Interviewee: soniafrancesca
Interviewed by: bluenightprincess

Pen name: Sonia Francesca
Age: OMG! Need talaga to? Haha! I'm 37, single. Kaya gang ngayon luka-luka pa ako. Wala pa nagpapatino eh nyahahaha!

Province: Mom's from Iloilo, Pop's from Leyte. So I'm the sweetest warfreak you'll ever meet..*wink*wink*

Status: You mean if I'm married na? Nope.. Still single.

Started writing: I started writing long stories when I was in my last year in elementary. Out if hobby lang. Professionally, last year in college ako nagstart. Yep, sa PHR na ako nag-aaral pa lang ako.

Inspiration: Wala. From the start I just really wanted to write so I just write. And no one was pushing me to write until today, except for the fact that I'll go crazy if I don't write those stories swirling inside my head.

Sino ako sa mga characters na sinulat ko? A part of me will always be a part of every character that I created. Ugali ko, mannerisms, habits, beliefs, advocacies. Pero tingin ko ganun din ang ibang writers sa mga characters na isinusulat nila.

Tips for the new writers: Stop asking HOT TO WRITE. Just pick up a pen and start writing. When it comes to technicalities naman, nariyan si Pareng Google.

Message to fans and to new writers: Thank you sa lahat ng nagustuhan ang mga gawa ko. I'm happy just to know na kahit paano, kahit sa maliit na paraan, nakapagbigay ng ngiti at tuwa ang mga nobela ko sa inyo. It reassures me that I'm doing it right. So thank you from the bottom of my heart.

For the new writers, wag magdamdam kung di agad kayo mapapansin ng mga readers. Lahat naman ng mga known writers dumaan sa pagiging "nobody". But instead of focusing their energy on how to gather followers, they focus on how to improve their crafts, eventually making their own brand of writing. Tapos paunti-unti, dun na nagsisimula na mapansin sila ng mga tao.

Saan makikita si Jigger at Trigger? Eh di sa puso mo 😊

Location ng SRC sa Tagaytay: Walang totoong SRC pero nakabase siya sa Tagaytay Highlands na nasa Tagaytay.

Any Book signing?: Wala pa akong schedule ng solo book signings. Pero baka sa MIBF this coming September, kasama ako sa ibang writers na magbobooksigning. BAKA. Kasi di oa ako sigurado.

FACEBOOK Fanpage: Sonia Francesca Fan Page
Twitter: SoniaFrancesca
Instagram: cherierosales