ive been reading writing tips lately and watching vlogs by my fav writers kasi i want to be better. i remember grade 2 ako when i read my first novel and i was hooked. i read anne of green gables, mga geronimo stiltons. i was such a bookworm growing up.

the library has always been my favorite place in school. i spent most of the time there until nakitaan ako ng talent ng english teacher ko. i was in sixth grade when i became a writer as well. i was a sportswriter because i also belonged to the school's volleyball team-

i balanced journalism and training. it was good kasi yung nalalaman ko sa training, na-aapply ko sa sinusulat ko. until i grew up, ganoon na yung set-up. from geronimo stiltons, it became harper lee's to kill a mockingbird. ugh a fave.

until today, naaamaze pa rin ako with how i kept up with my extracurricular activities, maintained my grades with honors, belonged to the dance team too and even had a boyfriend my whole junior high life. nagagawa ko pang mag-anime and read a lot too.

but yes, as a reader who has been reading her whole life, i'm such a picky person. i can't last for a chapter kapag alam kong the writing is not that good. i get distracted a lot kasi i became a writer at an early age too.

parang si ate shi lang talaga ung writer dito na kumbaga na fill yung expectations ko when i read an au. its much more challenging kasi for me, im better with words. kahit sarili kong gawa, im not satisfied with it at all. i've been told my whole life that i was good-

that i was doing enough, even my jour coach trusted me to compete with my writing. pero i don't know, it seems like i'm never satisfied and it's frustrating kasi i put pressure on my self a lot. i push myself to read, learn, explore more. but it seems like it's never enough.

so my tip to all the aspiring writers, is read. with reading experience, you become critical with every single word you write. you become a reader before you are a writer because you can never give the experience if you haven't felt it firsthand.

also,, challenge yourselves always. before, i stuck to my comfort zone. yung romantic stories kumbaga but when i explored out of it. i started reading monologues, prose stories. i started to learn more about indian forensics and jane austen. it was very fascinating.

literature is so beautiful and for everyone who wants to be writers, it's a whole universe out there waiting for you. it's art, emotion, beauty all at the same time. it's a very breathtaking experience so go guys! read! hehe