Interview with Anino (part 2)

This the second post of a 3-part interview with Anino, a Filipino blogger who writes an online horror story. You can read the first of the interview part here.

“I had countless sleepless nights due to thinking of twist and entanglement.”

Thaistory: Let’s talk a little bit about your writing routine. Did you make an outline of the entire novel before you actually started writing?
Anino: Not the story per se, only the bloodline of each character. I have outlined Book 1 and Book 2 already. Right now I have so many ideas going on through my mind for Book 3. I had countless sleepless nights due to thinking of twist and entanglement. All I can tell you now is that Book 2 is more gory and bloody.

Thaistory: When do you write?
Anino: I write on scrap paper whenever I find an opportunity, then type it up at home.

Thaistory: How often do you revise or rewrite?
Anino: After I finished typing it in Microsoft Word, I read it twice to check for grammatical errors and loopholes.

“A work to be published is every writer’s dream”

Thaistory: Do you have any plans of finding a publisher for your story? Maybe even self-publish on www.lulu.com?
Anino: Thanks for mentioning Lulu. A work to be published is every writer’s dream. As of now, I am contented with what my readers say about my novel. Just five minutes ago, I received a positive comment from one of my readers, The Social Critic .

Thaistory: Why don’t you write in English? You’ll have more readers…
Anino: I’ll have more readers, but more competitors as well. On top of that, I am more comfortable writing in my native tongue. I write in full Filipino sentences, except when there is no Filipino translation for a specific word or phrase, or when my English-speaking character is speaking. But I have English-speaking characters, like the Biology professor and one of the main characters speaks Tag-lish (a mixture of Tagalog and English).

Thaistory: Speaking of readership, how many unique visitors do you receive in one day?
Anino: I still don’t know how to get that daily visitor counter so I can’t tell you.

Thaistory: The easiest way to do it is with Google Analytics. You sing in with you gmail account, write you blog details and then upload on your blogger the HTML code.
Anino: Ok, I’ll try it. All I can tell you now is that the total number of my visitors since I've started my story is 5,064. That figure is not bad considering the fact that my blog is only four months old. The Blog of the Week poll has also increased the number of visitors.

(To be continued)