Scriptophobic79

It's too cliche-ish to start my introduction with, "I'm an avid Wattpad reader" or "I'm a frustrated writer", so I'll start by giving you a little idea on how I came up with such an odd, cryptic-sounding username. 

Scriptophobic means a person who fears writing in public or writing in front of others. But don't get me wrong! I'm not suffering from this kind of phobia and I don't wish to have one. I had a hard time thinking of a unique username because all of my entries were already taken.

I'm a Filipina, a Psychology graduate, and a happily married woman. I love reading psycho-thrillers, science fiction, and horror stories. Romance and humor is also on my list. I want something that stirs my imagination, something that gives me a little escape from everyday routines. Reading keeps me sane. My favorite authors are Carl Sagan for his book, "Contact"; Isaac Asimov for his works in science fiction; Dan Brown for his novel, "Angels and Demons"; and Kurt Vonnegut for his 1968 book, "Welcome to the Monkey House". Among the Filipino writers, I like Bob Ong the most. He writes about life's lessons by using humor and trenchant wit.

God gave me a special talent in drawing. Aside from my uncle who taught me how to unleash my hidden powers, comic books also has a great influence in my works. When I was just a teenybopper, I wanted to become a writer-illustrator in a local comic book. Comics was at the peak of its popularity then. 

But as time passed by, my passion has slowly dissipated as new priorities in life has taken its place. According to Nancy Thayer, "It's never too late - in fiction or in life - to revise". Therefore, I'm taking this once-in-a-lifetime chance now, to create something that I could be proud of someday. :-)