This one apparently is older.
I am very accommodating of people who want to be recognized for the things they have done. So let's accommodate her, shall we?
#papasikatinKita
Saturday, September 14, 2013
My Lovely Chef Plagiarist
Found : Sept 2013
By : Cecilia
This one apparently is older.
I am very accommodating of people who want to be recognized for the things they have done. So let's accommodate her, shall we?
#papasikatinKita
This one apparently is older.
I am very accommodating of people who want to be recognized for the things they have done. So let's accommodate her, shall we?
#papasikatinKita
Finding Rico Plagiarist 2013
FOUND Sept 15, 2013.
REPORTED BY : Cecilia (actual Author)
Wattpad is a great place to read novels for free. You can also download the story into your mobile so you can read it offline. So the action of this one person now possibly made copies of this stories and made others accomplices to her plagiarism.
Sinning on your own is bad enough but making others do the same is just plain uncivilized. NOT EVERYTHING ON THE INTERNET IS FOR YOU TO CLAIM.
Magbasa-basa ng mga rules ng wattpad pag me time.
http://www.wattpad.com/6457884-tips-and-advice-for-aspiring-writers-plagiarism#.UjSUttJHLHQ
http://www.wattpad.com/24558599-wattpad-fantasy-writer's-advice-copyright-and#.UjSUn9JHLHQ
++++ I clicked on the report link +++
I am reporting the following content:
http://www.wattpad.com/7955822-finding-rico as the original work of this writer.
The original writer of this novel posted her work in our writing group's archive.
http://tagalogonlinepocketbook.wordpress.com/category/finding-rico/
She was the one who found this particular copy online and had reported the same thing. I am the editor-in-chief for our writing group. We are already on the way to selling e-books ourselves as well as getting more writers to get published. As small as our operation may seem to the scale Wattpad and some local writers from Wattpad here in the Philippines would seem but we value the effort of our writers.
Please help us get this copy off the site.
Thank you so much.
Nina Rita Simon
Pinaywriter
EIC Tagalog Online Pocketbook
Philippines
***I made the mistake but I can't correct it. I should have said that this is NOT the original work of this writer*** BABO-ya, Pinaywriter!
REPORTED BY : Cecilia (actual Author)
Wattpad is a great place to read novels for free. You can also download the story into your mobile so you can read it offline. So the action of this one person now possibly made copies of this stories and made others accomplices to her plagiarism.
Sinning on your own is bad enough but making others do the same is just plain uncivilized. NOT EVERYTHING ON THE INTERNET IS FOR YOU TO CLAIM.
Magbasa-basa ng mga rules ng wattpad pag me time.
http://www.wattpad.com/6457884-tips-and-advice-for-aspiring-writers-plagiarism#.UjSUttJHLHQ
http://www.wattpad.com/24558599-wattpad-fantasy-writer's-advice-copyright-and#.UjSUn9JHLHQ
++++ I clicked on the report link +++
I am reporting the following content:
http://www.wattpad.com/7955822-finding-rico as the original work of this writer.
The original writer of this novel posted her work in our writing group's archive.
http://tagalogonlinepocketbook.wordpress.com/category/finding-rico/
She was the one who found this particular copy online and had reported the same thing. I am the editor-in-chief for our writing group. We are already on the way to selling e-books ourselves as well as getting more writers to get published. As small as our operation may seem to the scale Wattpad and some local writers from Wattpad here in the Philippines would seem but we value the effort of our writers.
Please help us get this copy off the site.
Thank you so much.
Nina Rita Simon
Pinaywriter
EIC Tagalog Online Pocketbook
Philippines
***I made the mistake but I can't correct it. I should have said that this is NOT the original work of this writer*** BABO-ya, Pinaywriter!
Saturday, June 22, 2013
MULTILINGUAL CHARACTERS
Disclaimer : Mga simpleng alam ko lang ang nasa blog na ito. Compilation ng mga naalala ko pa from my college educ pero kung me additional info kayo or correction, palagay na lang sa comment at I will add it here accordingly. Wag sana tayong troll. These info are posted here for TOPpers and writers from TOP. If you are neither, feel free to be high and might somewhere else. Ktnx.
HERE WE GO.
Kung English ang ginamit na language no need to say that it was said in English. If the sentence you wrote is in Filipino kasi in general ang conversation nila is in *insert whatever foreign language your character speaks*, ok lang not to mention it after that. Adjusted na sa isip ng mga readers mo that the characters are speaking in *that foreign language* after you mention it once na they are speaking in that language to each other.
HERE WE GO.
HOW TO DEAL WITH MULTILINGUAL CHARACTERS
Kung English ang ginamit na language no need to say that it was said in English. If the sentence you wrote is in Filipino kasi in general ang conversation nila is in *insert whatever foreign language your character speaks*, ok lang not to mention it after that. Adjusted na sa isip ng mga readers mo that the characters are speaking in *that foreign language* after you mention it once na they are speaking in that language to each other.
*established na that si BB Bidang Boi ay Korean*
example:
"Ano bang problema mo sa akin?" sigaw nito sa sariling wika.
"Marami! Maraming marami akong problema sa iyo!" sagot niya sa kaparehong wika.
"Ano nga?" angil ni Kevin.
"Maraming maraming nagkakagusto sa iyo. Nasasaktan ako." sinisinok na sagot niya.
Tila natameme ang lalaki sa sinabi niya. Saka dahan-dahang nilapitan siya nito. Di siya makatingin sa mukha nito kaya't sa Doc Martens nito siya nakipag-usap. "Hindi ko na kayang magtiis. Gusto ko akin ka lang."
Naramdaman niya ang pagyakap nito sa kanya. "Pabo. Ikaw lang ang sarang ko. Sila, ssaeng fans lang. Ako. Ako lang ang may bias sa iyo. Sila tagapalakpak lang."
Kailangang ilagay sa narration in italics ung translations ng mga foreign words and sentences. Pero shempre kakamatay na isulat un in that language then use Filipino.
Mention the shift in the language only if the Filipino dialogue was meant to be in
another language.
fictional example : The man is Korean. The woman is American.
"Shibal!" napamura si Yongji sa sobrang galit. "Hindi ko alam kung pano ko pang
ipapaliwanag sa iyo na wala akong relasyon sa babaeng un." patuloy nito sa sariling
wika.
