Most of you probably know of the novel I’m currently writing, Blunt. What I haven’t been mentioning so much is that aside from this story, I’ve also written a few other short stories, poems, unfinished novels, and even songs. These past two months, I have written a total of three new short stories, and I’m currently finishing up another one. I’m currently thinking of publishing them… but here’s the thing:
I wonder if I should…
- Publish an anthology of short stories, poems, etc. before publishing Blunt; or
- Publish the anthology only after publishing Blunt; or
- Only end up publishing Blunt and just releasing the collection of short stories in an e-book form.
What do you think I should do? The final decision would rest on my parents though, since I still don’t have the means to be able to do the funding! Oh, how I wish I had a job right now.
To give you guys an idea of the kind of stories I write, here are some sneak peeks 
Sadly, Blunt is the only mushy-mushy romantic story I ever managed to finish, and since I’m currently editing it, I’m actually un-mushifying it a bit 
) Anyway–
Title: The Story of Sarah
Finished on: November 2011
The Story of Sarah is about a girl who wanted to change, but couldn’t find the courage to. It’s like she was unconsciously waiting for something to initiate that change, but what she didn’t realize was that in the end, it was all going to boil down to her own decisions. Well… maybe a new neighbor played a role in everything, as well. Filled with a little symbolism here and there, with little to no dialogue. Narrated in a third person’s point of view.
Title: Mother
Finished on: November 2011
There are no names mentioned in Mother. *Almost* purely a dialogue between the girl and her mother. The girl pretty much just questions about her childhood like how any other kid would normally ask their mothers, but the answers that her mother gives are not exactly conventional ones. Long story short: in the end, the girl still believed that her murderers loved her. Something like that. lol
Title: The Rose is Mine
Finished on: November 2011
A story about an overly possessive lover. This story is my first attempt at writing something in a male point of view. Pretty much about twisted love.
Title: Coincidence
Finished on: Currently writing!
Coincidence is by far the most challenging thing I’ve tried writing, and I won’t say the reason why just yet! 
The story is mainly about how everyday’s the same… but it’s not. It’s the details that matter. Also, being an observer can be great thing, but being involved in something can bring about a sense of happiness that’s on a totally different level from that of just being an observer. Originally titled “A Story of Coincidence.”
Title: Blunt
Finished on: July 2009, but currently being revised
In the dictionary, blunt‘s definition could be interpreted as something that is dull, crude, tactless, and insensitive. Blunt is a story about Lian. About how she becomes the person she wants to be despite other people telling her to do otherwise. In this story, I wanted to show how Lian brought herself from being plain to becoming a total pain in the ass, from being a prick to becoming the princess in her prince-less fairytale. Blunt is also about fake friends, opportunities, and high school drama, among other things.
All illustrations were made by me. No references used. Created using Photoshop CS5 and a drawing tablet.
