Damned Moments 2

My rage hasn't been cooled down yet. I still feel so mad, so regretful it starting to get painful. I wanted to cry. I needed to remind myself that it was just a small thing. But the fact that it happened again to me is painful. I feel like I'm still the same, stupid girl from two years ago. And I hated myself that time.

I wanted to act cool, to handle things indifferently. I wanted to show the world nothing could affect me anymore. I thought I was stronger, I though I could act nonchalant now. But I care. I still do. I still get so frustrated when things get out of hand. I still feel hurt when I shouldn't care for those people. I said I don't mind, I said they don't matter. But they do, and I feel betrayed, sad and hurt. And I'm talking about two separate issues now.

Maybe I'm overwhelmed that's why I'm feeling this way. They piled up until my patience could no longer keep them together.

I told myself I won't care as much as I cared before. I'm trying my best not to get attached to them (new faces in my new world) because I hate the feeling of depending on people I know who don't and can't care as much as I care for them. And when your feelings don't get reciprocate, when you don't get as much as you give, it's painful. I said it's fine if I love or care more, but deep down my heart, I know it's not true. I expect equal amount of care and love. Argh, I don't know what I'm talking about anymore!

I hate this feeling of vulnerability. I hate myself. I hate everything at the moment.

-Damned Me 2

Damned Moments

This is probably one of those damned moments when you did something so stupid you want to blame other people but the annoying thing is, you can blame no one but your stupid self. I'm so frustrated I want to scream, to be mad all day. I don't give a damn about anything at the moment. Friends, midterms, classes, the hell with them! I just want to be left one and be eaten by this nagging feeling I know I brought upon myself. I hate this. I really hate regretting something that I should have done, but because I didn't try hard enough, here I am. Dwelling in this fucking feeling of being just... just... plain stupid.

I know I'm going to regret writing this post later. I just hope my mood gets better. Or else... ah, fuck. I want this day to end. I just hope I don't mess up and verge my frustrations towards other people, much more my friends.

-Damn Me

Luna King's 2012

2012 has been great to me because I have these:

2012 Released Books:

Love Like Crazy (DL)
From Saturn With Love
The Fairy's Love Doctor
My Dream+My Heart=My Homeroom Teacher
Love, Headbutts And Everything Nice
From Storm With Chocolate Kisses
HOTNESS OVERLOAD TRILOGY:
(Sarang Hae, My Honey
Wo Ai Ni, My Darling
Aishiteru, My Baby)
From Uranus With A Flying Book

Readers-slash-friends: thank you sa pagbili at pagbabasa ng mga libro ni Luna King. Nata-touch talaga ako sa lahat ng message, comment at kahit kritisismo niyo sa mga nobela ko. Dahil sa mga libro na `yan, dumami ang kaibigan ko sa katauhan ninyong mga mambabasa na kahit sa Facebook at Twitter ko lang nakilala ay naging malapit na sa puso ko. <3

Gano'n din sa mga co-writers ko na naging mga kaibigan ko na rin. Ibang klaseng feeling talaga kapag ang mga kapwa ko manunulat ay na-a-appreciate din ang mga libro ko. Sana, marami pa kayong makita ko na ng personal. :)

Siyempre, sa mga editors po namin, maraming-maraming salamat po sa walang sawang paggabay at sa walang sawang pagsagot po sa mga kakulitan po namin. Lalong-lalo na po sa pagpapaganda pa ng mga nobela namin. ^___^

Kulang ang salitang "salamat" para ipakita ko po sa inyong lahat kung gaano ako ka-grateful sa inyong lahat. You made my 2012 a blast!


Sa pagsalubong po natin sa bagong taon, sana po ay patuloy niyo pa ring salubungin din ang pagdating ng mga libro ng mga baguhang manunulat.

