23/07/2025
The rains may be heavy, but this author showed us that perhaps there are rainbows after all. Meet the author behind : ! The mastermind... who was just acting out a scene one day, and just suddenly started writing. In this author feature, she shares what's going on inside her head while she's writing her debut novel.
1. "Ang pinakaunang naisip kong scene ay 'yong batuhan ng linya sa prologue. I was washing the dishes that time when it popped into my head. I even acted it out in front of the sink while really feeling the lines. Kulit, eh. Feel na feel, may crocodile tears pa, kaya nagmukha akong baliw. Nasabihan pa ako ng nanay ko."
2. "One of my main leads is Kaede, and throughout the whole journey of writing his story—and creating a green flag character, Nick, for him—I felt nothing but envy. There were moments na nanggigigil na talaga ako sa sobrang green flag ni Nick. Lumamang lang 'yong kagustuhan kong iparating sa lahat na hindi kasarian ang magdidikta ng pagmamahal na nararapat mong matanggap at maramdaman.
How to be you, Kaede? Sana all may Nick."
3. "Kaede is a feminine character, but my original plan for him was a masculine one. I only changed it and made him effeminate because… why not? I love people like him, and I badly want a friend like that. But I don't have one, so I created an imaginary character instead. Tapos, kaya rin sobrang unserious ng story, dahil trippings ko lang siyang isulat that time. I really had no plans of making it a series. I was just bored. Then it turned out that readers liked it, so I got inspired to continue. Blessing na rin sa akin, dahil naging dahilan siya para mahanap ko yung daan na gusto kong tahakin."
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Share some love for our newest author jamariesse! Rainbows After the Rain will soon be available at Summit Books shops online and in bookstores nationwide for P225.