"What did you just say to me?" hinarap ni Sara ang binata. "Wag mo akong ma-Hangul
hangul na lintik ka dahil baka ikaw ang magkanosebleed kapag nag-English ako ng
diretso." sa sobrang inis ay hindi na niya napansin na nag-Hangul na rin siya.
"Sorry ha, kapag lasing o galit na galit ka nga lang pala magaling mag-Hanggul.
Fine. I'll speak plain. How many freaking times do I have to tell you that I don't
have a relationship or never had one with that woman? I love you. I have a
relationship with you! Gets mo na?"
***TRILINGUAL characters or bilingual characters are hard to deal with. And you
need to remember your readers ALWAYS. Make your story readable and understandable.
Romance is a nobrainer read. But that doesn't mean your readers are dumb. But
romance should be an easy read not a JRR Tolkein one.
Romance is in POPULAR Filipino. 70% if not 80% if it should be in Filipino.
SHOW VS TELL : HOW TO NARRATE YOUR NOVEL
Disclaimer : Mga simpleng alam ko lang ang nasa blog na ito. Compilation ng mga naalala ko pa from my college educ pero kung me additional info kayo or correction, palagay na lang sa comment at I will add it here accordingly. Wag sana tayong troll. These info are posted here for TOPpers and writers from TOP. If you are neither, feel free to be high and might somewhere else. Ktnx.
Here we go.
Minsan kasi more more dialogue lang sa story. This is not ok.
Remember that there should be more SHOW then there are TELLs in your story. When you state a fact that is a TELL when you describe the surrounding and the emotion of the characters or make them move a certain way to show how they are really feeling versus the dialogue then you give the reader a mental picture, that's a SHOW.
It's ok to make it long muna then shorten it later. But if your narrative lacks visualization mejo bulag din ung reader mo. Kulang sila sa kakayahang MAKITA ang mundong sinulat mo. Remember that THEY CAN NOT READ YOUR MIND. Sa isip nating mga writers malinaw nating nakikita ang mundong ginagalawan ng ating mga characters BUT unless na isulat mo iyon sa narration mo, hindi un malalaman ng readers.
Maraming mga writers lalo na online na tinitipid ang mga narration ng kanilang kwento. Bad un. I personally write lang mga scenes na sunud-sunod ang dialogue pag me sense of urgency sa conversation nila.
Here we go.
Minsan kasi more more dialogue lang sa story. This is not ok.
Remember that there should be more SHOW then there are TELLs in your story. When you state a fact that is a TELL when you describe the surrounding and the emotion of the characters or make them move a certain way to show how they are really feeling versus the dialogue then you give the reader a mental picture, that's a SHOW.
It's ok to make it long muna then shorten it later. But if your narrative lacks visualization mejo bulag din ung reader mo. Kulang sila sa kakayahang MAKITA ang mundong sinulat mo. Remember that THEY CAN NOT READ YOUR MIND. Sa isip nating mga writers malinaw nating nakikita ang mundong ginagalawan ng ating mga characters BUT unless na isulat mo iyon sa narration mo, hindi un malalaman ng readers.
Maraming mga writers lalo na online na tinitipid ang mga narration ng kanilang kwento. Bad un. I personally write lang mga scenes na sunud-sunod ang dialogue pag me sense of urgency sa conversation nila.
Usually
script like dialogues happen when the people talking are doing it so
fast
that
the reader must read the dialogues right after each other.
i.e.
fictional - away
"I
don't understand this. Why would you do this?" naiiyak na tanong
ni Ruru kay
Scott.
"Because
you are lying to me!" galit nitong sagot sa kanya.
"I
am not lying to you!"
"You
are!"
"I'm
not!"
"Then
tell me that you are not in love with my cousin! Tell me and I would
stop
hurting.
I would stop hurting so much that I want to hurt him too."
Natahimik
si Ruru sa sinabi ni Scott. She didn't know that he knew about her
feelings.
"Tell
me that you don't love him and I would stay."
"I
can't..."
Kitang-kita
niya ang paglaglag ng balikat ng dating minamahal. And it tore her
heart.
Hindi niya inakalang masasaktan niya ito ng ganun ganun na lamang.
She was
hurting
too. Pero hindi pwedeng paasahin niya ito sa wala. Nalilito man siya
sa
nararamdaman
niya para kay Toshi pero alam niyang hindi na niya mahal si Scott.
Akmang
hahawakan niya si Scott pero naglakad ito patalikod para iwasan siya.
One
step
back that ended her resolve. He was giving up on her, nakikita niya
sa mata
nitong
wala na itong gana pang ipagpatuloy na ipaglaban ang relasyon nila,
ang
damdamin
nito.
"I'm
sorry, Scott."
"You
should be." pagkuwa'y tumalikod na ang binata at tuluyan nang
nawala sa
kanyang
buhay.
***if
you notice the script like parts are for rapid and very emotional
scenes most
of
the time. It is necessary for the lines to be read right after each
other
because
the narration breaks the flow of the emotion. So don't do this
script- like
thing
unless in a similar situation
ie.
dying person
"Don't
leave me." naiiyak na usal ni Sasha.
"I'm
sorry I can't stay..."
"Don't
leave me...please, Josh! Josh, please...please don't die."
"I'll
love you..." napa-ubo ito pero nagpatuloy pa rin, "...always."
dahan-dahang
bumagal
ang paghinga nito.
"Josh..."
Bumuka
ang bibig nito na wari ba ang nagsasabi ng always
"Jooooooooooooooossssssssh!"
hindi niya matanggap na wala na ito. Always meant
nothing
kung wala na ito sa tabi niya. Always was just another broken promise
like
forever.
POV and Voices
Honestly I don't know what they are called officially but for this part let's just call POV the general way the story is told. In TOP novels it's best to place them in The 3rd person or the Niya POV.
Then there is the person whose "voice" or point of reference is used for the said chapter. *that is not the official name for it pero I am sure someone would correct me and I can change that later.
Reminder : MAX of TWO voices in the story. The Bidang Girl - BG and the Bidang Boy - BB.