Luna King's 2013 (hopefully) upcoming books:

Love The Ninja Way
(Sequel to Love, Headbutts And Everything Nice)

I have an excerpt of this novel in my Facebook Note and please do read my blog post entitled "The Next Big Thing" for some trivia regarding this story. Thank you. :)

UNTITLED/UNOFFICIAL Mini-series of 4

“HELLO Band”

Book 1: The Drummer

She seriously liked him. And despite him being a womanizer, she still took a chance on him...

“Mamahalin mo rin ako. Tiwala lang.”

He thought it was just a game. But he realized he was no match against her...

“I can’t wait to hear my parents say I’ve chosen a very wonderful girl to be a part of my life.”

But in the end, he still hurt her...

“Hindi ko dapat pinilit ang sarili ko sa’yo. Ako ang unang nagmahal sa’yo, kaya wala ka dapat kasalanan kung bakit nasasaktan ako ng ganito ngayon. Pero itong ginawa mo, nakakaloko na, eh!”

And she realized it was her who really lost in the game of love.

Book 2: The Guitarist

He fell in love for the first time, but he’s afraid he doesn’t know how to properly love her...

“I want you in my life... Give me time. I don’t want to lose you. So, while I nourish my feelings for you, puwede bang manatili ka sa tabi ko?”

She’s been alone all her life, and she knew exactly how it feels to get attached to someone who’ll just walk away from her in the end...

“Iniwan na ko ng pinakamahalagang tao sa buhay ko. Makakaya kong mawala ka.”

And thus, these two people who couldn’t overcome their own fears walked separate paths, but not without having their hearts broken.

Books 3&4 are... TO BE WRITTEN. XD

(My favorite as of this moment) Independent novel:

     “If you walk away now, I won’t chase you again!”

     Isinugal na niya ang lahat ng pag-asa niya sa bantang iyong para aminin nitong mahal din siya nto. Hindi man kasi nito aminin, nararamdaman niyang tinatablan na ito sa pagpapa-cute niya.

     “Alam mo bang ikaw ang kauna-unahang lalaking nagprotekta sa’kin? Kahit tinataboy mo ko, parati ka pa ring nand’yan para sa’kin. Kahit inaaway mo ko, pinapatahan mo rin naman ako sa huli. At kahit parati mo kong iniinsulto, kapag ibang tao naman ang gumawa sa’kin niyon, nagagalit ka – hoy! Saan ka pupunta?!”

     Ang walanghiya, nilayasan nga siya!

I posted them kasi feeling ko, malapit na silang lumabas. Sana tama ako ng feeling. Hehe. :)

Salamat po sa pagbabasa ng post na `to. Sana po ay abangan niyo po ang mga nobelang nabanggit. *puppy dog eyes* Please?

-Luna King

The Next Big Thing

The Next Big Thing - *cries* thank you for giving me the chance to visit my blog again after what seemed to be eternity! Thank you, `My Nikka, for tagging me on your TNBT.


 1. What is the working title of your next book?
     -Love The Ninja Way

2. Where did the idea come from for the book?
     -The idea came from my editor. Love The Ninja Way is the sequel to my novel Love, Headbutts And Everything Nice. This book was supposed to be a stand-alone novel because I have issues with writing sequels. HAHA! She texted me and asked me to write a story for this particular couple. Actually, it was also her who suggested me to pair them up.

3. What genre does your book fall under?
     -Romantic... well, I wanted to say it's a rom-com but I don't want the readers to get their hopes high only to be disappointed in the end. LOL.

4. What actors would you choose to play the part of your characters in a movie rendition?
     -I prefer two-D characters. Actually, my visual inspirations for this story are Yahiro Saiga and Megumi Yamamoto from the anime/manga Special A. But if I really have to choose people from the real world *chuckles* I'd pick Ashely Greene and Jackson Rathbone. :P *Team Alice-Jasper forever!*

5. What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
     -A HUGE misunderstanding pushed the heroine to mess up the hero's life but along the way, she discovered his gentle side, one by one until she fell in love with him.

6. Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
     -It will be published under Precious Hearts Romances.

