Tú Eres Mi Sol

Author's Notes

August 8, 2017

I just finished publishing Chapter IX. As I was taking a bath, I thought why don't I start curating notes for the story, like a diary of sorts. So here it is.

Paano mo naman naisip yung idea for this story?

Nanililigo ako noong naisip ko yung idea. Pero hindi ko alam kung makakasulat talaga ako ng ganito kahaba or ma-sustain ko. Naisip ko kasi na yung usual soap opera e yung kontra lagi yung mother-in-law, para maiba naman.

Paano mo naisip yung ending ng kwento?

Naliligo ako noong isang araw, noong naisip ko, chapter 4 pa lang ata yung nasusulat ko, since then I've always known how this story was going to end. I just had to think of how to reach that point.

Anong realisations mo about writing habang sinusulat mo itong story?

Ang hirap pala magsulat para sa sang wanna-be writer na katulad ko. Grabe, yung mga pangalan ginoogle ko talaga, kung napansin niyo for the names, I wanted to reflect their heritage.

Yung mga timeline, I had to take notes, para I had to ensure na may continuity yung age nila. Yung locations, I really had to do research. Yung mga sakit din, research din. I wanted to be accurate as possible.

Anong feeling mo ngayon?

At this very moment? Masakit ng konti tiyan ko, feeling ko dahil inubos ko yung kalahating bar ng chocolate kanina, Best before 08/08/2017, baka pwede pa sayang naman! I'm sure mawawala din to, takaw ko kasi e!

May resibo ka ba ng mga damit ni Valerie?

Go to google. Enter Worst Prom Dresses. Click Images. Yun na.

Ano pang na-realize mo?

Napansin ko na ang dami kong ideas habang naliligo. Dapat ata mga 2-3 times a day ako maligo, malay niyo magkagawa ako ng something katulad ni Jeff Bezos (founder ng Amazon)

Yung sa ending nga, mga dalawang beses ata ako nagshampoo kasi nakalimutan ko kung nangshampoo ako.

How did you find writing?

Hmm.. Actually (ay hindi pala ako artista, hindi ko pwede gamitin to). Mahirap siya with the research, medyo time consuming, pero it wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be. May mga araw lang nga na I was obsessed with how the story was going to unfold, mga 3 nights na ako hindi masyado nakatulog. Hahaha!

Bakit naman ganito yung kwento parang puzzle?

"Life is more manageable when thought of as a scavenger hunt as opposed to a surprise party" ~ Jimmy Buffet

Magsusulat ka pa ba ulit?

Honest answer? Hindi ko alam. Wanna-be writer lang kaya to, hindi ko talaga alam.

September 7, 2017

Anong latest update?

Medyo it's been a week na that I've been thinking na it's like the end for this story is coming soon. Hindi ako nakatulog last night, ganoon pala yun, you fall in love with the characters, that it's so hard to let go. Parang I don't want to let them go pero I have to.

Umiiyak ako ngayon, I really don't want to let them go. Ganito pala yun.

May kailangan kasi akong gawin for the next month and ayaw ko naman to leave everything up in the air.

Nag-enjoy ka ba sa experience mo?

Oo, sobra. More than the story itself, sobrang nag-enjoy ako interacting with the readers. Nakakatuwa! Since I always have a few chapters in draft, natutuwa ako pagnababasa ko yung mga reactions and minsan yung guessing game din.