The Wattpad Filipino Block Party 2019

Weirdygurl's Author Interview

WATTPADFILIPINO BLOCK PARTY 2019

CODE NAME: This Gurl is Weird

WATTPAD NAME: WEIRDYGURL

1. What is your username means? What is the story behind it?

WEIRDYGURL means nothing, honestly speaking. It's a random username I've made up 8 years ago. Jeje days, 'yong wala lang, gusto ko lang. Haha. But my stories over the years had given this username justice. Most of my readers, sinasabi nila sa'ken, ang weird ko raw gumawa ng plot o story. Weirdly unique and fun, na-e-enjoy nila ang mga weird and unique names ng mga characters at settings. So I guess, at the back of my mind, alam niya kung paano ako mag-isip kaya 'yon ang ni register ko nang mag-sign-up ako.

For example, may story ako na puro computer parts ang character names. Main hero, name niya si Crosoft at ang main heroine ay Cambria. Second lead name Alt. Lahat ng mga characters ay makikita sa desktop, computer parts, keyboard at MS Word. Ang malala, nag-aaral sila dati sa USB, haha. It means University of St. Benedict. I like it to be different para maalala nila 'yong ka weirdohan ng pag-iisip ng writer. To spoil you, they have four children, Verdanah, Font, Print and Paper. Story title? MY CROSOFT. Haha!

Minsan puro Disney related names o mga kalahi naman ng mga bulaklak. Pinag-mi-mix ko na lang. Haha. Wala lang trip ko lang basta naiiba at bagay naman sa story, push ko na.

Even my first published book, Rome Vs Julie, is inspired by the classic love story of Romeo and Juliet, but instead of head over heels in love with each other ay head over sapatos silang nagbabatohan at nag-aaway. Their families are very fond with each other instead na nag-aaway. I wrote that for fun though. Haha.

At present, if you're going to ask me why I didn't change my username? Alam ko na ang isasagot. Simply because I'm a kind of writer who wants to be different. A kind of writer who aims to inspire people by writing and sharing weird yet inspirational stories. I believe weirdness is next to awesomeness. And ayyy, thank you!

2. Can you still recall the first time you've wrote your first story? Share your experiences in the process.

Yes, hindi pa ako nag-jo-join ng any writing platform that time. Grade six ako, there was this specific movie na hindi ko nagustuhan ang ending. Let's not go into details, na de-depress lang ako. Imbyerna ako nang bongga! Haha. After that, I started writing fan fictions. Sinusulat ko ang ending na gusto ko para masaya.

Nagtuloy 'yon hanggang sa nag-high school ako. Mostly, my stories are written in a used notebook. Noong una close friends ko lang ang nagbabasa hanggang sa napansin kong 'di na nababalik after class ang notebook. Then one time, habang naglalakad ako sa hallway ng school may tumawag sa'ken. We're not close, I grew up as an introvert so hindi ako madaldal before. Hindi na siya applicable sa'ken ngayon though. Chika ko lang. Then bigla niya akong kinawayan, she asked, kailan ako mag-a-update? Shookt ang lola n'yo. Then, na discover ko na pinagpapasahan na pala 'yon sa ibang section at araw-araw nanghihingi sila ng kasunod sa huling kabanatang nabasa nila. So sino ngayon mag-a-adjust? Haha!

Writing is really my stress reliever. Noong una, okay lang kahit anong isulat ko. But years taught me to do more, nang minahal ko nang husto ang pagsusulat, I learned to love even the struggles and hardships na kaakibat ng writing journey na pinili ko. Sinikap kong mag-improve sa story telling and character build up. I've read books and learned from those amazing authors. Published author or not, experiences were the best teacher. Passion makes it more bearable. My unedited first few stories are my daily reminders that I've improved.