7. How long did it take you to write the first draft of the manuscript?
     -A week, I guess.

8. What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
     -Er... is it acceptable if I say I could compare this story to shoujo mangas? This book is light, mushy with a little bit of drama. Love The Ninja Way is kinda "makulit."

9. Who or what inspired you to write this book?
     -Again, my editor. :) After reading her text message, ideas suddenly flowed inside my head. If it wasn't for her, I would have never written a sequel for Love, Headbutts And Everything Nice.

10. What else about the book might pique the reader's interest?
     -The title? Hehe. Find out how on earth did the ninjas are involved in this novel! :)

Tagging: Pearl Hermosa, Tyra, Jelaine Alber, Ate MK Sapida

When LK Falls In Love... With Her Novel!

Warning: Ang post na ito ay naglalaman ng mga kayabangan ko bilang isang ina ng mga tauhang nilikha ko. Kung ayaw mong maumay sa pagra-rant ko tungkol sa nobela ko, ahm, tambay ka na lang sa ibang blog.

-I'm so in love with my latest approved manuscript. Hindi dahil maganda ang story niya, kundi dahil sa maturity ng characters at sa naging mga kabayaran ng mga pagkakamali nila sa nakaraan na tumugma sa kasalukuyan nila. Gusto ko rin ang naging pacing ng istorya. Pakiramdam ko, nandoon ako kasama nila at sinusulat ko lang ang mga nakikita ko. Naging sobrang attached ako sa story at sa mga tauhan.

Siguro, `yong mga nagbabasa ng books ko, napansin na na mahilig ako sa good guys. `Yong mga hero ko ang parating naghahabol at nasasaktan. Masuwerte `yong mga heroine nila dahil hindi nila kelangan maghabol masyado, at ang kelangan lang nila ay ma-realize ang feelings nila. So, naisipan kong magsulat ng story na ang heroine naman ang naghahabol sa hero. Fortunately, `yong dalawang nobela ko na gano'n ang plot, pumasa naman agad. `Yong isang heroine, sobrang kulit at sobrang arte talaga dahil todo papansin talaga siya, `Yong pangalawa naman, "cold" pero siya pa rin ang unang na-in love. Nag-aalala ako na baka maging annoying sila para sa mga readers, dahil as a reader, ayoko rin ng nakakainis na heroine. Pero kahit nag-aalala ako, nabuo pa rin ang konsepto ng pangatlong nobela ko na ang babae ang naghahabol - at `yon nga ang paborito kong story ngayon.

A short introduction to the lead characters:
In this book, *sigh* iyakin ang heroine, makulit, matigas ang ulo at manipulative. Masasabi kong she's not the usual heroine I had in the past simply because she's not beautiful. While the hero was a JERK, a TOTAL one. I guess he's not the Luna-ish type of guy. Alangan talaga ako sa pairing na ito kaya hindi ko in-expect na ma-a-approve siya.

Let's talk about the pacing of the story. In the first part, makikita kung gaano kagusto ni heroine si hero, at maja-justify naman (I think) ang pagkagusto niyang `yon kahit iyakin siya. Dito rin masisilip ng mga mambabasa ang pangit niyang nakaraan. Nandito rin ang clues ng magiging conflict, at introduction ng female antagonist na mabait. Oo, kontrabida ang dating niya sa heroine pero she's nice.

In the middle part, mejo lalaki ang role ni kontrabida-but-nice girl dahil pagseselosan na siya ni heroine. Very typical for a novel, right? Kaya in-skip ko agad ang part na `to dahil hindi naman ito ang conflict. Ang mahalaga talaga sa parteng ito ng nobela ay ang huling sugal ni heroine, bago niya isinuko si hero. Revelation stage ito dahil dito na nagkaalam kung bakit todo-iwas si hero kay heroine. I cried while writing this part. Again, this isn't heavy drama. Mababaw lang talaga ang nagsusulat.

