Pyrmont Crown

Author's Note

* LET ME JUST INSERT THIS AUTHOR'S NOTE FROM ROSH'S STORY HERE. Para sa mga hindi na makakaabot pa sa story ni Rosh. (24.02.18)
* I ADDED A FEW PARAGRAPH THOUGH. (24.02.18)

So, let me begin by wishing you all a nice day.

Hindi talaga ito note pero letter para sa lahat.

Alam naman natin na si Wattpad ay may 'block profile' option na diba? At pag ni-block mo ang isang profile, mawawalan sila ng access sa profile mo. Hindi nila mababasa mga stories mo kung autor ka. User Not Found ang message pag na-block ka.

Having said that, I want to inform everyone na ginagamit ko ang 'block profile'.

Kanino? *RUDE READER. Dalawa ni-block ko apt alam ko madadagdagan pa sila.  *UNFAIR READERS. Madami sila.

Anong UNFAIR READERS? Well, sila iyong mga sikat lang na authors pina-follow pero basa ng basa ng mga stories ng mga hindi sikat o kilalang author. Or, iyong ang tagal na sa wattpad pero, bilang lang ang pino-follow pero ang mga nabasa na story 'di na mabilang. Tapos sila pa itong demanding.

Alam niyo kung bakit bina-block ko sila? Kasi unfair iyan sa akin o sa ibang authors. Kung hindi niyo kayang suportahan sa maliit na bagay ang author sa kabila na ini-enjoy niyo naman stories niya, itigil niyo na lang pagbabasa sa contents niya.

Limang-daan na mahigit siguro naka-block sa akin dahil sa ganyan sila.

Siguro para sa inyong mga readers, *nah- that's no big deal, *nah- ayoko i-follow 'di naman sikat 'to okay lang 'yan, *nah- ayoko idagdag sa following ko kasi 'di kilala panget makita sa profile ko, and whatever BS reason you have not to follow- wala lang, maliit na bagay lang iyan sa point of view niyo.

But, sa mga authors na pinaghirapan stories nila, na naglalaan ng time to write decent and good story sa kabila na wala namang binabayad si Wattpad sa amin, that is unfair, frustrating, and also insulting.

Kung mga sikat lang gusto niyo suportahan, please manatili kayo sa profile nila, kesa naman iparamdam niyo sa mga maliliit na authors na 'di nila deserve ang spot.

Ayos lang sana sa akin ganyan kayo kung katulad ako sa ibang authors na gino-ghost kayo, iniwan kayo kung kailan nasa kalagitnaan na ng story, or author na sa VIP, Dreame, or Patreon na ang kalahati ng story.

Pero hindi ako gano'n. Consistent ang update ko at kung hindi man ako makakapag-update pinapaalam ko. And as much as I could, nagrereply ako sa mga messages. Hindi ako nang-i-ignore kasi feeling ko makakasakit ako ng damdamin pag 'di ako nagreply lalo na sa mga messages of appreciation. I always try to reach out sa mga nagrerecommend ng mga stories ko to thank them. Wala naman kasing author kung walang readers and vice-versa.

Pero para sa iba kahit anong gawin ko, 'di enough kasi ang standard nila is somebody with huge following or sikat lang ang deserve i-follow kahit na nabasa na nila halos lahat o lahat ng stories ko from Kronack to Rosh. If that's you, then I'll be frank with you, I don't want you here in my profile. I better have less readers than keep somebody na tinuturing lang akong extra and unworthy of the follow because your standard suck.

Hindi ako magki-keep ng readers na unfair. May mga reader ako na pinapahalagahan at na-aapreciate ako, why should I keep somebody that make me feel worthless? That is stupid. To love oneself is to know your worth and remove those who shouldn't be part of your journey because they make you feel not enough despite giving your best. I'm doing just that.

Hindi rin ako mag me-message sayo kung ma-ba-block ka na. Nakakahiya. Ayokong lumabas na nagde-demand or nagbe-beg na i-follow mo ako, when I deserve it because I'm doing my part as an author.

Galit ba ako? Hindi. Ini-express ko lang point of view ko as an author para alam niyo. Mas masaya ako kung wala akong reader na mga ungrateful and unfair. Having all my readers that appreciate me despite not being famous is helping me positively. They are the one that's keep me going, hindi kayong mga walang pakiramdam o wala lang talagang pakialam sa maliit na writer.

Then there was one instance na, when a profile followed me. Before following me she only follows 3 famous authors with a few million followers. On-going si Dusk, nag message siya at nagtanong, I replied and I was friendly. I think she knew about my rule. Then, after a few months, ongoing si Rosh, I came across her profile again and saw she's back to her 3 favorites. She unfollowed me. That was after reading a few or maybe all of my completed stories— after I took the time to cater to her.

I was not mad not even hurt. But it made me realize that it doesn't matter if I lose one or two readers a day when I earn more than ten or twenty awesome readers a day. Readers who know how to give back and respect. It also made me harden my stand about blocking profiles and make sure where to draw the line and put ungrateful and rude readers in their place.

Another thing, hindi ako namba-block pag nakikita ko marami naman kayong pina-follow na underrated authors kahit 'di niyo ako pino-follow. At least alam ko hindi kayo unfair sa iba. That's already enough for me.

Naglabas ako ng ganitong letter or whatever you call it, kasi madami na nag me-message sa akin bakit 'di na nila makita profile ko. So this is to address that issue and future profile na iba-block ko.

'Yun lang.

Clfern
Thu, 23.11.30