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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& #39;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& #39;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& #39;m such a picky person. i can& #39;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& #39;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& #39;t know, it seems like i& #39;m never satisfied and it& #39;s frustrating kasi i put pressure on my self a lot. i push myself to read, learn, explore more. but it seems like it& #39;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& #39;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.
