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

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

To Flashback Or Not To Flashback?

Lahat ba ng story, kailangan ng flashback? Hindi. May mga nobela na mas maganda kung walang flashback at mayroon namang hinihingi ng pagkakataon. Flashback can make or break your novel kaya dapat, maging maingat sa paggamit nito.

1. Right timing. Huwag basta-basta maglalagay ng flashback. Maghintay ng tamang moment, ika nga. Siguruhin na may detalye na at impormasyon tungkol sa bida bago mag-flashback. I-tease muna ang readers, pasabikin muna sila, ‘yung tipong magmamakaawa silang malaman kung ano nga ba ang backstory ng bida.

Monday, May 4, 2020

On Novel Template

Maraming beses ko nang nasubukang magsulat ng nobela na walang outline. 'Yung tipong kung saan mapadpad, kung ano ang mangyari, bahala na si Batman at minsan, nakaka-frustrate. It worked for me and it could work for others but it's not advisable especially if your goal is to write for a living.

So, here's something I've read somewhere (Becoming a Better Writer yata ang pamagat, di ko na maalala), na sinusubukan kong isabuhay sa mga bago kong isinusulat na manuscript, na sana makatulong sa mga tulad kong nagkikikahos na manunulat:

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. 

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