Akasayana

New chapter of Once in a Lifetime is up! 
          	
          	The curtain to the past is starting to draw open. Chandra and Aditya are pulled to the place where their story first began.
          	
          	https://www.wattpad.com/story/362558515

Akasayana

Happy International Women's Day 2024!
          
          In this very special day for us women and anyone with important women figure in their life, I'd like to announce that:
          
          First, a new chapter of Once in a Lifetime (12: Vestiges of Memories) is up.
          
          Second, Once in a Lifetime has made it though the first round of #ONC2024. 
          
          Thank you for supporting me and my work so far! Please continue to do so for other ONC writers who I'm sure have worked hard to craft meaningful stories:
          https://www.wattpad.com/1423676211-open-novella-contest-2024-round-one-qualifiers
          
          All the best of luck for us in the next 10K round!
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/362558515

Akasayana

Okay, unpopular opinion. 
          
          In order to make our MC's romantic relationship feels "natural" and not "insta-love-y", it's better to make both characters "deserve" each other. There should be a "reason" for character A to be attracted to character B; something intrinsic, yet related to each other's existential "need".
          
          Say, character B is afraid of dogs and always feels like he has to depend on himself to survive (can't even tell his family that he's bullied at school). Make character B falls for character A when she "saves" him. For example, when B is paralyzed with fear in front of a dog, A sweeps in to grab the dog and take it away, oblivious to the fact that she just unintentionally made a guy fall in love with her.
          
          Now, say character A is someone with trust issue. Makes her act nice but distanced from everyone and never believe a single compliment thrown at her. Now, character B who's already fallen for character A sticks to her no matter the circumstances, slowly gaining A's trust and makes her eventually fall for him.
          
          WOULDN'T THAT BE MORE SATISFYING??!!
          
          (yes, I'm talking about you 'A Good Day to be A Dog' webtoon/KDrama :p)

Akasayana

Happy Valentine's Day, wishing you a blessed Ash Wednesday, and if you're Indonesian, good luck on the voting day!
          
          New chapter of Once in a Lifetime is out! In chapter 4: SUN, our two main protagonists, Chandra and Aditya, finally encounter each other. Someone's not remembering their past life though...
          
          Have fun reading and don't forget to share your thoughts! ;3
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/362558515