Pero minsan gusto ng writer me 2 voices sa isang chapter pero isa dito hindi si BG or BB. Pero dapat the world in the story revolves around the BG and the BB lang. Kung papano nila nauunawaan at nakikita ang mundong ginagalawan nila ganun dapat. UNLESS me pangyayari na revealed lang sa reader para magprogress ang story. At usually iyon ay para naman umusad ang aksyon. Para malaman ng readers na nasa panganib ang mga characters o magreveal ng mga possible obstacle sa buhay ni BG at ni BB.
DAPAT SA UNA PA LANG NAKAPILI KA NA kung sinong pinakabida mo si BB ba o si BG. para ung voice na ang dominant sa story mo.
EXAMPLE:
Then there is the person whose "voice" or point of reference is used for the said chapter. *that is not the official name for it pero I am sure someone would correct me and I can change that later.
Reminder : MAX of TWO voices in the story. The Bidang Girl - BG and the Bidang Boy - BB.
Pero minsan gusto ng writer me 2 voices sa isang chapter pero isa dito hindi si BG or BB. Pero dapat the world in the story revolves around the BG and the BB lang. Kung papano nila nauunawaan at nakikita ang mundong ginagalawan nila ganun dapat. UNLESS me pangyayari na revealed lang sa reader para magprogress ang story. At usually iyon ay para naman umusad ang aksyon. Para malaman ng readers na nasa panganib ang mga characters o magreveal ng mga possible obstacle sa buhay ni BG at ni BB.
DAPAT SA UNA PA LANG NAKAPILI KA NA kung sinong pinakabida mo si BB ba o si BG. para ung voice na ang dominant sa story mo.
EXAMPLE:
NAKITA ni Ruru ang pagkapanalo ng manlalarong nasa bandang kanan. Narining niya ang sigawan ng mga fans nito.
"That's my cousin!" sigaw ng kanyang kasintahan. Kita sa mukha ni Scott na proud na proud ito sa pinsan. Lumapit ito sa kanila saka nag-bow ng parang naka-90 degrees, tanda ng labis na paggalang sa Japan. Nag-bow rin siya dito bilang pagbati.
"Ruru, this is my cousin Toshi, Toushiro Yamagi. Toshi, this is by beloved Ruru, Rusandra Montenegro soon to be Greyson." naramdaman niya ang pagpisil ng kasintahan sa kanyang balikat nang akbayan siya nito.
HINDI maintindihan ni Scott kung bakit tila kakaiba ang nararamdaman niya mula nang lumapit ang kanyang pinsan sa kanila ni Ruru. Malapit siya sa pinsan niya at ito ang lagi niyang kinakamusta sa mga kapamilya kapag nasa Japan siya. It could be the way that he was looking at her o sadyang kinakabahan lang siya tuwinang may humahanga sa kanyang nobya.
Pero dahil na rin sa nararamdaman niyang iyon, napagpasyahan niyang ituloy na ang proposal niya mamayang gabi. Mahirap na ang may makasingit pa. Kahit na pinsan pa niya hindi niya mapapatawad kapag dumiga ito sa kanyang minamahal. Ruru is his and he was hers for keeps.
NANIKIP ang dibdib ni Toshi nang makita ang pagpisil ng pinsan niya sa balikat ni
Rusandra. Kilala niyang hindi possessive sa mga babae ang pinsan pero mukhang iba na itong si Ruru. Sinubukan niyang hindi mahalata ng pinsan na hindi niya nagustuhan ang PDA nito kaya't nakangiti pa rin siyang humarap ulit dito. "Mukhang na-starstruck na si Toushiro!" biro ng kanyang coach.
Teaser Example : Crimson Love
This is just an example
Check the HOW TO HERE to get more info
Ever1 : (EIC version one) Example with a question in the end - Le Hook
Toushiro Yamagi fell for Rusandra "Ruru" Montenegro after meeting her in Tokyo Japan. Ruru was caught between Toshi's (or whatever his nickname is) persistent love and the respect she had for her boyfriend, Scott Greyson, Toshi's cousin.
Would she risk her heart with Toshi or stay with Scott's comforting arms?
Ever2: Example with a declarative sentence where the main character needs to make a choice between two people or two really bad situations.
Loving two men was never a part of Ruru's plans. She was perfectly fine loving Scott Greyson and had been dreaming of turning Rusandra Montenegro to Rusandra Greyson soon. That was before Soctt's cousin Toushiro Yamagi came into her life.
Now she needs to chose which one to keep, the man who loved her or the man who made her heart beat fast again.
Ever3: Example with lines from the story
Toushiro Yamagi was caught in a rock and a hard place. The woman he loved is his favorite cousin's girlfriend. Rusandra Montenegro was a proper lady, the kind that was for keeps. But how could he keep her in his life when she was never his in the first place?
“G-give me back my kiss.” maktol na sabi pa ni Ruru kay Toushiro.
"Don't worry, I'll give it back with interest."
I hope this was able to help you! <3
Check the HOW TO HERE to get more info
Ever1 : (EIC version one) Example with a question in the end - Le Hook
Toushiro Yamagi fell for Rusandra "Ruru" Montenegro after meeting her in Tokyo Japan. Ruru was caught between Toshi's (or whatever his nickname is) persistent love and the respect she had for her boyfriend, Scott Greyson, Toshi's cousin.
Would she risk her heart with Toshi or stay with Scott's comforting arms?
Ever2: Example with a declarative sentence where the main character needs to make a choice between two people or two really bad situations.
Loving two men was never a part of Ruru's plans. She was perfectly fine loving Scott Greyson and had been dreaming of turning Rusandra Montenegro to Rusandra Greyson soon. That was before Soctt's cousin Toushiro Yamagi came into her life.
Now she needs to chose which one to keep, the man who loved her or the man who made her heart beat fast again.
Ever3: Example with lines from the story
Toushiro Yamagi was caught in a rock and a hard place. The woman he loved is his favorite cousin's girlfriend. Rusandra Montenegro was a proper lady, the kind that was for keeps. But how could he keep her in his life when she was never his in the first place?
“G-give me back my kiss.” maktol na sabi pa ni Ruru kay Toushiro.
"Don't worry, I'll give it back with interest."
I hope this was able to help you! <3
Saturday, June 1, 2013
HOW TO POST FAQ
DISCLAIMER : We are still beta testing TOP Talk so this can change at any time.