In the last part, each character's emotion was so heavy. Sa totoo lang, ilang gabi kong binuno ang pagsusulat sa huling bahagi dahil gusto ko, may feelings kapag isinulat ko na ang mada-drama nilang linya. I was so thankful sa flaw ng utak ko habang sinusulat ko `to. The feelings were so intense, the lines were dramatic, the scenes were painful. But then again, mababaw ang nagsusulat. As in mag-away lang ang mga bida sa nababasa ko, naiiyak na ko. Kaya kaunting problema lang ng mga tauhan ko, iniiyakan ko rin. Pero sana, ma-convey ko rin sa readers ang mga naramdaman ko habang sinusulat ko `to kapag nabasa na nila `yon.

Is love really enough to heal a broken heart? Is loving him enough to forgive people who had hurt you badly in the past? Would you stay in love with the person who had caused you an ugly scar?

Ah, such questions I justified so damn hard in the story. Just to make myself clear, this is not a heavy drama. I won't even call it a drama. It's just... touching, I guess.

Sana ma-released agad ito. At sana, magustuhan ng mga mambabasa. ^____^

PS: Dapat magsusulat ako ng nobela. Eh nabasa ko sa group ng klase ko na dalawang batas ang kelangan naming aralin para sa major subject namin sa Monday. Nawala ang drive kong magsulat dahil binasa ko ang dalawang batas na `yon. Naging estudyante mode ako bigla kaya nag-blog ako, para bumalik ang manunulat sa akin.

Napansin niyo? Wala akong "haha" o "hehe" sa post na `to. `Yon ay dahil ramdam ko pa rin ang kalungkutan sa nobelang nabanggit ko. I really love this novel. At ang yabang ko talaga sa post na `to. Patawad. Minsan lang naman akong matuwa ng ganito sa mga nobela ko. Pagbigyan na ang batang ilang beses bumida sa mga masasakit na blog.

-Luna King

Wow...

Whew! I still can't believe it's approved.

There was this manuscript that I was supposed to pass last August pa. I really wanted to right it na, but my drive vanished into thin air. May manuscripts akong inuna na hindi ko kasi maalis sa isip ko. September came and na-pressure na talaga ako. I tried writing the story na kahit hindi ko feel ang mga scenes. Eh dahil hindi ko talaga gusto, I stopped writing it and I started another manuscript na lang. No'ng nagpunta ako sa office last October, my editor asked me: "Wala na bang kasunod?"

Oh my gulay! Lalo akong na-pressure. Nanood ako ng sandamakmak na anime at nagbasa ng manga sa desperasyon kong maka-quota ng kilig. Eh nawili ako sa kakanood na wala naman akong naisulat. Until I watched this certain music video. I got really inspired, kaya nasulat ko ang manuscript in three days. Mabilis kasi ginamit ko rin ung ilang scene na okay naman dun sa nauna.

Pero I was worried pa rin kasi 32k uli siya, at ang dami niyang conflict. Iniisip ko na baka may loopholes na makita dahil ako nga mismo, naguluhan sa mga pinagsususulat ko. In-e-expect ko na lang talagang for revision siya kaya nga binasa ko uli siya, para alam ko na gagawin ko if ever ngang revise siya. For me rin kasi, hindi siya sing ganda nung mga nauna. I even think the story is lame, though there is a certain scene there that made me pound my table with my hands because it was kinda "nakakakilig." Awts. I didn't mean to brag about it. Gomen.

And yesterday, habang nagsa-sound trip ako sa labas ng bahay, I received a text from my editor saying that my manuscript is approved. I was shocked because I didn't expect it to be straight A. At hindi pinabawasan ang word count. God, thank You. Ayun lang talaga nasabi ko, salamat.

-Luna King

Uranus And Firah

-Hindi ko sure kung Villaruz ba surname nina Uranus at Jupy. Haha. Napaka-ulyanin ko talaga.

