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Katrina Sabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14151872569099798843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178641414507221015.post-34159163902253566942016-01-27T09:19:00.000-08:002016-01-27T09:19:00.477-08:00God Wrote My Love Story in Kanji --- now available in Amazon Kindle!Purchase your copies here: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019H2M81U" target="_blank">GOD WROTE MY LOVE STORY IN KANJI</a><br />
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<b>EXCERPT:</b><br />
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<div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="layout-grid-mode: char; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-size: 9.0pt;"> I rubbed my eyes with my knuckles and turned to look
at the <i>actual view</i> on the other side
because no one’s blocking <i>my view</i> now—<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="layout-grid-mode: char; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-size: 9.0pt;"> —only to find Introvert Guy, who was sitting on the
row opposite our row, looking straight at me. He was asleep a while ago, but
German guy probably bumped into him as he’s occupying the aisle seat, waking
him up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="layout-grid-mode: char; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-size: 9.0pt;"> I blame it on a force of nature. Maybe it’s because
of the cold autumn weather. Or maybe it’s because of the beautiful countryside
view—<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="layout-grid-mode: char; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-size: 9.0pt;"> Because I smiled at him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="layout-grid-mode: char; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-size: 9.0pt;"> <i>Shit</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="layout-grid-mode: char; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-size: 9.0pt;"> I. Just. Smiled. At. A. Stranger.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="layout-grid-mode: char; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-size: 9.0pt;"> <i>Fuck.</i> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="layout-grid-mode: char; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-size: 9.0pt;"> I didn’t get to see his reaction because I
immediately looked away after my stupid act. I calmly put on my earphones and
closed my eyes just as German Guy came back. I couldn’t be more thankful. He
just blocked Introvert Guy from my sight and vice versa.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="layout-grid-mode: char; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-size: 9.0pt;"> I enjoyed my bliss for 40 minutes before it was taken
away from me again. German Guy, the businessmen, and the group of friends got
off Shinagawa station, leaving me alone with Introvert Guy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="layout-grid-mode: char; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-size: 9.0pt;"> Great.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="layout-grid-mode: char; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-size: 9.0pt;"> Well… it’s not like he’ll start a conversation with
me… right? I mean he’s wearing a mask. Even though I can’t see his hair or his
eyes, I think he’s Japanese. Maybe he doesn’t even speak English so I have no
reason to worry. And Shibuya is not that far anymore. Even though the train
just stopped and the intercom just announced that there was a coming train so
we needed to wait a bit to change train lanes (are they even called lanes),
Shibuya’s the next station.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="layout-grid-mode: char; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-size: 9.0pt;"> Right? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="layout-grid-mode: char; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-size: 9.0pt;"> Oh, man. This is the reason why people think I’m
weird. Why do I always need to convince myself with… myself?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="layout-grid-mode: char; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-size: 9.0pt;"> Slowly, I turned my head towards Introvert Guy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="layout-grid-mode: char; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-size: 9.0pt;"> And he was, again, looking at me from behind those
sunglasses. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="layout-grid-mode: char; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-size: 9.0pt;"> Time stopped. It felt like a scene from a sci-fi
movie.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="layout-grid-mode: char; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-size: 9.0pt;"> I was snapped back to reality when he suddenly moved
and looked like he was about to stand up and talk to me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="layout-grid-mode: char; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-size: 9.0pt;"> I, of course, panicked. So I stood up earlier than I
was supposed to and proceeded to the luggage bins, thanking my lucky stars a
bit later that I did, because I needed to dislodge my luggage from its cord
lock.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="layout-grid-mode: char; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-size: 9.0pt;"> Damn these cord locks. Ah. There you go. Success!
