AsianStorysketcher

Hey buddy!

Hi Readers,
          
          To expand on my last post on my "Chasing Tomorrow" storysketch, I am pleased to let you know that it was a family effort in ideas. I wanted to let you all know the process of how a story idea is born.
          
          My daughter gave me a lot of ideas on the company name, its advertisement, and even what should happen to the male lead (ML). I do have my own ideas, though, on what I want to happen, haha. It's my story. Her ideas were cliché and although I love cliché, my stories need to have their own special touch to a cliché theme.
          
          My husband gave me the idea of the male brand line of FL's company. I'll reveal the names in the story itself.
          
          I think this story started as a figment of one of my dreams. Of course, the only parts I remember are the ones I want to incorporate into my story. I start off with a female and male lead (FL and ML), but unsure where to go from there. The FL is older than the ML. The FL owns her own company, but needed a boyfriend for social events, and since this is cliché, I won't let it be as simple as that.
          
          There will be some identity mix-ups with our ML, but our FL doesn't care. She just goes with the flow. Hilariously, it works.
          
          I can't help but think Sion from NCT Wish fits the ML part most perfectly, so this means it will be another NCT Wish drama story, among the many that I have already. I have a part for Riku, who is involved with the mix-up. The rest of the members: unsure so far.
          
          Right, Sion will have an older brother, Jaehyun from NCT 127. Everyone wouldn't object to them being brothers, as they look so alike in real life. Would the older brother be a better match for the FL?
          
          FL will have a best friend, which my daughter already named. Later, I made it better that BFF also works at the company in an HR position since she was the one who hires people for the FL.
          
          Why did I call the story "Chasing Tomorrow?" I can't remember. Maybe tomorrow will be a better day? We'll hopefully see the sun once more? That's it for now, no space.

Hi all,
          
          I am resting, but not completely gone.
          
          Wattpad is hosting another prompt and reading list contest for their 20th anniversary, Then vs. Now. Join it for fun!
          https://www.wattpad.com/1628733201-community-happenings-then-vs-now-challenge-%F0%9F%92%BF%E2%9C%A8-open
          
          Prompt winners win a social video made of their prompt.
          500 reading list winners win Wattpad Premium for one month
          
          My prompts are below. Two of them are based on my story, Mokpo, We Go!, and others are based on my newest story idea with my daughter called "Chasing Tomorrow."
          
          Then: It all started in my bedroom, hair in a messy bun. 
          Now: It's 3 a.m., and I'm still up because I am too excited to work on my marketing plan for our team’s first business venture, but my mind keeps wandering to the person who has not joined us yet: Oh Sion. 
          
          Then: Reading about fake dating that British boy band member…
          Now: Fake dating the newly hired, but totally hot and younger administrative assistant who I initially thought was the fake boyfriend picked by my best friend so I can show him off at all the social gatherings that we need to attend as we hard launch our newest Lydia perfume line.
          
          Then: Reading when I definitely shouldn’t be…
          Now: I am distracted from reading my latest sizzling romance novel when my new male administrative assistant, model, and boyfriend comes in and out of my office, shuffling more and more consumer safety and product evaluation documents onto my desk as we plan to launch our newest Lydia perfume line in two hours: the juicy part of the story will have to wait.
          
          Then: Just getting into writing…
          Now: I’m still writing, furiously typing because my fingers won’t let me use the mouse to send the email, and even though I know this is a work-related message, I imagine that once he reads it, he will drop everything he is doing to find me in Seoul after I tried to ghost him for over a month despite fighting the huge ache in my heart when I decided to leave him and our hometown city of Mokpo.

Hi loyal readers,
          
          This post is not related to Wattpad business.
          
          This message is for my loyal fans who want to see a musical performance only! 
          
          As I mentioned last week, instead of writing on Wattpad, I had to perform a song with revised lyrics in a matter of days. My partner was in charge of the instruments and editing, making a music video to the song "Count On Me" by Bruno Mars with revised lyrics that were relevant to IT teams. The performance is in no way affiliated with the companies we work for, but was presented to my partner's entire team as a fun performance.
          
          I thought I would post this on social media, but then there were copyright concerns, so I decided not to publicly post it. 
          
