▁foc using ▁on ▁people ’ s ▁need ▁to ▁avoid ▁being ▁alone , ▁without ▁trying ▁to ▁give ▁sol ace ▁to ▁the ▁reader ▁about ▁what ▁he ▁writes ▁about . ▁ ▁Life ▁Martín ▁Br ice ño ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁M ér ida , ▁Y uc at án , ▁Mexico ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁He ▁still ▁lives ▁here ▁as ▁he ▁h ates ▁the ▁cold ▁and ▁pre fers ▁the ▁l ifest yle . ▁ ▁Despite ▁being ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁writer , ▁Martin ▁is ▁a ▁long ▁time ▁business man , ▁known ▁in ▁southern ▁Mexico . ▁He ▁major ed ▁in ▁business ▁administration ▁in ▁college , ▁although ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁study ▁literature . ▁Despite ▁the ▁dark ▁t ones ▁of ▁his ▁writing , ▁his ▁appearance ▁is ▁generally ▁business like . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁quoted ▁saying ▁that ▁he ▁cons iders ▁having ▁had ▁two ▁children ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁dark ▁world ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁brave ▁thing . ▁ ▁Martín ▁does ▁not ▁find ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁business ▁and ▁literature ▁to ▁be ▁particularly ▁compatible . ▁However , ▁he ▁adm its ▁he ▁has ▁no ▁desire ▁to ▁die ▁hun gry ▁as ▁a ▁writer . ▁While ▁he ▁does ▁ear n ▁money ▁as ▁a ▁writer , ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁enough . ▁ ▁Writing ▁career ▁Martin ▁wanted ▁to ▁study ▁literature ▁when ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁college , ▁but ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁such ▁maj ors ▁were ▁not ▁available ▁in ▁his ▁region . ▁One ▁had ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁Mexico ▁City . ▁While ▁it ▁did ▁delay ▁having ▁a ▁writing ▁career ▁until ▁the ▁very ▁late ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁the ▁author ▁bel