May writing tips na nakakalat sa 11/23, and a reader told me, "Bakit ba naglalagay ka ng writing tips sa kwento? Nakakawala sa concentration, eh. Gumawa ka na lang ng separate book! Wag dito!" (pero di talaga ganito yun, OA lang ako) and I say, why not? Gusto ko namang magsulat ng writing tips, i-share ang mga natutun...
"Anong mas pipiliin mo: taong mahal mo na hindi ka mahal o taong mahal ka pero hindi mo mahal?"
Sabi nila, kapag daw ginawa mong wallpaper ang picture ng taong mahal mo sa cellphone mo at walang nakakita nito within 15 days, magkakatuluyan daw kayo. Teka teka, naniniwala ka ba don?
If you ever thought that you already have that perfect love story you've always dreamed of, think again. Everything in this world is not what it seems to be. Everything's twisted, including your story.
A (not-so) hopeless romantic writer. A weird (not-so-much of a) stranger. A lot of (denying) feelings in between. A (continuation of the online) connection that ends on 11 / 23.
A writer. A weird stranger. A lot of little conversations. An online understanding. Every night. 23:11.
WARNING: Mababaw lang ang kahulugan ng #AFGITMOLFM dahil mababaw lang ang author. Huwag umasa. Masasaktan ka lang. The meaning is one of the mysteries that this achingly long story will reveal. Read at your own curiosity and chismosa/chismoso level. Bawal spoilers! You have been warned.
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