WRITING IN DIFFERENT GENRE THE TAMMII WAY

DISCLAIMER: I am not a pro, didn’t get a degree connected to writing pero sabi nila, experience is the best teacher and I have writing experience haha lol at young age, nagsusulat na ako ng tula, short stories etc. but yeah huwag kayong mag-expect. This is just the Tammii way hehehehehehe

THE TAMMII WAY

Mystery/Thriller

I started writing this so let’s start here. My first book is DF, which is a detective fiction also mystery/thriller and other subgenre like action, adventure etc. So how to write under this genre the Tammii way? (I want you to have your own way, anyway this is just a guide so I’m just like telling you how I do it, not saying you should do it MY way)

✒️Title

Hindi ako nagsisimula rito, this is so hard for me when I started writing. I remembered writing DF under the title CRIMES AND CLUES, that time, I didn’t know people can actually read your story on watty hanggang sa one day may nagsabi sa akin na ‘oy ganda kwento mo kaso panget title hindi catchy’ at ako namang uto-uto, pinalitan... dunno nakalimutan ko na ano ang pinalit ko hahaha tapos si ateng(or kuya? Kung sino ka man miss na kita charot hahaha di ko na maalala sino yun) nagcomment na naman sabi, hindi pa rin catchy so I was like p*&^%^%$%$#$# hahaha de, jk so I decided okay, it’s Detective Files and whatever, hindi ko na pinansin si ateng (or kuya?!!!) at sulat lang nang sulat

But later on, I realized title is very important kasi iyon ang unang makikita ng mga readers eh so you have to be creative. You can have your own title, freewill mo ‘yan pero huwag namang sanang isang kilometro ang haba ng title...

Ex.
My Super Duper Ultra Mega Handsome Gangster Crush Turns Boyfriend

The Coldhearted Princess of Whatsoever Meets the Warmblooded Prince of Wheresoever

Wala akong grudge sa may mga title na ganyan okay kaso super haba niya and for me it’s a no no no no way (oy kinanta hahahahaha).

Shorten it and whatever description you want to add na madaling mabasa, you can put that on the book blurb/story description.

✒️Story Description

Actually, hindi rin ako magaling dito hahahaha like dude, SM’s description is vampire, Hello Mister Wolf’s descrip. is werewolf... kasi weakness ko ‘to. This part is what you read when you click a story in watty, kumbaga teaser or synopsis so for this part, you have to be creative too. Ako kasi as a reader, ito ang basehan ko kaysa sa title kasi tbh, some stories have corny titles but gem pala ang plot.

So where can you read some teaser for this plot? Sa story description.

Pwede ‘tong summary ng naisipan mong plot, or a scene in your story that will surely catch attention, hindi ‘yung eksenang boring. Choose which part you think will surely make readers flip your book to start reading them. Yung part na... shocks, ano kaya mangyayari rito? Do not give away all the secret in your books at once!

Personal preference ko rin na huwag masyadong gawing mahaba ‘to, preferably less than 1000 words lang kasi ‘pag sobrang haba, hala ano yan chapter 1 to epilogue na?

✒️Writing process

Make sure you already have a plot in mind. Gaya ng sabi ko, ending ako nagsisimula so lalaruin ko na lamang ang umpisa...

ito yung madalas na tanong sa akin eh:

Ate Tamms, Paano mag-umpisa?

Depende sa style mo. Ako kasi iba-iba ang style ko.

For DF, it’s cliché (yah I know) kasi first day of school, transferee chuchu but!

But (nasabi ko na to sa unang chapters) a cliché scene can still be worth reading if you made it interesting. I started DF with a case, obviously kasi under detective fiction siya.

If mystery story, you can start with something interesting. I read before na may style ‘yan eh (for now, my internet is a bitch so hindi ko masearch ano ang tamang term so kayo na lang mag-google if gusto ninyo) may stories na nagsisimula sa

1. Climax-- usually mga mystery. Kunyari, ang plot is nawawala si Tammii so you can start on that part na nawala si Tammii... then succeeding chapters mo na iretold kung ano ba ang nangyari prior sa pagkawala ni Tammii.

2. Beginning--pwede kang magsimula sa buhay ni Tammi, tapos sa rising action or conflict na ang part na nawala si Tammii or whatsoever.

