1. Maaari mo bang ibahagi sa amin ang kuwento sa likod ng iyong Wattpad username?
There was no special meaning behind my Wattpad username. Nakuha ko lang naman ang raindrops_ galing sa kanta ni Regina Spektor (Raindrops), which was my favorite song at that time.
2. Kung bibigyan ka ng pagkakataon na makapagsulat ng kahit anong kuwento na walang limitasyon, ano ang magiging tema nito?
Horror. More specifically - psychological horror. I love listening to scary and true crime podcasts/Youtube videos, and I love reading horror stories, so gusto kong maranasan na magsulat ng ganitong tema. I find it challenging because I think it takes a special skill to be able to write something so disturbing and creepy na tatatak talaga sa isipan ng reader sa mahabang panahon.
3. Ano ang pinakamahirap na aspeto ng pagiging manunulat?
Para sa akin, it's figuring things out between the beginning and end of the story. I'm a spontaneous writer. Halos hindi ako gumagawa ng solid outline (maliban na lang kung nag e-edit/nag re-revise), so my ideas are like little dots that I need to connect together to form a coherent picture.
4. Saan mo nakikita ang sarili mo pagkalipas ng limang taon?
Nakikita ko ang sarili ko na nasa harap pa rin ng computer, nagsusulat ng script at nag do-drawing. It's my career now.
5. Ano ang iyong inspirasyon sa "The Way It Was Before"?
The story was loosely based on my personal experience in high school (and even college). Naging inspirasyon din into ng ilang pelikula at anime na napanood ko gaya ng Once, 5 CM Per Second, at 500 Days of Summer.
6. Ano ang iyong comfort TV Series o Movie na pinapanood mo tuwing ikaw ay nagsusulat o nagkakaroon ng writer's block?
Ang comfort TV series ko ay Brooklyn 99. Napanood ko ang lahat ng season more than 20 times na siguro. The show has smart and snappy dialogues, and it has helped me improve my dialogue writing a lot.
7. Ngayong buwan ng Pag-ibig, ano ang maipapayo mo sa mga nagmamahal at sa mga nasaktan sa pag-ibig?
Para sa mga taong nagmamahal, I hope you all stay happily in love but don't forget to stay grounded. Love is a very strong emotion. You can easily lose yourself in it or in your relationship, and it can make you ignore the red flags and deal breakers, so it's best to remember to value yourself, too.
At para sa mga nasaktan naman, you're not alone in this experience. Take the time to heal and come back stronger. Think of the heartbreak as your character development arc.
8. May mga bago ka bang kuwento na gusto mong ipasilip sa amin? Tungkol saan ito?
Meron akong dalawang kwento sa Wattpad profile ko na gusto kong i-continue. Yung The Way Our Worlds Collided na spin-off ng TWIWB at yung Chromatic which focuses on a group of friends doing art. However, I'm not sure kung kelan ko sila babalikan since sobrang busy ako sa Webtoon ko.
9. Ano ang naging inspirasyon mo sa pagsulat at pagguhit ng iyong mga katha sa Wattpad?
Both my writing career and my Webtoon career started because I was very bored. Walang inspirasyon. Walang espesyal na dahilan. I was just bored until I picked up my laptop and pen tablet and started doing my thing.
10. May maipapayo ka ba sa mga bagong manunulat?
Write what you love and love what you write. Prepare yourself for different kinds of reactions and feedback from people about your work. Listen to criticism but learn how to identify the ones that align with your goals and that actually help you improve. Ignore the ones that don't.
11. Ano ang mensahe mo sa iyong mga mambabasa?
Gusto ko silang pasalamatan sa pagsuporta ng mga gawa ko kahit na hindi na ako kasing active sa Wattpad gaya ng dati. Interracting with them is the best experience to have on this site, at palagi kong pahahalagan ang mga komento at mensahe nila.
1. Email o Handwritten Letter?
2. Pababa o Pataas?
Pataas
3. Gold o Silver?
Gold
4. Instagram o Tiktok?
5. Pandinig o Paningin?
Paningin
6. Mag-type sa cellphone o sa kompyuter?
Kompyuter
7. Mansion o Farm house?
Mansion
8. Honey o Chocolate?
Chocolate
9. Matulog nang maaga o Magising nang late?
Matulog nang maaga
10. Alitaptap o Bubuyog?
Alitaptap
11. Makitid o Maluwang?
Maluwang
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