I wrote I Still… in 2015, during the first writing
workshop I attended, #JustWritePH. This was by far the most generous workshop I attended, because
it was free and didn’t require me anything but to attend the live session and
it’s only if I wanted to ask questions to the speakers. The speakers were also great,
including Liana Smith-Baustista, Ria Lu
of Komikasi, Mina V. Esguerra of #romanceclass, Ines Bautista-Yao of Summit
Magazines—just to name a few. In this workshop I learned about loglines,
narrative elements, the importance of beta readers, editing, publication, and
even how to pick the right cover for your book. All of this while we were
writing our story which we would eventually launch in its digital format as an
output of the workshop.
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| I never had this book in print, so I took a picture of my old phone - I mean, it's digital format. |
This book is technically the second book published under my
name, followed by Come and Rescue Me which would be released October that same
year. I could still remember how many nights I spent trying to somehow perfect
the story. Nicole helped me formulate the plot, I Googled some songs that would
sit well with story, Kim chatted me incessantly telling me I could do more than
a 5000-word short story. It was also the first time I would write a full-blown
story in English, so I had to be confident about grammar and stuff, because I didn’t
have professional editing services back then because it’s expensive. Needless
to say, I finished the story in 25,000 words in more or less than a month.
Last night I tried to edit the original manuscript. I added
some more scenes and polished the grammar to make it somehow socially
acceptable. I never had this book in print, so I plan to do that (after making
sure it goes under the scrutiny of professional editing) plus put it in Amazon,
because I’m not sure if Buqo still exists (it’s the book shopping app where we
published the books and the last time I checked it was no longer on Google
Play). Give the love and attention it deserves, because I cannot say how much fun
I had when I wrote this book.
Here are some facts about the book:
Playlist: I Still –
Backstreet Boys; Baby Blue Eyes – A
Rocket to the Moon; Somebody Out There
– A Rocket to the Moon
Book Cover Design and
Illustration: Gilbert Allan Galit – message me if you want to work with
him! :)
Where to read it: It’s
published in Wattpad
right now, for a limited time. Don’t forget to follow me.
Fun Fact: Denmark
in real life was killed in a motorcycle accident. I don’t know him in person.
I’m gonna tell you more on my writing and publishing journey in my
future entries. Also, I am thinking of changing the title of this book. Do you
have any suggestions?
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