(A/N: anyways, soon I will review on the proper writing way at mga terms nila, pati mga natutunan ko sa ilang workshop na napakinggan ko, ishe-share ko but for now, Tammii’s way muna okeh????)

✒️RED HERRINGS
(HINDI ‘TO SI DEARIL OKEH? HAHAHA RED HAIR YUN HINDI RED HERRING LOL
STORY PLUG: KNOCK! KNOCK! by ShinichiLaaaabs)

Scenes, parts or substance na nilagay mo to stop people from noticing something important. I used a lot of red herrings that’s why mas marami ang nasho-shook sa mga twist ko (yeah meron din tumatama) but then this is what makes the story interesting and challenging lalo na kung detective fic or mystery. Like I said, do not give up all secrets at once. Scatter them on the way but put red herrings kasi kung masyadong obvious, maning-mani lang ‘yan sa nagbabasa at kung alam na nila kasi masyado mo silang ini-spoonfeed, trust me they will drop your book kasi boring na. You should be aware of red herrings hehehehe

But too much red herring is so confusing so kailangang timplahin nang mabuti.

SHOW, DON’T TELL
Again, do not give up all secrets at once. I mean, chapter 1 ikukwento mo na lahat ng tungkol kay Bida? Kung anong gusto niya, strengths niya, weaknesses, kulay ng underwear niya or whatsoever? No-no for me. Let the characters reveal it along the way in every chapters

✒️SETTINGS

Ang hirap magsulat no? I mean, di gaya ng movie, bibigyan ka nila ng picture kung ano ang hitsura ng lugar na’to pero pag nagsusulat? You have to describe that. Example magandang bahay.

Syempre kapag movie, makikita mo ang hitsura ng magandang bahay.

Kapag libro, responsibilidad mong bigyan ng imahe sa isipan mo ang readers mo. I mean, yes you could just say magandang bahay but to make your work creative, describe what makes it ‘maganda’. Give description of it, ano ang pinagkaiba nito sa iba, bakit masasabing maganda ‘to etc.

Or when you want to give a clear picture of your lead.

Kapag movie, makikita mo mukha ni Leonardo de Caprio, Jason Mamoa or Daniel Padilla.

...pag libro, beshies words makikita mo so to give your readers a clear picture, convey what makes your character handsome instead of just saying handsome.

Describe his eyes

His nose.

his Lips.

...nal manjideon ne songil jageun sontopkaji da... charot huhuhu (anue ba Taeyang! Anyways i miss the KINGS! All hail to Big Bang! Yaaay!)

NO TO ROBOT-LIKE STORYTELLING!!!!! ✖️✖️✖️

ROBOTLIKE example
Scene: kinidnap si Tammii

May humintong sasakyan sa tapat ko at bumukas ang pinto. Lumabas ang dalawang lalaki na nakatakip ang mga mukha. Hinila nila ako palapit sa sasakyan. Binuksan ng isang kidnapper ang pinto at ipinasok naman ako ng isa sa loob. Isinara ng kidnapper ang pinto. Umupo kami sa loob ng sasakyan. Kumuha ng tali ang isa at tinali ang kamay ko. Kumuha naman ng piring ang isa at piniringan ang mga mata ko. Pagkatapos ay muli silang naupo. Nagpatuloy naman sa pagmamaneho ang driver. Nagmaneho siya nang nagmaneho, lumiko at huminto dahil may traffic light. Inapakan niya ang break para makahinto.

Example 2
Scene: kakain ng saging

Kakain ako ng saging. Pumunta ako sa kusina at kumuha ng saging na nasa mesa. Pinili ko ang saging na may kambal. Pinitas ko iyon sa sipi at tinanggal. Binalatan ko iyon at sinubo bago dahan-dahang nginuya. Pagkatapos nguyain ay nilunok ko ang saging.

Meh, you’re writing a story not a procedure/instruction on how to eat bananas so it’s a no for me.

Diba ang robot? Super detalyado naman bawat galaw. Make your story detailed pero yung part lamang na kailangan ng detalye, hindi iyong halos lahat ng galaw nila monitored mo.

Tammii's note:

Okeh I'm sleepy for now so next time na ulit ako magpapatuloy. Anyway, I do hope may natutunan kayo sa walang kwentang post kong to huhuhu

Love you!❤
Tammii/ShinichiLaaaabs