Aug. 22, 2014

I'm having a very weird day. Today, my other personality no.1 (who I happen to call as 'the annoying self' -take note of the word 'the') keeps on ranting over my head.

*pinkangel2127, exactly what is the genre of stories you want to write?

**well, the annoying self, isa akong ambisyosyang frog at gusto ko magsulat ng istorya na may ibat' ibang genre.

*yes, you are quite the ambitious one. And you think you can manage just that? A great author focuses on one area they are strong or where they excel. Take note of the author you worship, Judith Mcnaught. She focuses on historical and contemporary romance.

**I know ambisyosa ako, the annoying self, alam kong ambisyosa ako at 'di mo na kelangan ipamukha sa akin yun. First thing, I don't dream of becoming a great author -I just love writing and creating characters and dialogues inside my head that I think I will go crazy if I will not write it all down on a piece of paper (or typed it on MS Word). The reason why I try to write stories with different genre is because I am still searching for THAT genre where I will fit in, where I will be more effective as a writer. Second, Judith Mcnaught will forever be my queen. And just so you would know, she also incorporates suspense scenes in her romance novels. Kresley Cole, that goddess, wrote novels with different genres, too. She wrote IAD (a paranormal novel which are HOT), The Game Maker series (an adult erotica which are super-HOT), the Arcana Chronicles (a YA paranormal) and she even wrote historical romance like the Maccarrick Brothers and the Sutherland brothers series. See how a versatile writer she is? (And yes, I know all her books, just like how I know all of JM's novels -I am THAT creepy, lol.)

*okay, I get your point pinkangel2127. So you are this unknown wannabe writer who aspires to be like Judith Mcnaught and Kresley Cole? HAHAHA.

**laugh all you want, the annoying self. But I never said I wanted to be like them because they are a gazillion waaaaaaaay better at writing and they are already there at the pinnacle and I am like only a few steps ahead of a fungus (I want to speak in metaphors but I suck at making one). I am a huge fan of their works, I love them and I want to be their little sister. Cherie Gil's character Lavinia might say something like "You're nothing but a second rate, trying hard copycat!" sabay buhos ng wine sa mukha ko. I don't want to be a "Malabong carbon copy ng original" (Another line from Lavinia), but the thing is there are many books written out there and one of the them would be bound to sound the same as what I have written. But it's not plagiarism. Call it cliche. Call it trope. I call it cliche with a twist.

*you mentioned your book; nobody's reading it.

**I know that -thank you for reminding me. And you are so annoying. Although, I want my stories to have lots of views/reads, the thing is I am just happy that one stranger happens to stumble along my story. He/she may not like it. But I will still do my best and write the very best that I can. And like I said, I love and enjoy writing. Period.

*you are pretending to be optimistic. But I know you; you want to close down your account and unpublished your works. (*evil sneer*)

(Personality no.2 comes along)

***pinkangel2127, is 'the annoying self' bothering you again?

**yes. Please help me, 'the optimistic self'. I am starting to doubt myself. Shall I continue to do this? To keep on writing?

***what did I say to you before? Remember what Ms. KatherineArlene said in her guide book in wattpad?

** she said (*sob*) and I quote: "If you write something you love, someone else is bound to love it too. And if only a few people love it, or nobody at all, nothing can take away the enjoyment you got from writing it." Will I be in trouble for quoting her here?

***probably, but we will send her a message asking her permission before we will post this one. You love writing, you enjoy doing it and you love your characters including the villainy bitchy antagonists. So if you give up on writing, it's just like throwing away a part of your soul. Continue to write and let's see what will happen.

** you're so optimistic.

***that's why I am 'the optimistic self'. LOL.

**thanks. I feel much better now. And oh, oh! I want to write catchy dialogues, too, like these:

1.) "Yes I am a slut! But I am the best slut in town! (Celine from Maging sino ka man)

2.) "Celine, I never said that I loved you!" (JB's line from Maging sino ka man that made me shout 'T*ng*na mo JB!)

3.) Vera to Victoria "If you're looking for a job, then I'm sorry to say hindi ka bagay dito. We don't hire social climbing whores here." Then Victoria to Vera "Oh my dear, evil, aging step-mother...!"

4.) Victoria to Vera "Really? You want war? I'll give you war... I'll be there in my red stilletos." (2 and 3 from Magkaribal)

5.) "Famous Harry Potter. Can't even go into a bookshop without making the front page." (Malfoy to Potter in Chambers of Secrets. I kept repeating that over and over again before imitating Malfoy's accent. LOL.)

And this is what I do when I am bored. Over and Out.

*Note: I am a perfectly sane person who pretends to be insane to keep myself entertained. I acknowledge that there are people who really do suffer from psychological/psychiatric problems and I don't have the intention of making fun at them -I am making fun of myself.

**The quotation I mentioned above was from the book of Ms KatherineArlene: How to get reads, votes and comments -a guide. I am a newbie in Wattpad (and still is) and reading it made me understand things here in Wattpad better. I asked her permission if I could post the quotation and, wow, she was nice and she said yes. She's officially now one of my favorite persons here in wattpad :)