The Wattpad Filipino Block Party 2021

Code name: Crazy Traveler

Username: Imcrazyyouknow

QUESTIONS / MGA TANONG

1. How did you adjust your writing in your stories, may naapektuhan ba because of work/acads and life?

- For the past few months—a year I must say na na-focus ako sa pagsusulat. When the pandemic and quarantined happened last year, we all had to stay home and I continued writing on Wattpad. That time, I was working on ABS-CBN on their program entertainment show "It's Showtime", and because I belong to those employee who lost their job, I focused on writing that at the end of the year, I've got to finish at least 20 novels—all are finished, mapa-English or Tagalog man. So, as of this moment, I continued writing and still find some time to write because it's part of my life now kaya wala ng kawala.

2. What do you prefer to write: Series or Standalone stories? Why?

- For the past years, I tend to write Standalone stories because I felt like I've written everything there so I don't think there's no need to do a series then when I decided to do a series, I felt like it's a good thing din dahil mas lumalawak ang mundo at mga character. As of this moment, I have more than five series at isa na roon ang World Trip Series na plano kong gawan ng 197 stories or more dahil gusto ko lang haha. Di joke, I want to explore the world with my writing kaya I tried travelling every single country thru writing and I'm enjoying it!

3. How do you motivate yourself to keep writing?

- To maintain the goal in my mind na dapat makatapos ako ng pagsusulat at kahit na nahihirapan minsan sa ideas, I should keep writing even though the struggles are present. Hindi naman maiiwasan 'yan. May hahatak at hahatak talaga sa akin sa pagsusulat whenever I don't want to. And who doesn't want their story reached it own success, 'di ba? We all want that and if we want that, we can make it happen, so do it!

4. Among your stories, what particular scene is difficult for you to write?

- The scenes heading all the way to the ending. Hindi ko sure kung bakit pero siguro may part na ayoko pang i-let go ang story at sumasagi sa isipan ko na pahabain pa 'to, but I already set how long the story would be so I have to adjust para maging maayos ang kahahatungan ng story. Wala naman akong maisip na story ko na sagad-sagad na nahirapan akong isulat since I still pulled it through in the end.

5. Saan kayo mas nacha-challenge sa pagbuo ng first chapter o sa epilogue?

- Both? First chapter would be your reader's way on how they will receive the story. Kung nagustuhan nila ang story or flow ng first chapter, they would tend to read the rest of the story and sometimes the epilogue is the hardest part since it's the end and I have to summarize everything that happened and they it went for every character. Masaya naman kahit nakacha-challenge. Push lang nang push!

6. If you can bring one of your characters to life, who will it be and why?

- If I could bring one of my characters to life, it would be Pocholo de Amos from my story "Driving to a Place We'll Never Find." Sa mga nakabasa na ng story na 'yon, they know what I'm talking about. He's a person na kahit anong problema sa buhay, he kept his attitude positive and tried not to dwell with the person. His story literally should be standalone pero dahil 'yong attachment ko sa character niya, naging series na rin tuloy! So, 'yon, if I want to meet Cholo personally, it would be hilariously fun and full of wisdom!

7. Among your characters, who's the closest to you? Why?

- Lahat naman ata sila? But if people asks me what story ang gusto nilang basahin, I would recommend Driving to a Place We'll Never Find because of Cholo, Lili Roberts from Lili Roberts' Identity Crisis and then Cely Anderson na siyang dahilan kung bakit nabuo rin ang World Trip Series. They are all closest to me since their story is relevant and one of the best I did.

8. If you could collaborate with any author (local man or international), who would it be and why?

- Gusto ba nila? Chos! Kahit sino, I would take the chance to collaborate with them. It would be an experience for me. Assuming sa international level pero hindi naman masama mag-assume since it can happen in these days pero 'yon, I'm happy that I've got to collaborate with some lovely people and if madagdagan man, that would be fantaaaastic!!!

9. Anong famous story (be it classic or contemporary Literature) ang hinihiling mong ikaw ang nakapagsulat? Bakit?

- Me Before You ni Jojo Moyes. Wala lang... fave ko lang ang story na 'yan haha! Kung alam mo ang story na 'yan, you would know how it feeeeels!!!

10. What are your future plans in your writing career?

- Marami! Since nabanggit ko nga na may 197 stories or more than that ang Word Trip Series, isa pa sa mga upcoming stories, and then some stuff na dapat kailangan pang abangan. Also, I'm looking forward for another collaborations! So, dahil ang fiction writing at professional writing ay parehong mundo ko na, I'm looking forward to everything. Kung ano man iyon, abangan na lamang sa aking mga socials!

Hi guys! Since we're all here na naman! If you're interested of reading my works, I think you can find all the genre you want on my profile. If you're interested in romantic-comedy series, try World Trip Series, then if bet niyo naman ang vampire, werewolf, and witches try Freymount Series which is the first instalment ay ang The 19th Century Vampire. If you're looking for superhero themed naman, try Capes Series – Capes 1: Charge and yes, if you're into BL stories, meron din ako niyan. Parang SM lang ako, I've got it all for you!

So, thank you sa magbabasa, nagbabasa, at nakabasa na ng mga work ko! Thank you soooo much!