Overcoming Kryptonite

People know my kryptonite is deadlines. This is why I can't finish Nanowrimo though I make a play for it every year. This is why I can't get published. (That and because I am such a lazy writer, the more you pressure me to write, the lazier I get.)

But I think working on the research and development team would help me to get things going. I always write on a whim and had forgotten the training I got when I was in high school and college. Though even then I have always been a photo-finisher kind of student. I was amongst those who ran up the stairs of the department building that houses the faculty just so I can make it to the deadline.

So I think having to work on something under extreme time pressure would help me train how to manage my time better. And asking people to meet their deadline does make me feel embarrassed when I sense that I am working a lot slower than other members of my team.

I know that I can complain about it but what I just need to do is deliver. And if my OCD about this would kick in, we would never get anything done. It's interesting to learn my weaknesses too. I suck at making activities. I can fart out a dialogue like I just ate a whole basket of kamote but when I face the bold ACTIVITY word on my word document I am stumped. This part takes me the longest to finish. So I tried making the activity part first just to make sure it's out of the way once I get the dialogue going. But sometimes even that takes too long.

Don't misunderstand. I am not complaining at all. This is actually a lot of fun. #goodkindastress kind of stuff make me feel both crazy (because there is so much to do) and fulfilled that I am actually able to use my writing skills for something worthwhile and work-related. It seems daunting and there are a lot of things that I need to read up on, especially new teaching methods. (I suddenly envy friends who go to teaching seminars) I know that there are limitations to the methods that we can use online and there might not be enough time to uptrain our teachers to the new methods. But it wouldn't hurt to improve on an existing idea.

I think if I was in a real faculty room, I would be that half-crazed over-worked teacher who has her toes in every activity in school. And that doesn't sit well with me. My lazy nature abhors overexertion except if I am truly passionate about something.

So yeah. I am having fun stressing myself out over English activities and dialogues. #mylifesoboring But for the first time this year. I actually know what the heck I am doing. So it's all good.

EIC DARK JEDAI MODE - T.O.P.

These are the titles that have been sent to me. I think I am missing others. If your novel was already sent to my email pinaywritertop@gmail.com and you can't see it here, please feel free to e-mail them again.

Because it's possible that this happened:



1. A mail error message in your email saying you did not send it successfully.
2. A tsunami hit the offshore server that saves the data of your email provider.
3. Your internet connection was intermittent when you sent the email so I never got it.
4. You mailed it to a different pinaywriter e-mail.
5. You lied to me about when you were going to send the e-mail containing the story that you told me would be sent to me on a specific day thinking that I moved the deadline for ALL the novel when in fact it's only for a particular series and not all the stories you were supposed to send to me.
6. You think I am a nice person who has no care or understanding of the word DEADLINE.
7. You are ningas kugon who only knows how to start things but not finish them.
8. You are super busy with life changing things. (this I would allow) And you forgot to make time for hobbies like writing novels and reading them.
9. You were bluffing when you send you would send me your work and it turns out that you didn't really get anything done and want to ask for more time.
10. You are even lazier than I am.

CHS
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BBBS

The Foxy Bombshell by LAINe
Necessito Un Hombre

Finished Romance novels:

Behind His Hazel Eyes 1 (page 9 na ako dito)
Baby & Love
My Pretty Boy
My Beautiful Boyfriend (Diosza)
TIL WE MEET AGAIN (Lizzie)
Defying Destiny (annajanelee)
You are my Sky, France (sweetlemon)
Kapag Tumibok ang Puso (shon)
KINSA (empsz)
my sweet stranger (marichu)

Incomplete
Family Ties (rosalyn)
Hanggang Kailan (honnie)

Finished Editing

BHHE 1
All I NEED 1 (erin)


To all Romance novelists of the T.O.P. persuasion, please compile your links, send a message to empresz that you are done. Send me your CV and your finished work (in a document file - make sure that you have proofread your work na or else I would be returning a bloody red pdf file version of your work).

Please don't be lazy. We want to continue to make excellent ORIGINAL stories so please do your part. ^_^ If you need advice I am online daily from 5am to 2pm on my gmail. If you have a gmail account you can even chat with moi (if breaktime ko). I also linked my fb to my gmail so I can check the messages I get there. So there is not way for you not to get my help or any editors help. You just have to ask for it.

Thanks for your hard work.
Keep writing!~

EIC

*p.s. I will be using my break time at work to work on a different romance novel than the one that I am correcting at home. This way, I can make better time in editing. Then I can start with the ones that are on the site.