Tell us more about yourself:
I’m a very indecisive person, a procrastinator by nature, a dreary dreamer and I have conflicting interests. I’m also a witless, aspiring writer who, after years of writing, had produced so little to be an established writer. I’m always skeptical about my work and had served to be one of the greatest critiques of myself. These words are pretty dark, but believe me; I’m still on the positive note.
What do you usually do on your free time? Any hobbies?
I either sleep, read books or manga, watch anime or movies, surf the net, or dismantle broken appliances and ‘try’ to fix them. Sometimes I try to be useful.
What are the places that you would want to visit in the future?
Oriental Mindoro, Batanes, Palawan
Three things that you’re addicted to:
Coffee, chocolates, old books
Five things you tend to splurge on
Chocolates, food, books, pens, electronic tools
What book/s are you reading right now?
Laura Hillenbrand’s Seabiscuit
What is your favorite color? Yellow
What’s your favorite midnight snack? Pancit canton and Milo
What are some of your favorite vacation spots? Tagaytay, Quezon
Favorite ice cream flavors: Double Dutch, Very Rocky Road and Quezo Real
Favorite pizza toppings: Mushroom and cheese
Favorite non-alcoholic drink: Coffee
Favorite alcoholic drink: Margarita
Favorite things in your bedroom: Bed
Favorite fruits: Langka
Favorite holiday: New Year
Favorite song as of now: Beach Boys’ “Wouldn’t it be Nice”
Favorite street food: Balut
Favorite comfort foods: Chocolates, ice cream, pancit canton
Favorite movies: Million Dollar Baby, Pursuit of Happyness, Finding Nemo, Face-Off
Favorite line from a movie: This part of my life… this part right here? This part is called “being stupid.”
What’s your status right now? Are you single, married, or it’s complicated?
Single
Love is like….?
Math. It’s a simple idea but it can get pretty complicated.
Love makes the world….?
Overpopulated
What’s your first love like?
Unrequited
What’s the one thing you won’t do for love?
Do drugs
Do you believe that everyone has a soulmate?
Yeah
Roses and Chocolates….Romantic or Corny?
It depends on who gives it to you.
Long-distance relationships….Go for it or Run away from it?
Go for it and keep thy fingers crossed
Muscular men in tight fitting shirt and jeans….Sexy or Nasty?
Neither. It’s uncomfortable.
Isang Linggong Pag-ibig….True love or Kabaliwan?
*singing* Crazy love…
What made you decide to write romance?
The advertisement.
Where do you usually get your inspiration….in writing sex/sexy scenes? Do you use your OWN experiences?
Inspiration comes from watching movies and reading some books.
What’s your writing process like? Where do you get ideas? How many hours a day (or days? Months? Years?) Do you work on a single manuscript?
I do not have a process, maybe that’s why I write like a snail. Ideas come from my sister and friends, sometimes from movies or animes or lines from a song. I don’t know about the hours but I spend long days on a manuscript and much longer days editing, re-editing and criticizing my work.
Who is your favorite author? Would you say that your writing style is similar to him/her?
I like Dickens but our writing styles are centuries apart.
How do you deal with writer’s block?
I usually walk and buy ice cream from a store which is a kilometer away.
What piece of advice would you give to aspiring romance writers out there? (There are millions, I tell you!)
I’m still an aspiring writer so I just tell myself all the time; be patient, don’t be stubborn and follow the darn formula, and don’t lose hope and faith, they’re all you’ve got. And please, please, fight laziness.
In all honesty, what are the joys of writing romance novels?
There’s joy in building characters. I love piecing them all together like a puzzle and letting them grow peacefully or just shower chaos in the process. I also like doing research to make my characters whole and hopefully, more convincing. There’s joy whenever a plot comes popping out of nowhere. And I suppose the greatest joy I get out of writing fiction is the freedom to be crazy and get away with it.
Ang taong nagpapasaya ng bonggang-bongga sa akin ay si….?
Saien, pamangkin ko.
Ang paborito kong bad word ay….?
Putik
Madali kong magustuhan ang mga taong….?
Weird
Ayaw ko sa mga taong mahilig sa….?
Bato
Ang pinaka-astig na taong kilala ko ay si….?
Paolo, pinsan ko.
Hindi masarap ang hamburger kapag walang…?
Patties
Hindi kumpleto ang araw ko kapag walang….?
Tulog
Hindi masaya ang party kapag walang….?
Tao
Ang pamilya ay walang kwenta kapag….?
Walang respeto sa isa’t isa
Masarap manood ng sine kapag….?
Libre
Iiyak ako kapag nawala….?
Ang pusa ko
Masarap maging lalaki kasi….?
Pwede silang maghubad ng t-shirt kapag mainit
Boring ang buhay kapag….?
Walang music
Masakit magmahal kapag….?
Basted ka
Masarap magbasa ng My Special Valentine pocketbooks kapag ako ay nasa….?
Kahit saan.