Ask yourself if you are a plagiarist. Nangongopya ka ba ng idea o akda ng iba? If you are. Wag ka nang sumali at baka kung mapano ka pa dito.
Ang taong nangongopya ng akda ng iba for personal reading or reposting it sa ibang lugar for other people to read kahit na ba me name ng writer ay hindi allowed sa TOP. Ang author lang at TOP ang pwedeng magpalaganap ng kanilang sinulat.
Confraternity ito ng mga taong galit sa plagiarists. At mga mahihilig sa pocketbook of the Tagalog Romance genre.
Click here TOP Talk Forum this is as of june 2, 2013 still in beta testing.
TAGALOG ONLINE POCKETBOOK this is the official site where you can get to read using gils or donation turned into gils. You can earn gils when you read and comment. You can log in using your FB account or you can use the code
Kapag member na kayo ng Forum at the site, if you have gils na, use it to read. But my suggestion is you :
1. Activate your user muna for the TOP Talk.
How : Go to your email na ginamit for registration. Then make sure to activate or verify na ikaw talaga ang nagregister. Follow the instuctions there.
2. Magbasa ng read me ng TOP talk to get the idea of how you can be get to the point na pwede ka nang magpost ng thread.
READING THE READ ME IS MANDATORY. MAGBASA BAGO MAGTANONG. READ ME
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Sabihin na nating ok na, nakapagpost ka na. User ka na.
There are things to remember :
1. ALWAYS HAVE A BACK UP COPY OF YOUR STORY.
Hindi natin controlled ang technology. So always save a copy of your story in your email. Make this the email you use for TOP para naman match. Or if OC ka then make an email just for saving your stories. JUST DON'T FORGET THE PASSWORD and visit it once in a while.
Why do you need this?
Para kung magkasystem issues tayo or what not hindi lost forever and stories mo. Sh*t happens. Remember that.
2. PROOFREADING is not the EDITORS job. It's your job.
Ikaw na may-akda ang me trabaho niyan. Read, check for typos and grammar mistakes before posting your teaser, chapter and what not.
BASAHIN ANG MGA HOW TO SA SITE NA ITO PARA HINDI NA TAYO MAGKAPROBLEMA LATER ON.
TOP CHAPTER FORMAT
HOW TO WRITE A TEASER
REMEMBER: DO NOT SEND A FIRST DRAFT or post it. Do not PM the EIC and the Editors your chapters without their consent. It is your JOB as the writer to have already checked your work before you send it. We are doing this for love and not money. Hindi pa ako nananalo sa lotto. If that ever happens magfufulltime EIC ako. Pero sa ngayon na I have a day job and we have editors who do not do this for a living, please do understand that it may take time for us to read your work.
3. MAJOR OVERHAUL can happen for PREMIUM EBOOKS
Ebooks for TOP found here
KAPAG ang work mo ay gagawin nang EBOOK ito ay sasalain ng editors, ni support at ng EIC. Maaaring makatanggap ka ng isang mahabang pdf kasama ng pdf na me corrections at pdf ng final version ng novel mo.
Kung hindi ka marunong tumanggap ng edits at corrections, you are in the wrong writing group. Magtayo ka ng sarili mo. Thanks and have a nice life. Or be a blogger. Or post it on Wattpad.
4. There are rules to follow on how to post
See this rule that must not be forgotten:
This is a moderated forum.
All new threads are being reviewed first by our editors before you can see them. Use the proper prefix for your submission for faster approval process.
- Whole Novel > Post your whole novel in one thread (including cover photo, if available, and/or teaser)
- Teaser > Post your teaser only, does not matter if it's finished or unfinished.
- Per Chapter > If you want to get more feedbacks, follow this option. (i.e. Ikaw Lamang - Chapter 1)
- Unfinished > Share your incomplete story as well for feedbacks and future reference.
Nasa taas yan ng lahat ng genre.
Minsan ang mga teaser ay nagiging for approval. Pero once na mabasa at ma-edit na ito ng EIC then it would be ok'd
BTW, limited time na online and EIC so minsan at mods/editor ang makakaharap ninyo.
If gusto ninyo you can sent a PM to Pinaywriter
http://tagalogonlinepocketbook.com/talk/user-6.html
What can be sent?
a) Initial Draft of your Teaser with Title of the story.
b) personal PMs
c) Thanks you PMs
d) Report of bullying PMs
Tandaan for all other concerns deal with Foo and the Mods. Screenshot always para walang lusot kung me irereklamo kayo.
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HOW TO MAKE A TEASER
Three paragraphs Four sentences each rule = 12 sentences max
How to post a Teaser in TOP TALK forum
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
HOW TO WRITE A CHAPTER
Tandaan na other writers and readers can read it when you post it for in TOP talk. They are your beta readers. When your work is popular and you finish it, then you can submit it in TOP read as an actual novel. Pero dapat nabasa at nacommentan na ito ng isang editor at ng EIC. ^.^
This may take some time but it will help you get feedback on your work before it becomes an Ebook or a TOP novel officially.
All EIC edits are mandatory to listen to. And changes must be made on the novel.
Sa mga lumang writers baka magulat sila na they will get this on their novel.
*+* This chapter has officially been read by the EIC of TOP*=*
That means na naoverhaul or na-edit ko na ang work nila.
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HOW TO POST A CHAPTER in TOP TALK
1. Choose the right Genre
Right now we have Short Stories, Romance (duh), Action, Scifi, Horror, Drama and Others for not included genres. I write Fanfic but it's Romance so I put it under the Romance category.
2. Similar to posting a teaser only you choose PER CHAPTER if you are posting one chapter at a time or WHOLE NOVEL if you finished it then want to post everything in one go.
3. Paste the URL of your Chapters on the TEASER Thread like so.
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FOR TOP WRITERS this is the writing workshop in TOP Talk
Share what you can if you have any tips and such.
MORE UPDATE to come. So Please say tuned.
If you have any more questions please leave your comment on this blog or PM me in TOP talk.
How to Post in TOP Ver. 2013
Ask yourself if you are a plagiarist. Nangongopya ka ba ng idea o akda ng iba? If you are. Wag ka nang sumali at baka kung mapano ka pa dito.
