, is in the book cover. Anyway, you’ll surely find my fiction much more attractive than my personal story (if you don’t, I’m in the wrong racket!). It’s always easier to write about other people, especially when they don’t exist than talking about oneself. And I can tell you, partners, I may not know a lot about a great deal of things, but there’s this one thing I’m pretty sure of: I definitely exist! I don’t know about you, but I’m certain that my creditors will be glad to hear that.

Okay, that being said (I hope the ice is broken by now) and, as I believe is the purpose of this little article, please allow me to bore you with some stuff about myself, I promise I won’t dwell. I’m Brazilian, but make no mistake, I’m not a very typical one. In fact, last time I’ve tried to perform mild steps of Samba, my ankle ended up in a cast for a whole month. Actually, I’m an engineer with a degree in electronics with great experience in telecommunications, having worked in some of the most prestigious multinational companies out there. Oops! Yes, I know! You’re probably thinking “what the heck... This looks like more of a crummy presentation letter to be sent to some AT&T or Nokia-Siemens or whatever, how in blazes this guy became a writer!?” Believe me, I’m getting to that.

First of all, I know my ABCs and that was a big help. I worked many years in the telecom business, more specifically with those equipments that make your cell phone calls go through to each other, more related to the maintenance side of it, so if you experimented some problems with your mobile from, let’s say, 2004 to 2012, that was probably my fault. But you don’t have to worry about that anymore, I mean if your calls just keep on dropping, it’s no longer my fault; I’m out of that deal. Trust me, it wasn’t all that bad, I actually enjoyed it for a while. My telecom job took me all around the world and I had the opportunity to get to know the insiders of several mobile operators throughout the globe. But, as I’m sure you’re not by any means interested in my adventures, let’s get back to business and to the exciting adventures I’m planning to share with you in your kind kindle.

I’ve always been a horror movie fan, but art movies weren’t out of my league, not for a long shot. I do believe that movies have to try to teach something, at least one or two life lessons, and add good values to our souls, but I confess I want to be thrilled when I pay to see a movie. As I believe books should work likewise, ultimately that’s why I decided to write. In my fictional work, I hope to provide you with as much excitement as you can get by scaring the pants out of you with the horror part, but also sharing my views on this humanity and its many, many problems and how to solve them, and expecting, of course, that many of you will feel the same as I do about the subject. After all, I already consider you all my best friends, so let’s discuss it! Please, don’t forget to send your opinions, angry criticism, suggestions, hopes, fears, anguishes and even deepest desires to the good ole 121stdivision@gmail.com, the best way to attack a problem is always by talking about it with someone you trust.

So, that’s it for the moment, or until I come up with something better. Feel free to hover over this page every time you want for updates. As I complete my profile, you’ll probably get awfully disappointed when you see my picture, but there are certain things you can’t, or even shouldn’t, change. I promise I’ll try to compensate my lack of good looks with my irresistible charm (if any) and, of course, with the high quality of my manuscripts (written together with my great friend, and yours now, Cesar Santos), which I’m more than glad to submit to your appreciation. I hope you enjoy it!

Your Friend and Partner in Crime,

Marcos Fizzotti

PS: Fell free to mock my name. Yes, it’s kinda strange, I know.