About The Author

Hey :)

It's so weird typing on my keyboard like this again, usually I just do this when I talk to people online and not you know... writing. 

I haven't been writing for a month now, I think I have been away from writing overall. 

Now I realized I got to finish my first book before there was literally nothing else for me to do, it was quarantine and classes were dismissed for months before online classes started. 

It has been 3 years since I published Homophobic and believe me or not, I have more than twenty drafts collecting virtual dust in my online library. 

A lot has happened while I was away, so many ups and downs. 

One thing I can't really handle now is my friend's passing. 

Her birthday is coming up few days from now, she took her own life last September 3. May you rest in peace man. 

If you've read (and still remember) homophobic, the character Domi  was based on her :) 

In the first chapter of this book, I mentioned that I've always felt like I was a boring person. Domi told me otherwise. 

She said that she had a small crush on me when we first met almost 5 years ago, and I mentioned that it's something I couldn't comprehend because like I said, I'm boring. 

Domi said no, and that she always admired the things I overlook about myself. At that time, I just took it as her saying things. Now I realized it must hurt her somewhere while she said it. 

Because she doesn't know was that person that always lit up the room, no matter where it was or who you are, Domi always make people smile. In the mosaic of who I am as a person, a huge part of it were the things she taught me.

I learned to limit boundaries, to love properly, and to take life not so seriously.

The wisest, calmest, and kindest of them all. Domi for sure had her own negative traits, as all humans do, but that never outweigh the impact she gave to people. 

I'm writing this as both tribute to my first ever friend and an announcement. 

I am starting over. 

I won't be surprised if no one reads this, to be honest. I know I have been away for a long time and no one probably remembers who wrote homophobic, and that's okay.

I want to be an author that has written many books and took care of her work deeply.

Because when you take care of things, they last. 

And I know how much Domi supported me through her lifetime, it's time I own up the things she saw in me. 

I already emailed Wattpad and told them I will be unpublishing some books. 

To my old readers, hey :) thanks for sticking by. 

I'll be away again and I don't know for how long, but I know I'll get back to writing. 

I know how it feels to fall in love with someone, I'm in a loving and healthy relationship that Domi always cheered me on. 

But I think now it's time I fall in love again with what I was meant to be; someone who creates. 

So let me cook for a while, I'll be back with a great dish to serve.

I'll see you soon, bye. 

- August :)