Hello! Natanggap ko tong tanong sa message board ko and...I do want to answer it! Hindi madali magsulat ng nobela, at minsan mas maiging mag-attend talaga ng kurso o workshop para dito. Pero i-share ko na rin yung pinaka-nakakatulong sa akin.
1. Simpleng structure. Ginagamit ko ang 3-act structure. I divide my manuscript into three parts, a beginning (Act One), middle (Act Two), and end (Act Three). Hindi naman kailangang ganito lahat ng nobela, pero sanay ako sa structure na ganito at marami na akong nasulat na base dito ang structure. It uses a linear timeline, tuloy-tuloy lang ang events at action, at malinaw ang ending. Kung ang word count goal ko ay 40,000 to 45,000 words (actually novella length), then I try to write 15,000 words per act. Pero hindi naman strictly. Depende talaga sa kwento, pero aware lang ako na hindi masyadong mahaba yung act one at act two (dahil halata na dragging) at hindi rin sobrang igsi ng act three (parang minadali).
2. Theme/motivation: What does the character want the most? Bago ko simulan ang kwento, iniisip ko kung sino ang main character ko at kung ano ang pinaka-gusto niyang ma-achieve. And then the rest of the book is just the journey to achieving these things. Siyempre may challenges, and then overcoming those challenges. Tuloy tuloy lang until...makuha na niya ang pinakagusto niya.
I use these two tips for writing both short stories and longer books. It helps me focus!
At paalala lang na tips ito para sa nobela o short story. Iba siyempre ang advice ng mga magaling sa Wattpad, which is serial fiction, at iba ang structure at plotting pag serial fiction.
Anyway this is what I do and what helps me write. Sana makatulong!
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Publishing and Self-publishing: Advice for Writers
Non-Fiction[FILIPINO/ENGLISH] Advice for writers based on my experience self-publishing (more than 20 novels as of now) and traditional publishing (more than 10 novels with a traditional publisher, and consulting for other fellow authors). Read and learn, but...