Ang taong nangongopya ng akda ng iba for personal reading or reposting it sa ibang lugar for other people to read kahit na ba me name ng writer ay hindi allowed sa TOP. Ang author lang at TOP ang pwedeng magpalaganap ng kanilang sinulat.
Confraternity ito ng mga taong galit sa plagiarists. At mga mahihilig sa pocketbook of the Tagalog Romance genre.
Click here TOP Talk Forum this is as of june 2, 2013 still in beta testing.
TAGALOG ONLINE POCKETBOOK this is the official site where you can get to read using gils or donation turned into gils. You can earn gils when you read and comment. You can log in using your FB account or you can use the code
Kapag member na kayo ng Forum at the site, if you have gils na, use it to read. But my suggestion is you :
1. Activate your user muna for the TOP Talk.
How : Go to your email na ginamit for registration. Then make sure to activate or verify na ikaw talaga ang nagregister. Follow the instuctions there.
2. Magbasa ng read me ng TOP talk to get the idea of how you can be get to the point na pwede ka nang magpost ng thread.
READING THE READ ME IS MANDATORY. MAGBASA BAGO MAGTANONG. READ ME
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Sabihin na nating ok na, nakapagpost ka na. User ka na.
There are things to remember :
1. ALWAYS HAVE A BACK UP COPY OF YOUR STORY.
Hindi natin controlled ang technology. So always save a copy of your story in your email. Make this the email you use for TOP para naman match. Or if OC ka then make an email just for saving your stories. JUST DON'T FORGET THE PASSWORD and visit it once in a while.
Why do you need this?
Para kung magkasystem issues tayo or what not hindi lost forever and stories mo. Sh*t happens. Remember that.
2. PROOFREADING is not the EDITORS job. It's your job.
Ikaw na may-akda ang me trabaho niyan. Read, check for typos and grammar mistakes before posting your teaser, chapter and what not.
BASAHIN ANG MGA HOW TO SA SITE NA ITO PARA HINDI NA TAYO MAGKAPROBLEMA LATER ON.
TOP CHAPTER FORMAT
HOW TO WRITE A TEASER
REMEMBER: DO NOT SEND A FIRST DRAFT or post it. Do not PM the EIC and the Editors your chapters without their consent. It is your JOB as the writer to have already checked your work before you send it. We are doing this for love and not money. Hindi pa ako nananalo sa lotto. If that ever happens magfufulltime EIC ako. Pero sa ngayon na I have a day job and we have editors who do not do this for a living, please do understand that it may take time for us to read your work.
3. MAJOR OVERHAUL can happen for PREMIUM EBOOKS
Ebooks for TOP found here
KAPAG ang work mo ay gagawin nang EBOOK ito ay sasalain ng editors, ni support at ng EIC. Maaaring makatanggap ka ng isang mahabang pdf kasama ng pdf na me corrections at pdf ng final version ng novel mo.
Kung hindi ka marunong tumanggap ng edits at corrections, you are in the wrong writing group. Magtayo ka ng sarili mo. Thanks and have a nice life. Or be a blogger. Or post it on Wattpad.
4. There are rules to follow on how to post
See this rule that must not be forgotten:
This is a moderated forum.
All new threads are being reviewed first by our editors before you can see them. Use the proper prefix for your submission for faster approval process.
- Whole Novel > Post your whole novel in one thread (including cover photo, if available, and/or teaser)
- Teaser > Post your teaser only, does not matter if it's finished or unfinished.
- Per Chapter > If you want to get more feedbacks, follow this option. (i.e. Ikaw Lamang - Chapter 1)
- Unfinished > Share your incomplete story as well for feedbacks and future reference.
Nasa taas yan ng lahat ng genre.
Minsan ang mga teaser ay nagiging for approval. Pero once na mabasa at ma-edit na ito ng EIC then it would be ok'd
BTW, limited time na online and EIC so minsan at mods/editor ang makakaharap ninyo.
If gusto ninyo you can sent a PM to Pinaywriter
http://tagalogonlinepocketbook.com/talk/user-6.html
What can be sent?
a) Initial Draft of your Teaser with Title of the story.
b) personal PMs
c) Thanks you PMs
d) Report of bullying PMs
Tandaan for all other concerns deal with Foo and the Mods. Screenshot always para walang lusot kung me irereklamo kayo.
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HOW TO POST a Teaser
HOW TO MAKE A TEASER
Three paragraphs Four sentences each rule = 12 sentences max
How to post a Teaser in TOP TALK forum
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HOW TO WRITE A CHAPTER
Tandaan na other writers and readers can read it when you post it for in TOP talk. They are your beta readers. When your work is popular and you finish it, then you can submit it in TOP read as an actual novel. Pero dapat nabasa at nacommentan na ito ng isang editor at ng EIC. ^.^
This may take some time but it will help you get feedback on your work before it becomes an Ebook or a TOP novel officially.
All EIC edits are mandatory to listen to. And changes must be made on the novel.
Sa mga lumang writers baka magulat sila na they will get this on their novel.
*+* This chapter has officially been read by the EIC of TOP*=*
That means na naoverhaul or na-edit ko na ang work nila.
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HOW TO POST A CHAPTER in TOP TALK
1. Choose the right Genre
Right now we have Short Stories, Romance (duh), Action, Scifi, Horror, Drama and Others for not included genres. I write Fanfic but it's Romance so I put it under the Romance category.
2. Similar to posting a teaser only you choose PER CHAPTER if you are posting one chapter at a time or WHOLE NOVEL if you finished it then want to post everything in one go.
3. Paste the URL of your Chapters on the TEASER Thread like so.
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FOR TOP WRITERS this is the writing workshop in TOP Talk
Share what you can if you have any tips and such.
MORE UPDATE to come. So Please say tuned.
If you have any more questions please leave your comment on this blog or PM me in TOP talk.
Friday, May 17, 2013
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Format or Freestyle?
Alam ko na maraming mga naglalabasang mga writing website na pwedeng pagsulatan ng mga kung anupamang maisipan mong isulat pero minsan talaga sumasakit ang ulo ko sa mga taong wagas kung makapagsulat sa sites na tulad ng Wattpad at kung trip mo ang fanfictions ay sa Asianfanfics.com na para bang walang natutunan sa mga teacher nila nung elementary o high school sa kung anong hitsura talaga ng isang nobela.
