MIBF 2015 Experience

I don't usually go to events on my own because I know I'll be a loner and then after some roaming, I'll go home right away. But on my first ever Manila International Book Fair experience, what I think would happen disappear into thin air. I just didn't attend the event as a reader / bibliophile / book lover, but as an author as well. Wow. The feeling is wow!

Travel Bug

Whenever a month starts, I always think, "Where should I go next?" like I always have the time and money to get on that bus and go on an adventure. It is easy to say that, like for example, I want to go in Baguio in the third week or on the last week, I want to go in Tarlac. Easy. But when I think of the resources I need for the trips I'm planning (ehem... money, mostly) I feel like sighing. But I always tell myself that if there's a will, there's a way, and I always find my way. Well, considering that I'm going to attend two book signings this September (Colleen Hoover and Kiera Cass!) and a yearly event (MIBF!!!), I have to lessen my spending this month. So, my next plan has to start for my October trip. Although I'm still thinking if I should go out of town next month. Or that I should just go museum hopping or something just around the metro. I still don't know. But one thing is for sure, I have to explore or my travel bug will bug me forever! (LOL)

#SparkNA Experience

SparkNA is my second writing class and this time, it's all about New Adult Fiction. This is almost the same as BuqoYA. The instructions were also given through e-mails and there were (optional) face-to-face classes, which I still hadn't got a chance to attend to.

Was I challenged?

I was challenged but for me, buqoYA was still more challenging than this. Why did I say that? In this class, we didn't have any tropes. The only thing we had to do and make sure we noted, our protagonist should be brave. Yep, that's right. She or he has to be brave. We were taught to make an outline, which I do whenever I write. But the thing about this class was that, there were questions asked in every act. And that was a first for me. Because I do outlines but I don't divide it into different acts in which I have to resolve an issue. There were the story elements and the heat levels. Since this class was New Adult, a little bit or something steamy (or more of it) was okay.

Start of Something New

"Remember that there's no such thing as failure, only delayed success."

For every ending, there's always a new beginning.

I am happy. I am ready for a new challenge in life. I am ready to walk on a new path. I'll never forget the people who guided me to be the person who I am today.

New Path

"Live your dream." - Barbie (Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper)

What is my dream?

I have so many dreams actually. At least some of it are coming true. I'm finally happy because I let myself do something that I never thought I would do. I believe that something else is meant for me. There's a new path for me. I've walked on the same path for more than a year now and I know it's time to move on and be on a different road.

About Me!

Hi! I'm Kristine and welcome to my humble abode.

I'm a self-published author and an online writer at wattpad. I think everyone is on wattpad already. I'm lucky to have readers and fans who loved every books I wrote. I've talked to some of them outside wattpad through e-mails. I wish to meet them all personally.

Almost

First off, I'd like to start with a quote...

"You take so long to get there but it doesn't mean you're a failure."

Lately, I've been thinking about a lot of things. Those things have many factors that I don't think I should really be thinking over through. But it's been giving me the disturbing thoughts that I should've done this, I should've let that go or I should've just give that up. Those kind of things. It's confusing. Life is confusing. And we all know it's unfair. But how can we blame something that isn't even there? To experience life, you have to accept the prons and cons of having it. I mean, without life, where are we going to be? Right?

#buqoYA experience

It's my first time to join a writing class and I was excited for it since it's all about YA (my favorite!). We were given instructions through e-mail. There's also two (optional) face to face class which I wasn't able to attend both for some reasons.

The experience per se

Nanowrimo is challenging and so is joining a writing class.