Novel Attempt

I’ve always wanted to write my own novel but, always, after reaching about 10,000 words, or even less, I’d stop. I’d think its too tiring to continue and reach at least 50,000 words to complete the thing.

I visited my NaNoWriMo account and checked my 2014 ‘trial novel’ which only reached 6,000 plus words. I looked at the synopsis and the Excerpts and found myself surprised. I never thought these lines came from my nutshell.

 

“…as of now I can see that the grass is greener on the other side because you need to tend to it. Otherwise it will all just end up becoming brown hays. Well, working abroad is not like picking up gold from the street sides as they all thought.”  – Jeremy

 

Now her tears are forcing themselves to come out, overflowing from the bucket that was suddenly filled with cold rain water after being empty for the longest time.

 

She’d rather starve or even die than break the rules that she has set. Brains over beauty. Pride over money. Dignity over love.

 

“Life can be tough  so you need to survive. Survival comes in different forms and you have to choose your own. If they say we only have two choices, either to sink or to swim, I have created another one and I call it float. Why do you have to face the waves if you can just drift along? If life is that tough, then at least do yourself a favor.” – Rosario

 

So I told myself, hmmm, not that bad. Not at all. 😀

64 responses to “Novel Attempt”

  1. There you go.. The potential is there!

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    1. LOL. but procrastination is always there ha ha

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      1. Don’t worry, I’ll push you! But not to fall but rather to rise as a great author. And I’m really serious in submitting a sample of your palengke chronicles! 🙂

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        1. hahaha. salamat po Sir O sa tiwala, pero wag na lang po siguro. Parang nakakatakot he he he

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          1. Ganun? Ayaw mo i-try?

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          2. heheheh hayaan na lang po siguro muna nating ganito hehehe 😀

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          3. Hahaha! Masusunod ang iyong utos, aking kamahalan… 🙂

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          4. Wahahha grabe naman 😀

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  2. Same here! Oh~my! but my construction are worst since I don’t think I can even reach 1,000 words! Hahaha!

    You might want to check-out our fellow blogger: https://iamdoctoreamer.wordpress.com/2016/02/12/love-is-blog-now-available/

    He was able to published his own novel! Haha. Astig! Although I haven’t bought his book yet, but I will definitely get one to support him!

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    1. Yeah….i know he published a book…i saw a nice review too…

      Di pa natin level yung ganyan hehehe…mga trial version lang muna yung satin lol

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      1. LOL. can’t argue with that! Haha!

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        1. Pang dito lang muna tayo sa tabi-tabi hehehe

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          1. pang scratch paper lang muna girl. hahaha

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  3. Not bad indeed. Why did you stopped?

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    1. ha ha ha. got lazy 😀

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      1. So, what are your plans now?

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        1. hahaha actually there’s this NaNoWriMo Camp happening in April….I thought I wanna try again. Just to challenge myself.

          Have you ever tried writing a novel too? Or at least planned to? ha ha

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          1. Me? A novel? If I fill up an A4 sheet with just alphabets and numbers, then I would proclaim myself as a champion 🙂
            Seriously speaking, I haven’t. Time constraints!

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  4. Can’t wait to see your authored books in a “Best-seller” labeled shelf, ate. ☺ Ngayon palang hinahangaan ko na ang mga sinusulat mo. At may pakiramdam ako na magiging tanyag ka. ☺☺😙👏

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    1. hala maka best seller naman to bwahahaha

      pero salamat sa iyo…lagi mo ko iniinspire magsulat at magdrawing ha ha

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      1. True ate. Maniwala ka. ☺☺

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  5. I’ve had the raw materials for many novels as well, hahaha! Just couldn’t sit long enough to write such long accounts, ‘cuz it would interfere with living my life (louder hahaha,) .

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    1. hihihi…mahaba-habang upuan po ata talaga ang pagsulat ng nobela…

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  6. Keep at it. You can do it.

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    1. hey thanks he he. hope so. 😀

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  7. Wow writer na writer talaga! 🙂 Push mo yan I’ll buy a copy of your first book. 🙂

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    1. Hahhahaha….salamat…pero…wala lang lols

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  8. Bili ako ng book mo. Hahaha pa.fan sign din ha hehehe

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  9. Hey go for it. I’m just playing around with my writing but now I’m seriously considering writing a full length novel.

