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Hello everyone!
          This just came to me as I was listening to the song "Natural" by Imagine Dragons. Why don't I write about the making of an anti-hero? LOL! I was considering on answering this question on why do vampires have to be evil all the time, Drink human blood per se? Why don't ya? I even remember watching a show where a hysterical teenager who was probably in a pretend vampire cult faked illness just to steal blood sacs from the hospital. Tsk tsk!
          That's the norm, but as an author I ask why? LOL! So, in MoonBreak I actually break that 'mold' - fitting for that title ... eh? I'm already thinking of the cover with a half-moon. But I'm not gonna worry about that now. I did that with my first novel and look where it got me? Hardly finished that romance novel all because I worried about the cover. Story first, then the latter.
          
          Never saw the 1994 movie, Interview with the Vampire with Brad Pitt, but I have a feeling Pitt's character wasn't an evil one. 
          
          It's only July but feel the haunts coming! * Haunted laugh *

Hello everyone!
          Did you hear the legendary singer Bonnie Tyler died today. RIP! Her hit song in the '80's was "Total Eclipse of Heart". Great love/ heartbreak song, but I always thought that music video back then was weird. Read it has vampire vibes. Back then I used to watch it all the time when MTV played music videos. MTV tried to make a comeback to play music videos last year but it's too late as today's generation seems to like reality shows and those on streaming. As for us oldies, just cherish the memories! And I love YouTube more than Spotify due to that reason.
          
          Now on my side for the novel that I'm working on offline (which I think is better cuz I'm not pressured}. And thank you Christine @Nyhterides for answering the interview questions. 
          Now for my side of the story, in the beginning when I decided to write MoonBreak, I just wanted to do an interview with monsters like the animated movie "Monsters Inc.". Now the story has taken up more ideas, it's how my muse works.
          
          Not going to place this novel for the Wattys as some might think, cause I'm not rushing this story. And this fantasy/vampire/ shapeshifter world is not your ordinary scary "flick". As I keep mentioning from my former horror stories ... I don't feel this is really my forte as a writer. It's more of like "I want to put 'my foot in the sand' LOL! if you get my drift. I write what I want, for a hobby not to stay on one topic.
          
          Anyway, getting back to my story!

Happy July  4th to those who celebrate! Not a fan of fireworks,  but I  assume that's what I'll hear tonight. Annd those crazy stories where people who don't listen using  illegal ones that eventually explodes on them. Happens every year, especially those who buy fireworks in places like Chinatown. Warnings where they are supposed to leave it only to professionals aren't always followed. And that's why I'm not a fan. Same old story every year. Nice to look at though, with the loud music playing. I'm even scared when I light matches to blow out candles on a birthday cake! Anyway, take care everyone!

Hello to all!
          As many of you know, music takes me around a story arc. Wouldn't say I had a writer's block meltdown but I ran out of words. Consider it as my imagination got stuck in the mud! Looked for adventure songs ... and soon I chose "Born to be Wild". Nothing wrong with choosing something from my parents era! I always  say to be a true music lover, you must be open to listen to all genres of songs from different years. You don't have to like all of them though.
          
          Anyway, have to get ready for an appointment today. Cheers!

Hi everyone!
          With all this hype about getting stories stolen, I always check mine out. That's one reason I feel weary on Indie Publishing. From the very first time I heard about it in Wattpad (as many may know I am a child of the eighties, so traditional publishing is all I knew ... the young generation might be surprised to hear that LOL!)  Yes, I had to find all the information through Wattpad friends. Even the Google Docs, the "Cloud" and other sites ... all from WP! I used to save my works on Flash Drives and 3X5 disks ... my fellow oldie comrades might remember those! LOL! But when those gadgets became obsolete (I think flash drives are still being used) I had to turn somewhere else. 
          
          Back to writing MoonBreak, well, I've developed a story within the story. Meaning as I wait for the interview questions of my friend's characters, I've done a story of Aleister his father, his butler and who his mother was. I was thinking of someone like Elvira, but no. Aleister needed a mother who was down to earth ... literally. LOL! That's all I can say. The mischievous fledgling will soon meet his cousin Irwin (Skippy) ...his partner in crime (think like Watson ... Sherlock always needed a handy assistant. I'm including a shapeshifter cousin cause in real life; I did not grow up close with my own cousins and that's why I think they've shunned from their get togethers. You might know how it must feel to be the last one to know.

