Wattpad Filipino Block Party 2021

weirdygurl's Author Interview

The Wattpad Filipino Block Party 2021

QUESTIONS / MGA TANONG

1.How did you adjust your writing in your stories, may naapektuhan ba because of work/acads and life?

Time management and patience. I always apply these two in every aspect of my life. Being a writer on wattpad. It's tough and demanding. Haha! It's true, some readers act like they own your time; dropping your stories for updating late. May kasamang bash pa. Package deal! Nakakawalangana 'yon. It's a toxic trait. We have our personal work and responsibilities when we're not intimately collaborating ideas with our laptop for our next updates. As much as I or We want to quench your thirst for update, priorities must always come first, unless, I or we're writing full time.

Know your priorities, writers. Follow your own timeline and schedule and inform your readers with your update schedules. Do not ghost them. Masakit 'yan! Pangit kayo ka bonding kapag ganoon. Haha! Give and take lang tayo always. Inform them na buhay ka pa at mag-a-update ka sa weekend, sa holiday, or next year! Sila mag-adjust. Char! Basta, hear them out, and I promise you, they will listen to you when it's time for you to speak. :D

2.What do you prefer to write: Series or Standalone stories? Why?

Series!

Trivia, I started with standalone because it's easy – it's a one-time fictional universe to write. Cons: Sepanx siya for me. It's heartbreaking to move on to another story. Meanwhile, Series is too complex for me that time. It requires commitment and well-organized plots and timeline for a seamless transition for the next book. Takot ako sa commitment dati and ayoko nga ma stress sa buhay that's the reason why readers knew me with my light stories.

But when I started His Beautiful Series (Book 1 of 4), I just couldn't get enough! It's honestly addicting. So gumawa pa ako ng isa pang series, Faro de Amore (Book 1 of 13) para lang ma stress ulit. Writing a book series is an endless journey of possibilities and thrill. I like the challenges attached to it. It's like a world where you can continue the lives of your characters kahit tapos na kwento nila. The continuity and the chance to write updates about the lives of your previous characters are too satisfying.

The First Series revolves in the friendship of four broken and lost men finding the beauty of life. The second ongoing series are inspired by the names of the disciples and their flaws as FARO BOYS (landowners in different professions), led by the mysterious landlord of Faro de Amore, Iesus Cloudio de Dios. Thirteen men finding the 12 lost items that links their past lives.

I love writing both but at present, I love doing series kasi ayoko mag-move-on sa mga characters ko. XD

3.How do you motivate yourself to keep writing?

Gusto ko magka-jowa! Since I don't have any at the moment. I'll just gonna write it in different scenarios, pain, and happiness. XD

But honestly, it's hard to motivate yourself especially at times like this. When you always feel stuck and everyone are given a lot of opportunities in writing. At some point, no matter how strong I am, I will always feel vulnerable because of my insecurities as a writer. I always feel that nobody cared and nobody wanted to read my stories. I feel ignored. I have been writing here on wattpad for 10 years now. Umalis na ang iba. Napalitan na ng bago. But hey, I'm still here! <3

You know what, a reader told me, "Ikaw ang pinakamatiyagang writer na nakilala ko." I believe madami kami but it just shows that sometimes, what you need is not the fame but genuine readers who supports your story. Stop looking for readers who doesn't appreciate you. Do not write stories that isn't you. Let readers loves your stories and not because you're trying to please the world. This is your world, own it.