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The idea of me is better than the reality of me. - Verity

Thursday, April 30, 2020

On Using Romance Novel Plot Generator Website

The concept of the story below was actually made by a certain romance novel plot generator website. Not entirely though. Fill in the blanks siya, it'll just help you come up with a plot for your novel. Genius, eh?

So ayun, sinubukan ko siya. Actually, I've tried a few pero pare-pareho lang naman ang ino-offer nila at karamihan ay nonsense haha. This certain site kung saan na-generate 'yung pinost ko na That Moonless Summer Night was actually good as long as malawak ang imagination mo para mas ma-develop ang plot. Ang downside, 'yung ibang parts, inuulit-ulit lang. Iniiba lang ang names, characterization, location, jobs at conflict. Fill in the blanks lang talaga kaya hindi malayong may makapareho ang magiging story mo lalo na kung magde-depend ka lang sa plot generator.

Though the plot was generated, marami akong idinagdag at binago, bukod sa tinraslate ko siya sa Tagalog kaya guilt-free pa rin kahit paano. At sa akin galing ang title, so I can still use it in my next project. 

Sunday, April 26, 2020

Old Plot, New Twist

Kakaunti pa lang naman ang naisusulat natin pero bakit feeling natin parang naisulat na natin lahat? Kaya sobrang nakakahanga ‘yung mga beterano’ng writers na patuloy pa ring nagsusulat at hindi nawawalan ng mga ideya.

Mahirap kumawala sa cliche story dahil halos imposible nang makabasa ng unique plot sa ngayon. Ang p’wede lang siguro nating gawin bilang mga manunulat ay maging creative to make cliche work for our advantage.

Kung mayroon kang cliche na idea o character, mag-isip ka ng paraan kung paano magiging ‘kakaiba’.

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