Happy Father's Day to all fathers out there in Watty land!
          It's hot where I am and so I just stayed inside the house cause my skin can break out due to the weather, which I'm not fond of. Rewriting and editing MoonBreak offline is what I'm doing so far. It's coming along, but as usual, I'm not sure it will be done by Halloween. And no, not gonna even put in for the Wattys, learned my lesson long ago in writing 50K or more within so and so months. And for some authors it can be easy, and for those who cannot understand why I am slow, please read my profile. I still get newbies who talk about my "slowness". And I joke about it ... LOL ... I move like a s-l-o-t-h or a turtle who wants to beat the hare in a race! >smiles< That's why I say to everyone, please don't rush me. I took the WPM tests for job placement exams, still in the 2.7 to 3 wpm level. And that's with making several mistakes.

Hello everyone!
          
          I once had a conversation with a WP friend some time ago about vampires in other countries and one came to mind. For my Filipino friends out there, if you remember a show called " Maalaala Mo Kaya " (English translation = Do you remember?) hosted by Charo Santos, there was an episode where 5 friends went to a house that was said to be haunted. However, between the friends ... 3 guys and 2 girls, there were problems that occurred. One of the girls fell ill and died. Second, the remaining friends had a love triangle. The remaining girl who coincidentally shares my name was fought over 2 of the guys named Jon and Charlie. The third guy, Wilson, had to play referee in order to stop the argument. Thus, Charlie and the remaining girl decided to leave the house and return home. Now here's the haunting part = the caretaker told Wilson and Jon to never touch the hanging cloves of garlic in the patio, for there are "Aswangs" Ghosts and "Vampiras" Vampires that roam at night. When the caretaker left, the remaining boys got drunk and tore the cloves apart since they did not believe in what the old man warned them about. In short, that was not right. Next day, the two got traumatized. You could imagine what happened. 
          
          Now why I mentioned this was because I'm involving vampires in my story that speak Tagalog. This friend of mine asked if I could somehow bring that "horror". As I try to write scary stories, I don't think I have done well as other horror authors in WP. You can see that in my story of Piper, my short stories ... Twisted Dimensions, and Adversity Knocks.
          
          In MoonBreak, ancient vampires chant in Pampanga (sorry if I wrote it wrong) a dialect in Filipino. I once was told there's an old dialect in Filipino and would love to figure what that is. 
          
          Many might not know, but as the years go by ... I like to revisit my birthplace. When I used to volunteer in a hospital, I remember taking an old lady who took me as I did not know my own culture.

Thank you t o all who have read or placed my novels on your book lists. It makes me happy  to know that are readers willing to read my work, which I sometimes doubt are any good. But as I see the notifications, that someone has seen my work, it makes me happy! Some time ago, when all fiasco invaded Wattpad, there were former members who asked me to leave this site and join them, but I did not listen as this writing site is where I feel safe since 2014 (yes, that long! And like my cancer history,  I survived! Even through those fiascoes where trolls "hated" me for speaking up for myself. As one of the oldies here, my childhood was in the 80's where typewriters ruled. In elementary school, my class was only allowed to use the computers once a week and that's only for half an hour! YES, bet that's hard for today's generation to ponder. I remember playing the old game, "Oregon Trail" killing off all my bullies in my wagon. Lol! And that's how I started storytelling at a young age!

To my friends in the Philippines.
          I hope you are all okay. I heard about the 7.8 earthquake near Mindanao. Heard it was also felt in Indonesia and Malaysia. Sadly, on the news ... heard many have perished. I pray for all those that died. I had an uncle (my mom's cousin) who lived there. After he passed away, all of his children started working in Davao city. Wonder how they are, never been to Mindanao as my mom says it's not a nice place for American travelers to visit.
          
          Take Care/ or as in Tagalog - Ingat na sa lahat! (Hope my Filipino is not too rusty! *smiles*

Hello Everyone!
          I'm not a horror writer per say, but as this will be my first start at writing a monster news talk show ... I've started writing about my vampire's family and where he lives. And no ... it's not dark like Dracula ... Aleister is not gonna be like his father who grew up in Transylvania. Thought I'd change up the setting, don't you think that's better? 
          I always try to start with a setting in my stories. If I started with ... let's say the abandoned building (out of nowhere ... readers will totally get confused cause there's no explanation) ... which is also why I never start with a (A) a conversation and (B) avoid clichéd openings like the famous phrase ->"It was a dark and stormy night". Guess all readers must have heard that some time or another! And beginning writers - please take note of that. Cause out of Wattpad is a whole different literary world were authors, and literary agents will read you work and take notice. Just some info! Take it or leave it! LOL!