Hello Buddies...
Wow, this contest is interesting because it brings back nostalgia for the time when I first started my dream of becoming a writer. Yup! I started writing when I was in eighth grade, but it was a teenage-style piece of writing that I don't know why, and I'm even embarrassed to open and read. But it can't be denied that it was my first earnings.
But I got it when I was in high school. Back then, I loved buying a magazine called 'GAUL'. It always had an open page for poetry and short stories, and when I started looking at the works there, I was so intrigued that I wanted to submit my work. Coincidentally, at that time, the internet was new in my area. Oh yeah, it was also very difficult to find a bookstore in my area. The magazines I bought might be outdated. But from there, I found the magazine's email address, and I immediately sent some of my work. And the one that ended there was this one.
It's titled 'Kekasih Hati' (Lovely Heart). It's my favorite work because it ends with a 'u' at the end of every paragraph. I was so amused reading it. I wrote that poem in junior high, for my crush at the time. Without knowing proper spelling, I just wrote it.
For this one poem, I was paid IDR 50,000. At the time, it was a huge amount because I didn't expect to be paid at all. Having my work published in your favorite magazine and read by so many people was certainly an honor. The honorarium was a bonus.
After that, I started reading short stories there and started writing them. Since writing short stories, I haven't written poetry again. And if you ask me, can I write poetry? The answer is, of course, no. Even writing short stories is incredibly difficult.
Hasta La Vista...
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Vivie Hardika
Hi, Halo, Annyeong! Welcome to my galaxy.
I have so much imagination in my head. Something that I can't achieve as a human and as a girl. So writing is very challenging. Since Junior High School, I have written whatever I want to write. Without skill, I just write what I want to read. Now I have 12th published novels and all of those are romance.
Yeah, I proudly say that I am a passionate author, traveler wannabe, and blogger.