Anyway, ito ang first page ng From Uranus With A Flying Book:

     Ito na ang huling sequel-sequel-an ng aking From Saturn With Love. Ho-ho. Hindi ko alam kung may mga nakakapansin sa character ni Kuya Uranus, ang kapatid ni Jupy. Pero ginawan ko pa rin siya ng story kasi peyborit ko siya. In fact, nauna ko pang matapos ang storyline niya kaysa sa love story nina Storm at Rain. Nahuli ko lang siyang isulat dahil may ibang MS akong inuna. Anyway, heto na siya. Tenen!

     Salamat ng marami sa editor kong si Ma’am Lyn na super tiyaga sa pagpapaganda ng mga novels ko. Lalo na rito kay Uranus dahil ultimo kaliit-liitang detalye ay talagang binusisi ni Ma’am Lyn. J

     Special mention ko nga rin pala ang mga kaklase kong sina Karen Singh (iyong surname mong totoo, di ko matandaan! Patawad!), Jovel Bautista, Ruby Jean Ricafranca, at Florence Ambrocio. Sobrang na-touch talaga ako nang i-post niyo ang picture niyo with my second novel sa wall ng FB ko no’ng birthday ko. Alam kong hindi tayo gaanong close dahil medyo lutang ako kaya talagang nagulat na na-touch ako sa suporta niyo. Thank you, really.

     Pakaway din sa mga FB friends ko na member din ng SMP: Nica Manjares, Ellaisa Joy Manjares (ayan, ang bait ng sis mong si Nica dahil pinabati ka rin niya sa’kin. He-he), Gladys Ann Abonales, Judy Anne Miranda, Cee Adove, Jennie Olaguer, Roch Garcia, Zul-chan, Esme S. Caputol, Esiuol Montevedra Locraix, Dette Untalan at Nuelia Vollet (Hu U? Haha). Ayan, continue supporting my novels, wah? Nya-ha-ha.

     At hi rin pala sa mga Ate sa outlet ng PPC sa SM Marilao. Ang babait niyo po. Promise, sa susunod, tatanungin ko na name niyo. Hi-hi.

Nananawagan ako sa mga nabati ko na sana ay bumili kayo ng copy. Hehe!

Cut scene:

Ahm, sa From Saturn With Love palang, ini-introduce ko na dapat ang love team nila. Pero that time, takot na takot pa kong lumagpas sa 24k word count kaya binura ko ang scene nila. Ganito ung pagkakatanda kong scene nila do'n:

Jupy's POV:

"Will you please stop meddling with my sister's affair, Firah? Leave Saturn alone." Narinig niyang kunot-noong babala ng Kuya Uranus niya kay Firah.

Napangiti siya. Kahit hindi showy ang kuya niya, mahal talaga siya nito. Dapat lang dahil siya lang ang nag-iisa nitong kapatid.

Sige, Kuya. Pagalitan mo pa si Firah.

"What? Wala akong ginagawang masama, Uranus. Saturn and I are just going out. It's not like we're getting married," kaswal na sagot ni Firah.

Bumuga ng hangin ang kapatid niya. "You're bored again, kaya pati si Saturn, pinaglalaruan mo."

Firah smiled seductively and pulled her brother's necktie. Dahil sa ginawa nito ay nagkalapit ang mukha ng dalawa. "I'll break up with Saturn, kung ikaw ang magiging kapalit niya."

"What do you mean?"

 "Go out with me."

Matagal bago sumagot si Uranus. "Fine. I will go out with you."

Nagulat siya. Hindi naman nakikipag-date ang kuya niya dahil workaholic ito, lalo pa ngayong nasa krisis ang kompanya nila. Gano'n ba siya nito kamahal?  O may iba itong binabalak?

Binitawan ni Firah ang necktie ni Uranus. "Joke lang, Uranus. Masyado ka namang seryoso," tatawa-tawang wika nito saka iniwan ang kapatid niya.

Pag-alis ni Firah ay saka niya nilapitan ang kapatid niya. "Kuya, what was that about? Gusto mo ba si Firah?"

Nanatiling nakatingin si Uranus sa daang nilabasan ni Firah. Hanggang sa sumilay ang ngiti sa mga labi nito. "I like being seduced by her."