Dahil mahilig akong maglista, ilista natin.
1. KUNG MAKAPAG-SPACE WAGAS peeps
Alam nyo na to, kailangan pa bang i-explain. Ito ung tipong kung sa cellphone mo binabasa ang kwento ay me mga akala mo blank pages un pala wagas lang makapagspace si ate. Akala nya cliffhanger ang tawag sa ginagawa niya pero hindi talaga kung di inishanger.
2. PLEASE VOTE/COMMENT aka SOCIAL WRITER
Ito ung mas madalas pang mag-reply sa mga comments at hingi ng hingi ng advice pero hindi mo naman maramdaman *o mabasa* ang improvement sa kanyang mga kwento. Tipong ginagawang facebook ang mga comments section ng kanyang sinusulat para lang magkaroon ng connection with the readers. Para sa mga ganito my suggestion is to go offline at magsulat na muna bago magpost ng mga chapters na paulit-ulit lang ang mga mapupuna mong obvious and glaring mistakes.
3. VIRGIN WRITERS
There is nothing wrong sa kung first time mo pa lang mag-sulat. Pero kung hindi mo pa alam ang gagawin mo at hindi ka pa talaga nakabasa ng mga actual na libro sa buhay mo at hindi mo masunod ang paraan ng pagkakasulat ng mga iyon, pwes malamang dapat ka munang magsulat sa Word mo at isipin mo ng mabuti, hawig na ba sa isang totoong nobela ang ginawa ko? Kung hindi pa ang sagot, please lang spare us the agony at paki-re-read and format ng akda mo. So that your readers can focus on the contents.
4. GRAMMAR FORGETters
Hindi ko sinasabing perfect ako sa mga words at grammar ko sa mga akda ko. Lagi kong nahuhuli ang sarili ko na mali ang spelling ng ibang mga words. Tulad na lang nitong huli unpresidented and sinulat ko imbes na unprecedented *sinara ko kasi ang autocorrect ko sa openoffice word ko kasi nakakaloka ang mga red lines pag Filipino ang ginagamit mong language. So there is bound to be one or more words na misspelled mo or di kaya ay hindi mo talaga makikitang me typo ka na pala. Pero ang point ko dito ay REREAD, REVISE AT REWRITE. Ang writer na tama mag-edit ng work nya ay walang hiya at tamad. Sinasayang nya lang ang oras ng kanyang mambabasa. Bukod pa sa brain cells na namamatay dahil sa mga ganitong babasahin.
5. NO NARRATION writers
Merong format na talagang hindi ko magets. Yung tipong dialogue lang ang malinaw pero ung kilos ng mga characters di mo maintindihan kung pano sila gumagalaw sa kwento. Dahil ang writer hindi marunong mag "paint a picture" mode. Puro ito tell walang SHOW. Ibig sabihin hindi nito ginagamit ang narration para ipinta ang mundong ginagalawan ng mga characters.
Sa buhay ko bilang writers at editor me moments talaga na nag-nosebleed ako dahil sa pag-eedit ko ng mga kwento. Pero hindi ko akalain na me mas wagas pa sa mga kwentong yun. Sana lang mabasa nila ito at marealize nila sa kanilang mga sarili na baka naman me room for improvement pa sila. Mentality lang nila ang kailangan nga adjustment.
A writer is his or her worst critique. A piece should have been the best of what could be made at a given time. If changes could be made at a later time, with fresh eyes, one should never be ashamed to move forward and make those changes. Talent in storytelling is one thing but writing is a skill that can be improved in time, with effort and open-mindedness.
Personally I believe e-book man o hindi ang sinusulat ng isang manunulat dapat nitong siguraduhin ang comfort ng kanyang tagapagbasa. Kung maayos nilang maiipresenta ang kanilang akda mas matutuwa ang mga mambabasa nila.
So as for Format vs Freestyle, I think I would stick to the old school.
Dahil mahilig akong maglista, ilista natin.
1. KUNG MAKAPAG-SPACE WAGAS peeps
Alam nyo na to, kailangan pa bang i-explain. Ito ung tipong kung sa cellphone mo binabasa ang kwento ay me mga akala mo blank pages un pala wagas lang makapagspace si ate. Akala nya cliffhanger ang tawag sa ginagawa niya pero hindi talaga kung di inishanger.
2. PLEASE VOTE/COMMENT aka SOCIAL WRITER
Ito ung mas madalas pang mag-reply sa mga comments at hingi ng hingi ng advice pero hindi mo naman maramdaman *o mabasa* ang improvement sa kanyang mga kwento. Tipong ginagawang facebook ang mga comments section ng kanyang sinusulat para lang magkaroon ng connection with the readers. Para sa mga ganito my suggestion is to go offline at magsulat na muna bago magpost ng mga chapters na paulit-ulit lang ang mga mapupuna mong obvious and glaring mistakes.
3. VIRGIN WRITERS
There is nothing wrong sa kung first time mo pa lang mag-sulat. Pero kung hindi mo pa alam ang gagawin mo at hindi ka pa talaga nakabasa ng mga actual na libro sa buhay mo at hindi mo masunod ang paraan ng pagkakasulat ng mga iyon, pwes malamang dapat ka munang magsulat sa Word mo at isipin mo ng mabuti, hawig na ba sa isang totoong nobela ang ginawa ko? Kung hindi pa ang sagot, please lang spare us the agony at paki-re-read and format ng akda mo. So that your readers can focus on the contents.
4. GRAMMAR FORGETters
Hindi ko sinasabing perfect ako sa mga words at grammar ko sa mga akda ko. Lagi kong nahuhuli ang sarili ko na mali ang spelling ng ibang mga words. Tulad na lang nitong huli unpresidented and sinulat ko imbes na unprecedented *sinara ko kasi ang autocorrect ko sa openoffice word ko kasi nakakaloka ang mga red lines pag Filipino ang ginagamit mong language. So there is bound to be one or more words na misspelled mo or di kaya ay hindi mo talaga makikitang me typo ka na pala. Pero ang point ko dito ay REREAD, REVISE AT REWRITE. Ang writer na tama mag-edit ng work nya ay walang hiya at tamad. Sinasayang nya lang ang oras ng kanyang mambabasa. Bukod pa sa brain cells na namamatay dahil sa mga ganitong babasahin.