Now, all I need is to bring this thing down and—<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="layout-grid-mode: char; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-size: 9.0pt;"> I felt the luggage being lifted off my hands and onto
the floor. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="layout-grid-mode: char; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-size: 9.0pt;"> <i>It’s him</i>. I
know it’s him. After helping me, he didn’t say a word and just silently stood
beside me, near the door, as the intercom announced we’ve arrived at Shibuya station.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="layout-grid-mode: char; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-size: 9.0pt;"> And so my conscience decided to nudge at me, the traitor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="layout-grid-mode: char; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-size: 9.0pt;"> I cleared my throat, successfully catching his
attention. He angled his head to face me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="layout-grid-mode: char; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-size: 9.0pt;"> “Ah… thank you very much for helping me… with my
luggage,” I muttered in English. I wanted to speak in Nihongo, but no Nihongo
word came out. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="layout-grid-mode: char; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-size: 9.0pt;"> He simply stared at me—as if he’s deciding whether I
was being sarcastic or not—and it made me uncomfortable. But he finally nodded
after a short while, and turned his gaze away from me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="layout-grid-mode: char; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-size: 9.0pt;"> I inwardly sighed with relief—that’s one worry gone.
And by the time the train completely halted, I was already focused on another
problem—forcing my determination to resurface. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="layout-grid-mode: char; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-size: 9.0pt;"> <i>This is it.
Don’t get scared now. </i>I think I just quoted Kevin McAllister from Home
Alone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="layout-grid-mode: char; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-size: 9.0pt;"> When the door slid open, Introvert Guy moved aside to
let me exit first. <i>What a gentleman,</i>
I can’t help but think. The Japanese are really naturally polite and kind. I
received nothing but smiles and the willingness to help from them since I
landed at Narita Airport. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="layout-grid-mode: char; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-size: 9.0pt;"> I nodded my thanks and walked past him with my huge
luggage in tow. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="layout-grid-mode: char; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-size: 9.0pt;"> And it’s when I heard it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="layout-grid-mode: char; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-size: 9.0pt;"> “No English, huh?” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-size: 9pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; text-align: justify;">I turned towards him right after I got out of the
way, but he’s already walking towards the station stairs with his backpack.</span>Katrina Sabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14151872569099798843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178641414507221015.post-8514137261999513352016-01-27T09:16:00.001-08:002016-01-27T09:16:02.574-08:00The Vardøger --- NOW AVAILABLE IN AMAZON KINDLE!Purchase your copy here: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019H2MBDU" target="_blank">THE VARDOGER</a><br />
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<b>Read the excerpt:</b><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt;">Blood red hair spilled at the sides of his head, framing
his delicate facial features, stunning green eyes the color of forest after a
rain shower, straight nose that no plastic surgery could ever achieve, and
pinkish-red small lips soft and glossy, begging for attention. Though tall and
fit, he wasn’t as muscular as Gene. He’s rather slender-looking, almost
graceful, which added to the already-long list of his androgynous features. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt;"> He
looked <i>very pretty </i>and he wasn’t even
at his best yet<i>.</i> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt;"> Slowly,
and in dreadful recognition, Roseus’ eyes widened with horror. He <i>does </i>look like a girl. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt;"> Letting
out a dramatic sigh caused by his sudden acceptance of a certain fact, Roseus
tied his hair into a low ponytail and tucked his white button down inside his
dark denim jeans. Alfonso did not appreciate him wearing jeans, preferring
slacks instead, but as usual, Roseus didn’t concede. Everybody but his parents
wore jeans nowadays. <i>Jeans are for the
masses</i> don’t hold true anymore, something which his parents still believed.
