Shinji...

So, I'm revising Shinji's story...

Am I back on the track? Well, hopefully. It's been 2 years since the first time I wrote his story. 

Here was the story,

Back in 2010, I submitted Shinji's story. After several months, I got a text from the editor ,she said it was approved. I waited and waited for my book to be published but it never happened. A year had passed and I didn't have any news regarding Shinji's story. Of course, I got upset and everything. I didn't get to write any new story because I was mostly busy with my fangirl life. And I wasn't sure anymore if I really want to pursue a career in writing. Or do I really want to write romance stories? Or would I just stay as a reader? Those questions kept ringing in my head. And during those times I was also BITTER. Bitter about Shinji's fate. WTF. My friend, my writer friend knew about this.

So yeah, early this year, February, I got a text and an email from my new editor. The verdict of my manuscript: REVISION.

When I got the email, I thought, it was really okay but I’m pissed off as well. Pissed off because I've waited for almost 2 years and you now tell me that Shinji's story is for REVISION????!!!! You could have notified me before so I could have revised his story a long time ago! It is 2012 already, for christ's sake!!!

I told my friend about this, and she encouraged me to give it a try. To try to re-write Shinji’s story. I did. Earlier this year, I wasn’t so eager to revise that manuscript. WTF. I’m tired of that story already. I want to move on. But my friend said I should let Shinji have his happy ending so we could all finally move on with each other. Months had passed and I only get to write a few sentences. I can’t seem to finish a chapter. I don’t know why. Maybe, I don’t have enough inspirations or the motivation or the willingness to write. And another thing, fandom eats a lot of my time.

But then something happened. I was working out one night and was listening to a Hanson song entitled, “Lost without Each Other”.  An idea popped my head. I told myself I’m going to write a story base on that song.  I got excited. I already made a name for my hero and heroine. I texted my friend about it and she said, before I write a new story, I should finish writing Shinji’s story first. I thought about it for awhile. She made sense. So from then on, I decided I will finish Shinji’s story first before jumping into writing Max’s story.

And that’s what I’m doing right now. I’m really trying hard to revise Shinji’s story. He’s probably pissed off with me right now. He’s been telling me he wanted to end up with Erika already and have his happily ever after with her. I should make his dreams come true. Naawa na ako sa kanya.

 So, since 2 weeks ago, during the weekends, I’m revising Shinji’s story. And while writing, I listen to Baroque music. ← This combination really helps! Try it. Words, ideas and scenes were like a flowing river on my brain. They keep on coming :)

I want to finish Shinji’s story before… September..? Well, hopefully.

Now, if you’re going to ask me if I still want to become a well-known Romance Writer, I would say, Yes. I still want to be a Romance Writer. And I realized, I've never given up that dream.