5. NO NARRATION writers
Merong format na talagang hindi ko magets. Yung tipong dialogue lang ang malinaw pero ung kilos ng mga characters di mo maintindihan kung pano sila gumagalaw sa kwento. Dahil ang writer hindi marunong mag "paint a picture" mode. Puro ito tell walang SHOW. Ibig sabihin hindi nito ginagamit ang narration para ipinta ang mundong ginagalawan ng mga characters.
Sa buhay ko bilang writers at editor me moments talaga na nag-nosebleed ako dahil sa pag-eedit ko ng mga kwento. Pero hindi ko akalain na me mas wagas pa sa mga kwentong yun. Sana lang mabasa nila ito at marealize nila sa kanilang mga sarili na baka naman me room for improvement pa sila. Mentality lang nila ang kailangan nga adjustment.
A writer is his or her worst critique. A piece should have been the best of what could be made at a given time. If changes could be made at a later time, with fresh eyes, one should never be ashamed to move forward and make those changes. Talent in storytelling is one thing but writing is a skill that can be improved in time, with effort and open-mindedness.
Personally I believe e-book man o hindi ang sinusulat ng isang manunulat dapat nitong siguraduhin ang comfort ng kanyang tagapagbasa. Kung maayos nilang maiipresenta ang kanilang akda mas matutuwa ang mga mambabasa nila.
So as for Format vs Freestyle, I think I would stick to the old school.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Wattpad advice #1 : For littlesweetheart30
I usually go to wattpad to write my fanfics. Me mga batang nagsusulat din duon ng mga novels nila in Filipino. Though most of the readers are English speaking thus English writing, encouraged din sa TOPPERS at writers na gawing lagakan ng mga ideas ang Wattpad.
This is the girl's story. http://www.wattpad.com/10113833-destiny-of-us-destiny
http://www.wattpad.com/user/littlesweetheart30 ang page niya.
ETO ang mahaba kong advice.
http://askpinaywriter.blogspot.com/2012/05/top-novel-chapter-format.html I know that this is your first time to write so I will help you out as much as I can (in our writing group I am the Editor in Chief) and the first thing I would advice you is to make sure your story is EASY TO READ. Format is something na nakakalimutan ng mga e-book writers minsan. Pero tandaan mo ang mga nagbabasa ng iyong story ay mga taong mahilig din magbasa ng totoong libro. And if you are still very young, it's great to start making good habits ngayon pa lang.
**if you are writing a story imaginin mo na bulag o hindi nakakakita ung nagbabasa. SO ikaw bilang writer, YOU ARE PAINTING A PICTURE WITH WORDS.
examples:
Nagdiscuss ang teacher nakinig naman kami could become :
Nagsimula na ang klase at kahit na nakatingin si Suzy sa blackboard hindi niya mapigilang mapatingin sa labas ng bintana. Napaisip tuloy siya kung bakit tuwing parang ang ganda-ganda ng panahon ay saka naman me pasok. Narinig niya ang pagtikhim ng kanilang titser kaya napatingin na siyang muli sa harapan. Napangiti siya sa kanyang isipan nang makita niyang hindi pala siya ang nahuli nitong hindi nakikinig. Nakatulog na pala ang isa niyang kaklase sa sobrang kabagutan.
**if you are writing dialogues make sure to still follow the rules in grammar and composition. Kasi mahirap nang masanay ka sa ganoong format.
**remember that writing is not the same as TEXTING. Never spell words like their text or j3j3m0n f0rm@t b3c0z !tz r!l! @n0y!ng dntch@ th!nk zo?
**Write without editing muna. Post mo para di mawala or save mo para di malost. Then READ. Habang binabasa mo ito sa wattpad then bukas din ung word doc mo. Edit errors and typo real time. DO EDITING PAG TAPOS NA ANG UTAK MONG MAGSULAT. Ibig sabihin wala nang kasunod na scene sa utak mo ung nasulat mo na kasi finoformulate pa nya ika nga. EDITING your work is good because it teaches YOU your weaknesses at pag narecognize ito ng iyong isip next time hindi mo na sha ganun kadalas magagawa. Pero dahil no one is perfect, that is why re-reading is a must.
**I like that you asked people for feedback. But be careful also that their feedback do not destroy or tamper with your UNIQUE writing style. The suggestions I am making would just enhance the reading experience and help you self-improve. I won't tell you how to rewrite things exactly kasi 1) malay ko ba kung anong ending ng kwento mo 2) although love stories tend to be predictable me sarili kang life experiences na iba sa akin na you can include or modify ang place in your story.
TANDAAN MO, KWENTO MO TO no one should tell you what the best plot points are, that is ALL YOU. Formating lang dapat namin ituro or pansinin. We can applaud you for the effort or we could tell you that you are doing the right thing na. Right now your effort is good. The story from an initial glance is simple and believable. It's a good start for a first novel. It is no best seller pero believe me pag binabasa ko ang mga sinulat ko nung bata pa ako *I had an early start* nagnonosebleed ako sa sama ng sulat ko at pangit ng story lines.
**Romance novels lalo na in popular Filipino can be hard. Just make sure to remember.
KEEP YOUR TENSES straight. Dapat hindi patalon talon ang tenses mo kahit Filipino pa yan. Lalo na pag me English lines.
MANAGE YOUR P.O.V. well. Make sure na si reader di nalilito sino na ba ang nagsasalita. Example dito sa chapter na to http://www.wattpad.com/15202131-sheila%27s-kwon-chapter-five-heartbreaker-incomplete#.UXJGbKJHK3E me dalawang character minsan si girl ang POINT OF VIEW minsan si boi naman so dapat me MARKER ka if nagpalit na ng POV. (ERRATUM : VIEWPOINT PALA ANG SINASABI KO DITO pero kasama na rin ang POV AY DAPAT NA IISANG KIND LANG. if first person di first person pero madalas third person dapat.)
**check out the HOW TO for changing scenes dun sa blog link ko. simple lang un pero doable naman. Para din di ka malito sa sarili mong kwento.