Roseus preferred jeans. Jeans were way more comfortable than slacks in everyday
activities. The best he could do to appease his father was to at least look <i>smart casual</i>. Roseus always wore a
button-down with jeans.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt;"> Satisfied
that he looked more presentable, Roseus immediately proceeded to the study, not
wanting to be caught loitering in the hallway when his father could already be
calling for him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt;"> Upon
reaching the entrance, Roseus was about to knock when something caught his
attention. From the corner of his eyes, he saw something white and blurry
appear at the other end of the hallway, leading to the grand staircase. When he
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Katrina Sabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14151872569099798843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178641414507221015.post-9589813984605765342015-12-19T01:41:00.001-08:002015-12-19T01:41:08.394-08:00God Wrote My Love Story In Kanji is finally available on Amazon Kindle!<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Join Athemis, 28, writer, a virgin (with a foul-mouthed brain mouth) as she explores the city of Tokyo to find the perfect story for her very first novel.</i></b></span><br />
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<br />Katrina Sabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14151872569099798843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178641414507221015.post-16045635997872745122015-12-19T01:35:00.004-08:002015-12-19T01:35:57.086-08:00The VARDOGER is finally available on Amazon Kindle!<b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">How far would you go for... true love? </span></i></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Roseus finds himself tested. </i></span><br />
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My best friend didn't like it. She said she doesn't even know how to pronounce it. Let me tell you this---<b> until now, I'm not even sure if the pronunciation I know is its true pronunciation and that's the truth. </b><br />
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Of course, I researched. I can't NOT research. This is an audio from---<a href="http://forvo.com/word/vard%C3%B8ger/" target="_blank">Forvo.com</a>. The word was pronounced by a male from Norway. It sounded like <i>wahr-do-ghed.</i><br />
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There's this website <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheVardoger/posts/220789811419524" target="_blank">The Vardoger.Com</a> (their website seems to be gone now so I'm posting the FB page) which said the pronunciation of the word was <i>var-DAY-uh-grr.</i><br />
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The pronunciation I prefer is <i>wahr-the-ger (</i>which seemed to be a combination of the Norwegian and (probably) English pronunciation<i>). </i>It came from this forum: <a href="http://www.cry-of-fear.com/forum/index.php?topic=4186.0" target="_blank">Cry-of-fear.com</a><br />
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(Please feel free to correct/help me if you know the most correct way-- <i>most correct </i>because I still think the pronunciation differs depending on the language)<br />
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So <b>why stick to that title</b>, you might ask. This is my answer: <b><i>finding the perfect title for a story is like finding a soul mate. </i></b>You will feel a certain <b><i>special connection</i></b> and you know you'll never let go.<br />
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I didn't let go. I couldn't. It's the perfect title. And you will understand once you have finished reading the novel.<br />
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Please don't hesitate to share with me your thoughts after you have finished the story.<br />
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By the way, to further understand the title , please read this. This is one case of the Vardøger phenomenon: <a href="http://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/wirralfeatures/haunted_wirral_tom_slemen/3732068.The_Vardoger____a_spooky_encounter/" target="_blank">Article by Wirralglobe UK</a><br />
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<b>Sources (links above): </b><br />
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Wirralglobe UK<br />
Forvo . com<br />
Cry-of-fear. com<br />
FB Page of The Vardoger<br />
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Sanvictores, 28-years-old, technically a virgin (mentally, definitely not, and
her hands aren’t innocent either), writer, and Anti-Mary Sue (with a noisy and
foul-mouthed brain mouth) decides to push through with her lifelong dream of
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setting. She decides on Japan because of the Pull—a sudden longing of her soul
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searching for the perfect story, she meets a lot of interesting people, who
show her different facets of love—Mathon, a British ALT, who is in love with
Mai, her college friend who's also an ALT, and Ichiro and Hiroku—best friends
slash models, who are in love with each other, giving Athemis her live yaoi
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to fight for their own hearts wakes up her dormant heart. As she gets caught up
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around—Minakawa Yori and Takuma Ryuunosuke. Minakawa Yori is a happy-go-lucky
guy, who kisses her the first time they meet and who later becomes her
personified diary. Takuma Ryuunosuke is an actor with a complicated persona,
who treats her like how his movie characters treat other characters—coldly or
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Katrina Sabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14151872569099798843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178641414507221015.post-59253918168995693332015-06-17T08:36:00.002-07:002015-07-14T05:31:31.908-07:00The Vardøger<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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with a diamond spoon in his mouth, had his life laid out for him even before he
could talk. Despite his rebellious nature, he accepts his fate and continues to
live his privileged yet routine life, until his father brings home Kai, an
orphaned enigmatic girl, who could not remember anything from her past except
the scholastic knowledge she must have learned somewhere.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: ; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Despite his father’s strong
reluctance to a potential friendship and the girl’s oddities, Roseus finds
himself drawn towards her dark aura. As he and Kai start to become each other’s
worlds, Roseus’ father starts interfering and sends him away to college.
College becomes his new life, where he finds independence and meets his first
real love, Cammie.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: ; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> When Roseus comes back, he is
surprised to find Kai different. She has retreated back to her dark shield and
he is unable to penetrate it.