Nalaglag ang panga niya. She didn't know her brother was a little perv!

Konting trivia about this book:
-Bago ko pa man din gawan ng story sina Storm, tapos ko na ang plot ng From Uraus With A Flying Book, katulad nga ng nabanggit ko sa first page. Pero nagtext sa'kin nun ang editor ko na gawan ko raw ng story sina Storm at Rain, kaya sila ang inuna ko.

-Sinulat ko ito after kong isulat ang Hotness Overload. Ngarag ako nung May - my birth month. Sulit naman dahil bago ako mag-birthday, na-approve sila ng sabay-sabay. Banzai!

-Ay, ni-revise ko ito ng konti kasi may pinatanggal sa'kin ang editor ko. Ung implication ng love scene. Which is fine kasi mas gumanda nga ang story. Kaya wholesome na uli siya after ng revision. Haha!

-Bale, sa tingin ko, ito na ang may pinakamaraming kissing scene sa mga sinulat ko so far. Para sa'kin, SA AKIN lang, ha? Hindi siya pa-tweetums kasi may mga "slightly hot scenes." Natatawa ako. Eh sa hot scene na un para sa'kin, eh. Haha. Ang babaw ko talaga. Pero PG13 pa rin ito. LOL.

-I think may mga scene na nangse-seduce sila pareho? Kayo na lang mag-decide kung sino ang mas magaling mag-seduce kina Uranus at Firah. Hehe!

Uranus' character:
In the flashback, he was twenty four years old. In the present story, he was thirty.

No'n pa man, sinasabi ko na na between sa tatlo (Saturn, Storm, Uranus) ay si Uranus na talaga ang pinaka-bet ko. Kasi siguro siya ang pinaka-nice guy... na mejo flirt. Eh siya naman kasi ang pinakamatanda kaya siguro okay lang kung mejo matured siya mag-isip.

Nagsisisi lang ako at hindi ko gaanong na-introduce ng maayos ang character niya sa From Saturn With Love. Hindi ko naman kasi in-e-expect na sisipagin akong gawin ang story niya. Pero hindi ko matiis na hindi siya isulat.

Siya ang big brother ng lahat. He's a nice guy, pero may "wild side" din siya. Ahm, basta. Siya ang pinakadakila sa tatlo.

Firah's character:
In the flashback, Firah was eighteen years old. In the present story, she was twenty four.

Sa totoo lang, hindi ko alam kung pa'no i-pronounce ang pangalan niya. LOL. Minsan, FIRE-A. Minsan naman, FEAR-A. Pero ang pinagbasehan ko ng name niya ay ang "fire." Kaya siguro FIRE-A ang tamang pagbigkas, though sanay na ko sa FEAR-A.

Alam kong flirt and dating niya sa From Saturn With Love, at may iilan ding nainis sa character niya no'n because she served as the villain in the story. Lalo lang naging "masama" ang reputation niya sa From Storm With Chocolate Kisses dahil sa mga kalokohan niya. Sinadya kong gawing playful ang character niya.

Pero people, she's really nice. Itanong niyo pa kay Uranus. Haha.

What to look forward about this book:
-Kung sina Saturn at Jupy ay "planet duo", at sina Storm at Rain naman ay "weather lovers," malalaman na natin dito kung ano ang tawag sa love team nina Uranus at Firah, though I admit it's a little bit lame.

-Firah's past, and the reason why this book is entitled "From Uranus With A Flying Book."

-Updates about S&J and S&R's love stories. Yep, I made sure na marami silang exposure dito.

-And lastly, I have a surprise sa mga readers-friends na sumabaybay sa tatlong kuwento sa ending ng nobelang ito. Hindi ko alam kung masu-surprise kayo pero para sa'kin, surprise ko na un sa inyo. Hehe.

Please grab a copy of From Uranus With A Flying Book!
Arigatou gozaimasu, minna-san!

-Luna King