          However, I felt like I would be letting you down by teasing it in the first place, so I uploaded it to Youtube with restricted access to anybody who has the below link:
          
          https://youtu.be/GcTK-vLbRUc
          
          Now, don't expect a K-pop quality MV. It's a low-budget video that was put together for an audience at the last minute. I had to record my voice and film my part by myself. Still, it was stressful, but fun, and in the future, my partner wanted me to write song lyrics and do more songs. Geez, I haven't written song lyrics in many years, and the songwriting landscape has changed since then (no bridges in songs?). I am embarrassed since I didn't do my best (I was tired), but I can't deny that the output was better than I ever expected. I owe it to my partner.
          
          If you do check it out, enjoy!

Hi Readers,
          
          It is finally here: Chapter 62 of "Mokpo, We Go!" has been published! I would like to thank everyone for their patience in the last two months. As I expected, I had difficulty writing the dance sequences to match what is considered the ultimate battle in Daegu. I had AI help in improving my dance descriptions to make every move explode, and my daughter reviewed the entire chapter before I published it (From her: HII! Thank you for supporting my mom!).
          
          Continuing where we left off, Mokpo Wish has entered a high-stakes dance battle bet with the D-Line crew to secure Daeyoung's freedom and retain all members of their group. This chapter only includes the first two rounds because it was just too exciting. The conclusion to the battle will be revealed in the next chapter. This is the battle of all battles for my story as the climax of my story, which is why I put some deep thought into it.
          
          I also introduced an all-female dance team: Cappy Storm. I never had an all-female dance team mentioned in the story, and I think it's kind of cool. 
          
          I know that the World Cup is going on right now, so I understand if you don't want to read at this moment. I will work on the next chapter soon! Only my daughter knows the winners of the battles and all the "secrets."  I love my daughter very much! (<---- My daughter wrote this, by the way.) 
          
          I would love to know who you think would win each round of battle between Mokpo Wish and D-Line! I asked AI and my daughter for their opinions, and they gave me different opinions. That's the fun of it!
          
          See you later!

Hi Writers,
          
          I recommend reading this great chapter on AI by a trio named "The Olds" and the most surprising is that there is a potential that your work can be scraped for a contest when your work may be submitted to AI to check whether AI was used (how ironic). I do not know who would do that without consent. If this is not what you signed up for to give AI your story, then be cautious of joining any contest or awards hosted by a Wattpad user and not Wattpad staff.
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/1630077650-the-olds-way-should-you-use-ai
          
          I know a lot of people are against AI. There are always pros and cons, but one thing is for sure when using AI for any reason:
          
          Never trust, always verify
          
          AI can never be in control unless you give it control. AI cannot replace your sentences unless you let it. AI cannot change your words if you don't allow it. Everything is up to your mind. A human and the owner of the text should be the person in control of the entire AI exchange. 
          
          My thought is that if your story is so great, fan fiction will be written about it. Similar stories will also be written, so eventually, your type of work will be diluted in the market. 
          
          I forgot who said the quote that once you share your work with the world, it's no longer yours. People will do what they want with it and interpret your work however they like. In fact, I was going back and forth with someone on Wattpad who had a different opinion from mine on what a character was thinking. It's all good.  
          
          AI will not be your only worry.  If you want absolute control over your work, then never share your work with anybody.

Hi Readers,
          
          A "What In the Wattpad?" chapter is back again: Potential Google Books of Google Play Story Theft
          
          I stopped everything I was doing to write this article because I can't believe Wattpad writers' works are being stolen on Google Books or Google Play by thieves who just slap their names on the works as if they owned them.
          
          I need to spread awareness of this evil practice. Not only do we need to fight teenfic, but we also need to watch out for people selling our books on Google.
          
          In a way, I feel a mix of emotions when my work hasn't been plagiarized. This means maybe my work isn't good enough to be plagiarized, or it just hasn't been found yet. It's a relief that I don't have to deal with this nightmare, but at the same time, I need to work on promoting my stories. The fact that these thieves don't sell many of these books online doesn't mean that the work itself is bad, but rather that there is a lot more than just publishing a book. Writers need to promote their book like crazy and gather interest from potential readers to achieve the sales that they want to achieve. 
          
          A lot of writers don't like being out there promoting face-to-face. Perhaps some don't want to spend countless hours engaging with their audience. A lot of writers do not want to make an exclusive email list or a club to join to promote their work and activities. It's all good because it's up to the writer's comfort level. There are so many published books in the world, it's a writer's job to make sure people care about them. It's even more cutthroat than publishing a music album.
          
