Interview 101 (An interview with MALE AUTHORS)

Author #32: @JepoyLee

Nickname: Jep, Jepoy
Give 5 adjectives that best describes you: funny, weird, dreamer, lazy, opinionated

Personal Info Section

Name: Patrick
Age: 22 pero mukhang 17 haha
Location: Bacoor, Cavite
Birthday: June 23
Status: married Taylor Swift XD

Wattpad Info Section
UN: @jepoylee
Member Since: Jan. 2013? not sure
Followers: 1k something?
Following: 82
Preferred Genre: poetry, fantasy, romance

Stories (List your stories and Give a short detail about your story e.g. genre): Andami na eh... DONT FORGET (humor/romance) QUIARRAH (fantasy) STAR BOY (fantasy/romance) ESPECIALLY FOR YOU (teen fiction) Beyond Borders, Among The Broken Ones (poetry) at marami pa hehe

Questions:

When did you start writing?

- ever since I can remember. Nagsusulat na ako ng kahit ano nung elem. Yun nga lang puro anime-inspired

Who are your inspirations in writing?

-Friends. Random people. Special people to me.

What inspires you to write?

-My experiences, my adventures.

What motivates you to keep on updating your stories here in wattpad?

-siguro yung mga readers na naging friends ko na rin...

How did you find out about WATTPAD?

-sinuggest dati ng ex ko na itry ko daw. hahahahaha

How do you balance your time? (Wattpad with personal life)

-ewan. haha go with the flow? Nagsusulat lang kasi ako kung trip ko so di ko pa naexperience yung ibalance siya with my personal activities

How do you manage demanding readers?

-pinaliliwanag ko lang na hindi ko minamadali ang pagsusulat sa updates ko dahil ayokong maging basura sila 😊

How do you deal with haters?

-wala naman akong haters siguro. kung meron man edi gagawan ko na lang sila ng poems about haters hahaha

What has been your biggest challenge?

-yung magsulat para sa prof kong Palanca award winner. Hirap nun.

What advice can you give to those writers who are afraid to try? How can they overcome fear?

-Someone told me this: Write badly, but write. You can always edit a bad page, but not a blank page."

Getting to know the Author
Part I:
What is one thing that you would change if you had to do it over?
-A failed relationship? (haha potek anshowbiz nung sagot)

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
-Still writing.

If you would be a thing what would it be?
-A tree that can live for over a hundred years.

What animal best represents you and why?
-Fox? dahil rare, sly, and smart? hahaha

What is one thing you cannot live without?
-Music. Hindi buo ang araw ko lag walang music.

How would you define "manliness?"
-Yung paninindigan mo sa mga prinsipyo mo no matter what other people say? i think thats being manly.

If you could live in a book, what would it be?

Hogwarts, no doubt.

What do you define as family?

-Yung mga taong di mo pwedeng iwan and vice versa.