Frustrated, he tries to bring his Kai back and in the process, his
feelings start to change, causing him to break up with Cammie. When he is
finally ready to accept his feelings, the mysteries surrounding Kai start to
reveal themselves, causing him to realize that he and Kai are mere actors to a
script someone has written. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: ; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> And that Kai is not who she seems to be. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: ; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> Love’s choices always result to
either joy or pain, and Roseus has to make a choice<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #141823;">—</span>set Kai’s soul free or recycle it?</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Katrina Sabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14151872569099798843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178641414507221015.post-91594548935555939322015-06-16T22:31:00.001-07:002015-07-14T05:52:56.024-07:00INTRODUCTION or better yet, WELCOME POST aka THE STORY OF MY WRITING LIFE<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>Hi! Konnichiwa!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Before anything else, let's get over the boring part. Let me introduce myself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm Katrina Saba, 28-years-old, a freelance writer, aaanddd finally... a Novelist. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Japanese name: カトリナ。サバ (Katorina saba)。Why a Japanese name? Because Japan is a huge part of my soul, which I just recently discovered. You can call me Kat or Katto (the Japanese counterpart).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Three years ago (2012), I resigned from my corporate job to finally pursue my dream to become a novelist. It was a huge risk and it was the most beautiful risk I have taken.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's been a struggle for me. I had no permanent job. I did freelance writing and while there were what I call <i>Golden Days, </i>there were more <i>Nganga Days. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Why not apply to another corporate job while writing a novel?</i>, you might ask. Well, you might not find my reasons sufficient, but let me still tell you. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I had tried it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Right after my college graduation (2008), I had immediately landed a corporate job. It wasn't my dream job (my dream job was to work in a magazine publication company), but I had accepted it because of financial matters. I came from a middle class family, and while we never really starved, it was always <b><i>needs over</i></b> <b><i>wants</i></b>. So it was the Corporate World for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My predicament back then wasn't about time management. It was about focus. While writing was (still is) my life, it wasn't a responsibility. My corporate job was <b>my</b> responsibility. So of course, my focus was on my corporate job. Yes, of course I still wrote (because I can't <i>not </i>write), but the products of my mind back then were more... fanfiction-al than novel-material. They lacked originality. They lacked depth. They lacked the real <i>Katrina Saba touch.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When I resigned a year after, it took me eight months of <i>bumming around.</i> I had time to write. I tried hard to create an acceptable first novel, but all I was able to do was write Twilight fanfiction about Jasper and Bella (I ship them!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Some writers can probably relate with me. Writers can always write, but not everything we write ends up as <i><b>the one</b>. </i>My eight months weren't wasted, but they were not enough for me to... find <i>the one</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Then there was always that nagging guilt. I needed to work because I needed to help. So I did work. Again. I had landed a marketing job in a real estate company after eight months of corporate hiatus. I worked there for almost three years.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And then I just woke up one day and asked myself, <b><i>"Is this the life I really want?"</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I passed a resignation letter a week after I answered that question. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nine months. It took me a nine months of frustrated soul-searching to find the perfect story for my very first novel--- <b>The Vardoger.</b> It took me one month to write it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Then there were the two-year compilation of rejection letters from agents and major publishers. The other publishers, you ask? They didn't even bother to reply.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">November 2014. I went to Japan and got inspired. I loved the place so much and it felt like home to me. Five days. It took me five days to finish writing <b>God Wrote My Love Story In Kanji. </b>It's set in Japan. Obviously. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I tried passing <b>GWMLSIK</b> to local publishers. Again, I received no response. Not even a single rejection letter. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I didn't want to give up, but my wallet was already crying for help. And then a miracle happened.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My Mom, (I think she finally realized I really want nothing to do with my life other than this) decided to fully support me. She decided to help me self-publish. And Mom's friend, let's just call her Non-Christmas Santa, heard about Mom's plans and decided to fund me too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Yes, self-publishing is hard work. You don't have the constant support of an Editorial Staff behind you. You have to pay for everything or if you don't want to, you have to do things your own way (Which is what I'm doing right now). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So here I am, just waiting for that final product. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Welcome to my page. And I hope you'll love my double header book. :)</span><br />
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