ieves ▁it ▁never ▁would ▁have ▁prevent ed ▁it ▁completely . ▁ ▁He ▁bel ieves ▁his ▁orig ins ▁as ▁a ▁writer ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁reader , ▁and ▁he ▁began ▁reading ▁from ▁a ▁very ▁young ▁age . ▁While ▁he ▁discovered ▁earlier ▁that ▁he ▁liked ▁to ▁tell ▁stories ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁read ▁them , ▁what ▁c ement ed ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁becoming ▁a ▁writer ▁was ▁att ending ▁a ▁story t elling ▁work shop ▁with ▁writer ▁Ag ust in ▁M ons real . ▁ ▁Martin ▁cred its ▁this ▁teacher , ▁along ▁with ▁Mexican ▁writer ▁Rafael ▁Ram ire z ▁Her edia ▁with ▁giving ▁him ▁support ▁in ▁his ▁very ▁early ▁career . ▁ ▁While ▁he ▁regularly ▁gives ▁work sh ops ▁in ▁M ér ida , ▁he ▁states ▁that ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁writer ▁one ▁needs ▁three ▁things : ▁to ▁read ▁much , ▁to ▁learn ▁technique ▁and ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁hard ▁work ▁and ▁talent . ▁Despite ▁a ▁heavy ▁business ▁schedule , ▁he ▁still ▁tried ▁to ▁dedic ate ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁hours ▁per ▁day ▁to ▁writing ▁and ▁reads ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁books ▁per ▁week . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁writing ▁and ▁publishing ▁his ▁own ▁works , ▁he ▁is ▁also ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁compilation ▁of ▁others ’ ▁work , ▁especially ▁writers ▁from ▁the ▁Y uc at án ▁Pen ins ula . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Centro ▁Y uc ate co ▁de ▁Esc rit ores ▁and ▁the ▁editor ial ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁N ave g aciones ▁Zur ▁literary ▁magazine . ▁ ▁Martin ’ s ▁awards ▁and ▁other ▁recogn itions ▁include ▁an ▁honor