Zypher and Gangsters

Amazing Announcement!

Hi there, everyone!

PLEASE read till the very end. I have a positively important announcement!

If you are one of the patient readers of my Ghosts and Gangsters and Zypher and Gangsters stories, welcome back! I know you've been waiting for so long.

If you are a new reader, it's sooo nice to meet you and I hope you've read the first book, "Ghosts and Gangsters".

Alam kong sobrang tagal na pong na-stuck nitong story kong 'to, kaya malaking-malaki po ang pasasalamat ko sa inyo at sa patuloy niyong suporta. 

Marami pong pagbabagong nangyari hindi lang po sa Wattpad life ko kundi na sa buong buhay ko in general. Graduating po kasi ako nung sinimulan ko itong Zypher and Gangsters about 7 years ago (jusko I feel old hahahaha), kaya naging busy ako sa school at research paper namin. After graduating, I decided to pursue my other passions and interests including filming, video-editing, animations, vlogging. 

I was more like...lost.

Aside from getting a job, hindi ko talaga alam nang buong-buo kung ano ba talaga ang gusto kong gawin--yung magiging passionate ako at enthusiastic. Yung talagang mamahalin ko yung ginagawa ko.

Hanggang sa nagkaroon na ako ng trabaho at naging busy. Alam niyo naman pag nagta-trabaho, masyado nang used up yung energy at brain juice sa work kaya mahirap nang maging creative ulit mag-isip.

Right before the pandemic, I attempted to retry writing my unfinished books--especially Zypher and Gangsters. Pero yun yata yung time na marami nang updates si Watty dahil sa premium features, rebranding, at kung anu-ano pa. At siguro alam na ng iba sa inyo pero nawalan ako ng access dito sa account ko dahil sa error ng Wattpad. Bigla na lang akong na-kick out at makakabalik lang ako kapag na-verify ko yung Wattpad account ko gamit yung Yahoo na email address kong matagal nang deactivated. I had my Facebook, Instagram, Gmail profiles linked and mentioned in my account but they really required to use the oldest email address I used when I created my account.

Nung time na yun, wala pang ibang paraan para mabawi yung account kaya naman nawasak talaga ang aking puso at nawalan ako ng ganang magsulat ulit. Palagi kong binibisita yung account ko at sinubukan kong magsulat na lang ng ibang kwento pero nawala talaga yung spark.

But last year, I felt really eager. Sobrang nasasayangan talaga ako sa account ko at hindi pa rin  ako mapakali. I wanted to recover my account. It was like a magnet and it kept pulling me to do it.

And I am sooo glad I tried.

Nalaman kong may bagong paraan para marecover yung inaccessible kong account. Mukhang marami talaga silang reklamong natanggap kaya ginawan din nila ng paraan. Pwede nang umapela at magsend ng proof of ownership. May mga katanungan din silang kailangang sagutin nang tama.

Long story short, nabawi ko na yung Wattpad account ko after almost 3 long years! YAY!

BUT HERE WAS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM: I was too disconnected from my stories!

And yes, that's one of the biggest problems an author could ever face.

So... I spent months and months trying to write new, fresh stories. I brainstormed ideas and characters and outlines...and none of them ever worked for me...

Nothing clicked.

Nothing made me feel how I felt when I was writing Ghosts and Gangsters, or Serlande University, or Love Me, Kill You...

I felt forced and a little empty...

Mabilis akong nauubusan ng mga salita at emosyon...

Lahat ng natural lang na lumalabas mula sa'kin 7 years ago ay parang hindi ko na mahagilap. Kahit siguro magritwal ako ay di pa rin yun oobra (LOL!).

Pagkatapos, dumating ang gabing yun.

ANG GABING YUN!

Nagkaroon ako ng maikling panaginip. Isang biglaan at napaka-ikling panaginip lang iyon pero hanggang ngayon ay maliwanag pa sa sikat ng araw ang pagkakaalala ko doon.

Si Zypher von Einsiedel--o si Ahn Jae Hyun, ang aktor na pinili kong magportray sa karakter ni Zypher. Nakatayo siya sa gitna ng dilim at tanging ang mga headlights ng sasakyang kinaroroonan ko ang nagbibigay liwanag sa kanya.

Hindi ko lubos narinig ang sinasabi niya pero malinaw ang pagkakaintindi kong tinatawag niya'ko. OO, AKO MISMO at hindi si Xenzel, wahahaha!

And that was all, but the moment I woke up, nothing was ever the same.

It hit me.

That was the sign I was looking for, waiting for, hoping for.

Binasa kong muli ang sarili kong mga kwento--ang Ghosts and Gangsters at Zypher and Gangsters. I couldn't believe I was able to write those books and I felt so inspired to finally complete the 2nd book. I instantly felt my strong connection with the characters and the story.

Lumingun-lingon pa kasi ako sa ibang kwento, e itong librong 'to lang naman pala yung sagot sa problema ko!

So...what's this all about?

WHAT'S THE IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT?

Gusto ko lang po ipaalam sa inyo na ipinagpatuloy ko na po ang pagsusulat ng karugtong nitong Zypher and Gangsters. Mayroon na din akong completed outline for the whole story. Kasalukuyan pong nasa 23rd chapter na ako pero hindi ko po muna pina-publish para mas maganda po ang publishing pace kapag tinapos ko muna ang buong kwento.

Pero kayo po ba, saan mas gusto niyo?

I-publish ko na lang ba everytime na may natapos akong chapter, o tapusin ko muna ang buong kwento bago ako mag-publish para regular yung publishing schedule?

I would love to know your thoughts!

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I will also appreciate inspiring thoughts from you guys. I have always been worried about having to go back to zero because of being hiatus, so knowing you're there will make my day for sure.

Again, thank you so much for simply being there and for reading this. I appreciate you a lot and see you on my next update!

Love,
babaengbully