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    1. Haha. Eh matyaga ka eh saka maganda mga kwento mo hehe Saka ako naman walang pang novel material hehehe

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      1. Meron yan. Si Norton Junter nga may kwento tungkol sa isang dot saka isang line.

        Gawa ka ng anthology ng mga kwento ng mga tao sa UAE. Parang Humans of Dubai.

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        1. ha ha ha ha…pag gumawa ako nyan baka ipadeport ako ng wala sa oras haha

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          1. Yung mga Human interest Stories kung baga.

            Si mang temy pala dating MILF na nakakuha ng trabaho sa Dubai. Si Miss Habibi pala dating Miss Universe. Mga ganun

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          2. ah yung parang humans of new york ba yan? medyo gusto ko nga yung ganyang mga bagay haha kaso medyo time consuming yan eh pero interesting

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          3. Oo. Ganun exactly. Dala ka lang ng Camera tapos take random pictures of people.

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          4. well, dito kelangang iapproach mo yung tao eh at dapat kapani-paniwala ang platapormang iyong ilalahad sa kanila, bawal kasi mag take ng random pics ng tao dito ha ha…pwede akong makulong nyan lol…pero hmmm….magandang idea yan :p salamat 😀

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          5. Haha! Wag nalang pala. Baka maaresto ka po haha

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          6. ha ha ha….actually matagal ko na naisip to…but puro Pinoys lang sana ang gusto kong interviewhin at kunan ng litrato kaso for some reasons, di ko pa nasisimulan gawin ay tinurn down ko na yung idea haha…maganda din sana to eh na magreach out sa mga kababayan natin dito, you’ll never know what’s the story behind each OFW eh kaso di ko alam kung paano sisimulan haha…and for sure kung kapwa Pinoy lang iinterviewhin ko ay hindi ako makukulong lol

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          7. Haha, I’ve recently learned that people respond to just asking. I’ve done a ton of interviews just right here on my phone and me just asking people to get videoed. Of course a media badge helps a lot in that regard so you could make an ID for yourself.

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          8. Hahaha…pagiisipan ko yan…at hahanap ako ng isasama sa trip na ito haha

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  10. These are good. Loved a few in these. Keep adding and then you’ll have the first draft 🙂

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    1. Thanks for the nice words and encouragement 🙂 will try to….

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  11. Go for it, Ays ❤

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    1. hindi ko pa level yun hehehe

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      1. kaya mo yan! 🙂

        baket ganun, hindi nakalagay na i’m following you, pero nakikita ko naman ang posts mo pati sa email… may topak ata wordpress…

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        1. Oo weird nga ng wordpress…

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          1. Ok na, nakikita ko na ” following”… Official stalker mo na ko yey! Hahaha

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  12. waaahh tuloy mo ms!isa ako sa unang magbabasa!I can’t pass on a good novel!😍😍😍

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    1. ha ha ha…di ko pa carry magsulat ng nobela eh hahahaha

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      1. kering keri mo yan!basta aabangan ko yung novel mo in the future hahaha

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  13. Go go go! Nag-fail ako sa NaNoWriMo 2015, but still… Kahit hindi ko natatapos yung 50,000 words, nanganganak naman ng ideas yung utak ko. Just having to sit and think and write. Nakakatulong sa pagtatae ng utak ko 🙂

    We can do it! Aja!

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    1. Hahahaha sali ka ba ulit? May Camp NaNoWriMo sa April…etong April na pala….gusto ko sana kaso wala pa nga eh tinamad nako hahahaha

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      1. Ah oo nga pala! May Camp NaNoWriMo nga pala sila! Hehehe. Ako nao-overwhelm lang sa galing ng iba, tapos tinatamad rin haha.

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        1. hihihi ako nga din ganyan…

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  14. Ay, bet ko po yung pa-float. Haha. Yun lang kasi ang kaya kong gawin. Haha. Can’t really swim eh.

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    1. 😂😂😂😂😂

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