Wattpad Works: Grand Finale of Seven Minutes In Heaven

On September 6, 2016, I began publishing Seven Minutes in Heaven on my Wattpad account. This story is a spin-off from The Set-Up Wedding which narrates the love story of Jude Castillo's younger brother, Efren and his college sweetheart, Matilda.

I started off by launching a little Seven Minutes In Heaven Teaser Video .

After all the cute lovey-dovey but wild scenes during their college days, to the intense passionate adulthood and return of the long lost and gone, Matti, the story is finally coming to its end this Saturday night.

First Wattpad book cover of Seven Minutes in Heaven.
Photos used are from www.wallcoo.com, the rest of the editing/changes are made via Wattpad Covers app.

I would like to thank God, first and always, because even if I am currently in a sort-of a problematic career situation, He made this situation a way for me to write a new story that will put tears in people's eyes, make them want to strangle a guy (Efren), gasp in the intense passionate scene, and make them fall in love. (I am not sure though if these are the effects of #7MinutesInHeaven to my readers, but I am hoping, as always!)

And of course, I am thankful to my family, because they have always been supportive with my writing adventures (ever since I was a kid), and I feel sorry sometimes because they experience my crankiness at times when my flow in writing is disturbed... (I am really sorry, it's just part of the process *sobs*).

I am also thankful to have the love of my life who is also supportive with my writing ventures. He is the one who taught me to look at writing in different angles (that it is not just an art but something more), and I know I still have a lot to learn. If I dedicate The Set-Up Wedding to my parents and grandparents, I dedicate Seven Minutes in Heaven to him.

The second and final book cover for Seven Minutes in Heaven. The photo used is taken from Google Images, the rest of the editing/changes are made via Wattpad Covers app.

I will miss writing Efren and Matilda's love story. At first, it was hard for me to start the story, I always feel like something was missing... or Effy and Matti lacked something to make me write more about them. But like what the couple wanted to teach everyone, I learned to sacrifice some things in order for my relationship with Efren and Matilda to work. And it did, I finally got to know who Efren and Matilda are, and how to tell my readers who Efren and Matti are. (Why not? Efren's apparition always bugged me at night! Lol. Just trying to be funny.)

So, tonight is going to be the grand finale. You might ask, what should you expect from the ending of their love story? There will be a never-ending Author's Note and a list of songs that made it to my playlist when I wrote the novel. There will be abs and reconciliations and some partying and surprises and confettis. It will be fun, it will be nostalgic, it will make you feel like, I should have written more chapters because that's how I sincerely felt when I finished the story last night, that's why I had a lot of editing done with it... because I feel like I should write more...

What happens next after Efren and Matilda's heavenly story? I am planning to write about another Castillo (guess who?) but I want to prioritize some suspense-detective-teen fiction for a change because I have been writing so much romance these past 15 years (Yes, fifteen years!)

But I always tend to change my mind, so let's see!

And don't worry, the story will stay available and free to be read on Wattpad, unless my publisher gives me an assurance or approval that they will publish #7MinutesInHeaven. I will announce that, if ever.

Wattpad Works: Seven Minutes In Heaven 2

Hello, guys :)

I already made a blog last month about Seven Minutes in Heaven and from that blog post I mentioned that 10 chapters are available... now, there's 40+ (to be accurate 45 chapters) so, I am glad (and proud) to announce that Efren and Matilda's story is going to come to an end soon :'( (Okay, now I am not so sure if I should be glad or sad...)

So before everything ends, catch up with the story :) Read. And be one of the 1000 people who did just that. Thank youuuuu <3

(P.S. And gimme some iced coffee, please.)

Featured: From Eroica With Love

A picture of the manga that I posted on my IG & FB account :)

So here we go again with the "Featured" posts from yours truly. And in this post, it will be all about From Eroica with Love by Aoike Yasuko.

From Eroica with Love is a manga that I label as yaoi, comedy, crime and investigation type of story. (Sorry, I am not an otaku so I don't know how you define this thing, guys, hahaha!)

The lead character is Earl Dorian who is an aristocrat art thief who believes that he gets whatever he wants. And his nemesis in the story is Iron Klaus or Major Klaus Eberbach who is initially after Earl/Eroica until his missions were diverted with other crimes BUT by the twists of fate, they still cross each other's paths. So that's where the adventure begins.

My Comment: I really love this story. Period. I just can't help laughing on most of the parts. I learn some stuff about art. It is said that some of the characters in this story resemble the members of the band Led Zeppelin, but as much as I want to research who's-who, I decided not to because, I am more absorbed with the story than with what inspired it. The story is never boring, it is fun to read.

At first, I am uncomfortable with the concept of yaoi. I have nothing against the third gender, I am just not comfortable seeing them in the way the manga has conceptualized them (e.g. Earl and Caesar's scenes where they keep on chasing each other around and seducing.) But I got used to it anyways, hahaha! :)

I like the way Earl and Klaus think. They are really smart people in the story. Earl is strategic, at the same time he knows how to use people (his people) to get what he wants (e.g. James) and Klaus is smart as well and he knows how to foresee events without any kind of telepathic powers of some sort. Klaus also knows how to use people, he uses threat or blackmail to get what he wants (e.g. Sending anyone who doesn't follow his orders to Alaska). They have different set of values (as Earl said in the manga) but both have beautiful perspectives about art.

My favorite character is James. (I sound so biased because that is also my boyfriend's name, hahaha!)

So anyways, yes, he is my favorite character. Period. He makes me laugh everytime his part comes in the manga.

Currently, I am still on volume 2, chapter 5. I have to tell myself to stop reading this manga for a while because I have stories to write and a blog to update and this day is my only day off for this week.

I recommend this story for anyone who likes a light read, but also a challenging one. :)

Love,

AnanymouslyInLove <3

Wattpad Works: Seven Minutes In Heaven

Hello! :)

Now it is time for updates!

I am currently working on three stories (yes, three altogether!) which is The Annihilator's Awakening, Against the World, and another one that I put on hold for a while to make way to Seven Minutes to Heaven.

Let's talk about Seven Minutes in Heaven.

#7MinsInHeaven is the continuation of Efren Castillo and Matilda Rodriguez' story which debuted from Set-Up Wedding (Ellen Estabillo and Jude Castillo's love story). If you will ask me, no, I am not planning to make a series of love stories about the clan of Castillos. It just so happens that the story of Efren and Matilda, and their tandem in SUW caught my attention.

The idea bugged me for a long time, but I ignored it. But then, this time, enough with all the ignoring, I thought I better start this thing, and now I already have 10 chapters of #7MinsInHeaven published on Wattpad.

I might make some revisions in the story. Nothing will change, except a little additional detail about the events in the story. That is all I can share for now.

Interested? Then satisfy yourselves by reading Seven Minutes in Heaven. ;)