Skye Reyes

PEN NAME: Skye Reyes

STORY BEHIND YOUR PEN NAME: Skye came from my cousin's lucky name. Reyes is my surname. Lucky, indeed. So that's all. *eherm*

MOTTO IN LIFE: Never, never, never, give up. Seriously, that's my motto. Ang buhay kasi, puno 'yan ng pagsubok. Kung susuko ka agad, hindi mo makukuha ang gusto mo. Ah, eto pa pala. "Kung gusto, gusto. Kung ayaw, ayaw". In short, huwag pilitin ang ayaw dahil marami silang dahilan para hindi gawin ang isang bagay. Okay? Haha!

WHAT IS LOVE?: Ang pagibig ay hindi mapag-imbot at makasarili. It is pure and innocent. Kapag ang kaligayahan mo, ay ang kaligayahan ng taong mahal mo. May ganon pa ba? Ironically, I'm a writer who doesn't believe to what I'm writing-- in some ways. Nasaksihan ko ang mga taong malalapit sa akin kung paano sila masaktan ng dahil sa lintik na pag-ibig na 'yan. Hindi kasi puro kilig at saya ang pag-ibig. As you can see, romance novels have many conflicts and climax. Ganoon din naman sa totoong buhay. Pero hindi lahat, nauuwi sa happy ending. But i believe, there is a happy ending. You just have to carefully choose kung sino ang gusto mong kasama sa happy ending na 'yon. :)

YOUR IDEAL MAN: Ideal man. Isa lang naman ang criteria ko. This man just have to love me for who i am, my flaws and all. Basta MAHAL AKO. Period. Tinagalog? Haha! (take note of the word "mahal" and look at my definition of the word "love")

YOUR DREAM GUY: Hmmmm. Engr. RSR He's my dream guy because i know we could never be more than... What? Haha!

WHEN DID YOU START WRITING?: When i was in first year highschool, i started to write romance novels. (twelve years old) Believe me, ikinahihiya ko ang mga sinulat ko noon :P Minahal ko ang pagsusulat no'ng napasali ako sa editorial staff sa aming school paper. But to my dismay, wala akong napanalunang kahit na anong award kapag may writing competition kaming sinasalihan so i realized that maybe I'm not destined to be a writer. Isa pa, marami talaga akong pangarap. Hehe So i went to engineering instead. Pero dahil first love ko ang writing, nagsusulat pa rin ako. My friends are my readers. They convinced me to pass my novels which i did when i was in my fourth year in college. So, pumasa naman. Kaya mission accomplish na ako sa una kong pangarap. Sabi sa inyo, e. never give up : P

WHY DID YOU PASS A NOVEL ON A PUBLICATION HOUSE?: Kasi nga first love ko ang pagsusulat! Kulit :P chosss.

HOW DOES IT FEEL THAT FINALLY, YOU ARE NOW A WRITER?: overwhelming because it was a dream come true ;)

WHAT ARE THE REACTIONS OF YOUR FAMILY WHEN THEY HEARD THAT YOU'RE NOW A WRITER?: they are proud, ofcourse.

WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION WHEN YOUR FIRST NOVEL WAS ACCEPTED? WHEN IT WAS RELEASED IN THE MARKET?: I was like, "totoo ba 'to? Baka joke-joke lang 'to!" actually, hindi ko alam ang exact date ng release ng first novel ko, pero ang alam ko, August 'yon.

WHO/WHAT ARE YOUR INSPIRATIONS IN WRITING?: Marami, e. basta madami, haha! Hindi ko din alam kung paano ko naiisip 'yong mga nasusulat ko. Sa pagbabasa, panonood ng movie, mga tao, bagay at pangyayari sa paligid ko.

ANY TIPS FOR THE ASPIRING WRITERS OUT THERE?: Goodness! I really suck at this-- giving tips in writing. I write because i want to write-- i love to write. Ikaw, gusto mo magsulat? Magsulat ka! Hindi ka magiging writer kung hindi mo sisimulan magsulat. Kahit saan-- sa punit-punit mo mang kwaderno o manila paper-- magsulat ka. Kapag gusto mo, gumawa ka ng paraan para maabot mo iyon. Marami na sigurong na-share ang mga co-writers/friends ko about writing. Ang sa akin naman, motivation. The point is, you just have to love what you do. Be patient and never, never, never give up!

ANY FUTURE PLANS FOR YOUR WRITING CAREER?: I don't see writing as my career... It's my hobby. I write when i have ideas and when i want to write (ulit-ulit?) haha. It's because I'm a gemini. Okay na sa akin 'yong nakakasulat pa rin ako kahit papaaano, lalo na kapag inspired. :) Madaling magbago ang isip ko, eh. Time will tell :)

MESSAGE FOR YOUR READERS: Readers---meron ba ako no'n? Haha! Guyssss! That you very much for reading Camp Speed :) Sa haba ng iba kong sinabi dito, wala na akong masabi. Basta thank you very much. Never mind my grammar na lang dahil I'm not really comfortable in "english-ing" my thoughts. Haha! Never, never, never give up! Thank you very muchhhhh ;)


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