**alam kong boring pero dapat mong buuin ang kung sinong nagsalita.
DO NOT FORGOT Correct capitalization and correction punctuation please. Kasi ung nagsasabi sa amin kung tapos na ang sentence, san hihinga ang character. etc. TIP : READ THE DIALOGUE OUTLOUD. Pag kinapos ka ng hangin, iklian ang sentence. Place a comma where needed. if di ka familiar with punctuation marks, please review them. It will also help in making papers in school for the future (if you are still studying)
this : "Hello! How was your vacation Suzy?" Samantha
could be : "Heya, Suz! How was your vacy?" napatingin ang ilang studyante sa bumati sa kanya. Napangiti siya nang makita ang kaibigang si Samantha. Kikay na kikay na naman ito at mukhang nag-tan pa, malamang nag-beach ng nag-beach ang pamilya nito noong bakasyon. Galing sa mayamang pamilya si Samantha at hindi miminsang inaya siya nito na sumama ditong magbakasyon sa malayong lugar kung saan me bahay daw ang pamilya nito. Hindi siya magtataka kung naglibot-libot na naman ito.
**WHEN you introduce a new character, important na me info na relevant sa kwento mo na kasama sa description mo ng character mo. Kailangan mo ding bigyan ng VOICE ang iyong character para siya ay may ibang way ng pananalita than the other characters. Kasi ang lalaki iba manalita kesa sa babae. You can learn more about this by OBSERVING friends, watching videos or talk shows with relevance or movies. Pero mas useful ang mga real people. Pansinin mo lang, mas madaldal ba talaga ang girls o me mga words ang phrasing ba na iba ang guys o matanda o pag bata me dagdag bang kulit?
**Writers needs REAL LIFE friends. You need friends. Great close friends (a few of those) and a great abundance of real and online friends. Your close friends would help you with your Heros and Heroines and your kaaways can give you your Villains and your acquaintances can help you make supporting characters.
**READ REAL BOOKS** if at all possible kasi nga you want to write this genre, then you should read some that are in the same genre. Pwedeng printed form or pwedeng e-book.
**REMEMBER THE CREEDo na "Isa akong writer, sa isip salita at akda. So you should never plagiarize. Kahit konti lang. Be careful when you are writing something tas magbabasa ka ng gawa ng iba. As a first timer, sponge mode ka pa, humihigop ka pa ng information at baka ang ending matulad mo ang writing o kwento ng iba na di mo sinasadya. Pwedeng ang teaser or premise nyo ay hawig pero di naman ibig sabihin nun sha lang me karapatang magsulat ng ganung kwento. Ikaw rin. Pero dapat me sarili mong flavor ung kwento mo.
**ang haba na nito. Sana nakatulong. *now magbabasa pa ulit ako ng iba pang chapter mo. Pero dito na lang ako magkokoment. Kaya mo yan! Aja Fighting!
**isa pa pala. Hindi porke't Romance ang sinusulat mo ay dapat puro kilig lang. Later you can mix genre tulad ng Romance comedy or Romance Action.
http://www.wattpad.com/15208187-reunite-in-love#.UXJKu6JHK3E
GALINGAN MO!!!~
**nakalimutan ko na dapat walang emoticons sa story.
**natutunan ko na ang VIEWPOINT ng character ay iba sa POV or POINT OF VIEW, ito pala ay ung first person, third person etc. Ngayon ko lang naalala. See, useful magbasa ng comments ng iba sa mga story ng iba. NEVER TOO LATE TO LEARN.
Kayo, me tips din ba kayo? Share na yan!
Saturday, January 26, 2013
HOW TO FIND INSPIRATION for ROMANCE NOVEL WRITING
1. Make friends.
What I learned from my favorite professor in college is that "A writer needs friends." not because of the adage that a man is not an island but because you need friends to make you live your life outside of the confines of your own home.
Good friends make the best heroines. Bad friends or people who hurt you make the best villains.
2. People watch as often as you can.
This is probably the most lucrative way for a newb to get inspiration. If you are in the mall or just in the park, absorb while you observe. Best way to do this? Wear earphones but don't plug it into a device or if you do, don't play any music. You have now a pretend barrier and people can now freely do whatever they want and believe me you will pick up some awesome chatter.
3. Learn something new everyday and acknowledge it.
In the world where GOOGLE exists, people tend to be lax when it comes to learning new things. As a writer you don't have the luxury of being stagnant. Even if you can read blogs and google just about everything you need to place on your novel, the bottom line is that feeling would be missing.
4. Experience is the best teacher.
Do not be afraid to love and to explore your feelings. If you are not able to acknowledge your own feelings, how can you explain it to others? How would you be able to paint a picture of a place that you have never been to but already exists. So travel as much as you can, make a lot of memories and draw from there the settings of your work and the people in your life can be pieces of the people that you write about.
5. Acknowledge REAL LOVE when you see it.
I am sure there are people out there or in your life who can show you or you can talk to about this. It could be an older person or even an elderly person. Ask them for advice about how to find true love and perhaps stories of how love cam in their lives. Based on a true story may not be that old, but it's great to know that REAL and TRUE LOVE exists in the world. And that inspiration, more than anything would help you. Mine are my parents. Best love story ever, going strong 27 years too. ^.^
6. Read other styles and genre.
If you are stuck in the Romance genre, you would start getting stagnant and just like water, it breeds all sorts of things and starts to...stink. So think of your love for writing as water and your genre as a tiny tributary that leads to a river that leads to the sea to an ocean. If you keep your water in just one place and it never flows to meet other bodies of water then eventually it would dry up. Surely it would find it's way back to the ocean as rain but it would never flow back to where it was in the first place.
7. Filter your media.
As much as the world is full of posts, comments and links, you don't have to see everyone of them. If you are full of stimuli your brain would be blotted and won't have enough time to process everything. You might end up with a social networking addiction that would cut time for your writing. As much as maybe a writing group would help, writing time should not be FB or (insert later social network that is booming) time either.
8. FACETIME with other homo sapiens.
To help you make believable dialogues and know the way people do talk then you need to listen to them, interact and actually figure out that there are new "words" and trends that are out there.
9. Read more literary books and ingest a lot of poems.
10. Fall in love and fall out of love.
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