Because of what’s happening in the world right now, I’m sure everyone wants to take a break and escape from reality for even just a short time. In my case, whenever I feel so burned out with life, I always want to have a change of scenery. I want to go out and travel to …
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[Hanabi (花火), the Japanese word for fireworks] Trapped inside Nowhere to escape Want to know the answers when Everything will be okay Dark and lost Is there still hope? Wondering, wandering Where’s the end of this tunnel road? Listen closely I’ll wake you up to see I’m setting myself free Spreading my light to make …
Last month, I celebrated my birthday. Well, sort of. At first, I didn’t expect to have a quarantine-style birthday celebration because who would have thought that this pandemic would last until November? And then, a lot happened. A typhoon just passed, there were many flooded areas, a lot of people lost their homes and their …
“There’s a better way to hire Filipino freelance writers.” Introducing Yonipp! The newest freelance writing marketplace dedicated to Filipino writers. Since its launch last March 2020, I signed up as one of their writers and started working with them. Compared to other freelancing sites, Yonipp focuses on freelance writing alone. So if you want to …
It’s been a week since NaNoWriMo started. To be honest, I don’t have a good start and am still adjusting to my writing schedule. If only I have a longer time to write (or type), I can catch up right away with the daily word count goal. Good thing I don’t have any problems (yet) …
Continue reading Playing a Game to Catch Up With My NaNoWriMo Word Count
Last weekend, our country experienced the wrath of the super typhoon Rolly (or typhoon Goni), considered the strongest typhoon in 2020. The typhoon’s aftermath revealed thousands of destroyed houses, livestock, flooded areas, and casualties. All these happened while we’re still in the middle of a pandemic. After seeing the news and watching different videos on …
We’re now in the last stage of preparation. I know I should have posted this a week ago, but life happens and it got stuck on my draft. Luckily, I was able to finish my NaNo preparations. Anyway, the last prep is indeed the most important one: finding and managing your schedule so you can …
Continue reading NaNo Prep 101: #6 Find and Manage Your Time
Preparing to write a novel doesn’t just focus on writing. You also need to give importance to non-writing stuff to support how you can reach your goal of drafting your novel for one whole month. This is something I’m struggling with for the past few days since I’ve been loaded with so many tasks—both work …
Continue reading NaNo Prep 101: #5 Organize Your Life to Support Your Writing Goals
I can’t believe how I was able to manage my schedule, set aside a time to write for my blog, and prepare for NaNo even if I’m already writing all day for work. I know I’m still not consistent on posting but at least I was able to publish at least once a week. 🙂 …
Continue reading NaNo Prep 101: #4 Build a Strong World for Your Characters
Are you a plotter, pantser, or plantser? But wait, what do these words mean? Actually, I never heard or read of these words before until I found out about NaNoWriMo last 2015. These terms describe a writer based on his or her method of creating a plot or outline that will serve as a guide …
Continue reading NaNo Prep 101: #3 Construct a Detailed Plot or Outline
