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Nais niyo bang mapagbilang sa Writer's Catalog ng RomancePH? Then please do read on!
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Nagagalak ang RomancePH na ibahagi sa inyo ang aming interview kasama ang isa sa winners ng Remembering November Love na si watashiwarei! Mas kilalanin pa siya at malaman ang kanyang proseso sa pagsusulat sa interview na ito.
1. Ano ang paboritong mong genre na isulat at bakit?
Heavy drama, tragedy, and slice of life. I'm a deep person, I like to talk about human emotions and everything about life and death fascinates me. Gusto kong iparating sa aking mambabasa na kaya ko silang dalhin sa isang bagong mundo gamit ang aking imahinasyon pero mananatiling nakatapak ang mga paa namin sa lupa. We won't be escaping from the reality of life but rather we will dive deeper into it - discover, learn and relate together.
2. Ilang taon ka nang magsimulang magsulat?
13! I was on my 8th grade in high school back then. Naisipan kong magsulat kasi inspired ako sa mga nabasa kong story sa Ebooks at anime shows. Pagsusulat nalang ng story ang palagi kong ginagawa sa tuwing umuuwi ako galing school. Halos hindi na ako patulugin ng imahinasyon ko. Pati sa kalagitnaan ng acquaintance party namin noon o habang kumakain ng isaw sa kanto!
3. Kung bibigyan ka ng pagkakataon na mabuhay sa isa sa mga kuwentong naisulat mo, alin ito at bakit?
Shoreline! Dahil katulad ni Aurora, marami rin akong hiling na gustong matupad. Gusto ko ring panghawakan iyong lumang kasabihan at mag -abang ng sunset sa unang araw ng summer if I had a chance. I also want to be friends with Aurora because I think she will need someone beside her after what happened.
4. Ano ang iyong greatest fear bilang writer?
Iyong hindi ko na-save ang isinulat ko pagkatapos. That happened so many times already and I swear I learned my lessons haha!
5. Paano ang iyong writing process?
My writing process usually starts with daydreaming. Kahit nasaan o ano man ang ginagawa ko, my imagination won't ever stop nagging me and various story ideas will surge on me. Hindi ako sanay bumuo ng outline. I let my characters lead me to where they want the story to go. Sometimes, I spend days dancing with those ideas before I wrote them cause it could create more room for improvements. Sanay rin ako sa on-the-spot writing kaya minsan walang proofreading na nagaganap. I am breaking the process of writing here haha!
6. Ano ang iyong greatest pet-peeve?
Oooh. I have so many! But the greatest one will be the slow internet connection. Especially this time of the pandemic, we often use social media to have synchronous learning and also reach out to one another.
7. Favorite food?
I'm a fries lover since I was a kid! Paborito ko rin iyong tinola na luto ni Mama. Chopsuey at adobong pusit na luto ni Lola. At syempre iyong ginisang petchay na specialty ko! Ugh, this question is hard to answer for a food lover like me!
8. Ilang beses ka magsulat sa isang buwan?
It depends. Lately, okupado ang isip ko ng school works, 'e. But during vacation and semester breaks, I could update four chapters in a month for my on-going stories and write one or two short stories.
9. Ano ang iyong maipapayo sa ibang manunulat?
Your essence as a writer is not measured through how frequently you write nor the number of books you've published. Be kind and gentle to yourself always. Don't please anyone if it means losing yourself afterwards.
Hindi ako mag a-advice about the writing technicalities dahil alam kong magagaling ang bawat isa at patuloy pa rin tayong natututo. I just want to say that please take good care of yourselves, okay?
You are amazing. Do not let others tell you otherwise.
Keep going and hold on to that passion!
10. Ano ang iyong akda na nais mong ibahagi sa amin?
Gusto kong ibahagi ang aking dalawang on-going stories!
The first one is entitled "Heart Like Yours", na tungkol sa isang psychology student na naghahanap ng purpose sa buhay. Layunin ng kuwentong ito na maghatid ng aral tungkol sa mental na kalusugan ng tao, puksain ang bullying at iparating na hindi lahat ng ngiti sa labi ay totoo.
The second one is entitled, "The 17th Confession" na may touch of Japanese culture and anime-ish vibe. Tungkol ito sa isang high school student na hindi tumitigil sa pag-amin ng nararamdaman sa kanyang first love kahit ilang beses na s'yang tinanggihan nito. Tungkol rin ito sa pagkakaibigan at pamilya.
If you want to read them, better ready your heart. Remember my answer to the first question! :)
11. May mensahe ka ba para sa iyong mga mambabasa?
I love you all! Haha! Mabibilang lang kayo gamit ang daliri, but I treasure each one of you. Salamat sa matiyagang paghihintay ng update at mahabang pasensya dahil sa tagal nito minsan. You fuel me to write more and you all made me so happy too many times. Receive all the love and gratitude from me! Thank you for staying, my sutekina dokusha!