          Also, if you want to know more about the teenfic.net issue, there is a great blog post by Ravendipity (a must-read in my opinion):
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/1479451923-the-wattpad-blog-news-the-teenfic-net-scandal/page/2

Hi Wattpaders,
          
          If I don't write this update now, I might not know when I will have a chance.
          
          I'm officially on break. This means updates will be irregular.
          
          I really meant to publish another chapter of "Mokpo, We Go!" but the chapter got so long that I have to figure out if I should keep going or split it up into two chapters. Since I didn't make my original deadline, I might as well take my time with it. Deadlines are constantly broken this year.
          
          I shall work on this project in my spare time during my break.
          
          This week, I had to prioritize another project of mine: singing a song so that a music video can be made and published as a side project. This is not meant to be a professional job, but the amount of time I had to put into it with my partner was insane. I really respect all the singers and artists out there who sing their own songs, write lyrics, play instruments, produce the videos, lip sync, and try to memorize the song itself. Every step is hard work, and I was so exhausted that I fainted in bed.
          
          Next time your favorite singer or group releases music and a music video, just know an incredible amount of work went into it. 
          
          The music video will be presented to my colleagues on 10-JUN-2026, so I'm excited to see the final product.
          
          If anybody is interested, I'll post it under my other personal Instagram account: instapowerz. The song is "Trust Our Team" but it's the song "Count on Me" from Bruno Mars, with the lyrics rewritten to fit our collaborative team work culture.
          
          Lastly, a couple of days ago, I posted my Wattpad x Thingsbook prizes on my Instagram account: instastorysketcher. If you want to see the merch, please navigate to my Instagram account to see the pics. I'm so happy to receive them. A big thank you to Wattpad and Thingsbook!
          
          I'll see when I can activate my Wattpad premium subscription. I need to be more active on Wattpad as a premium reader just to take advantage of this prize. I'll take my camera along as I travel this summer.

@KingKartikeya_1125 Hi, I don't do any official exchanges, but I'll add one book to my reading list for now. Thanks for the tips and info. I love reading stories that are like movies or dramas because that is how I imagine my own stories. I don't have time to read at the moment, but I hope to eventually read your story.
          
          As for follows, if you are a real person who followed me, I will and have followed you back! Best wishes on your story!

Hi Readers,
          
          My turtle self has finally finished editing "Heartbeat Hell" until chapter 30. I'm actually proud of this update, and I'm contest-ready. I made huge progress when compared to the original version.
          
          Even in the parts where I had a hard time editing (rewriting a huge section so that I'm not headhopping), I thought it would be difficult to rewrite, but then, I think I succeeded. Good things take time. In my case, it took three days.
          
          I had to share this hilarious dialogue with AI, because AI Gemini cracked me up.
          
          There is an NCT Dream scene where Chenle demanded answers from Renjun. Jisung tried to diffuse the situation, but failed. AI suggested "rising heat" in this sentence about Haechan, who also tried to mediate:
          
          "Finally, Haechan strolled over to the group to de-escalate the rising heat."
          
          Me: That "rising heat" comment is too funny. Are there any other alternatives for Haechan or can I write "tension" instead?
          
          Gemini: You caught me! "Rising heat" definitely sounds a bit like a dramatic romance novel line, especially when we are talking about a room full of Dreamies.
          
          Gemini gave me three options on how I can replace the term "rising heat." I picked option 3:
          
          Option 3: Classic Haechan (Slightly playful/diffusing)
          "Finally, Haechan strolled over to cut through the drama."
          
          Me: Still, "cut through the drama" is so funny, and the fact that he strolled.
          
          Gemini: It is so perfectly Haechan! That visual of him just casually strolling over while the others are panicking, totally unbothered by the chaos, is exactly how he operates. He sees his members getting worked up, treats it like a reality TV show, and just walks up to drop the ultimate truth bomb.
          
          ---
          
          The benefit of asking AI for a fan fiction advice is that AI knows the NCT Dream members through the Internet and can tell me if there are any discrepancies, like the fact that Renjun is older than Jaemin.
          
          However, I told AI that I never mentioned this fact in my story, so I'm leaving that fact out.