Interview with Ventre Canard
Interviewed by VC Avenue Admins
1. How do you see yourself after 3 years?
Oh my gosh, after 3 years ahm as Ventre… Siguro nga I’ll have my own book signing sana and then I’ll meet my angels, my readers and I am so happy and satisfied after yan, after 3 years. Sobrang excited na din ako as in. Gusto kong umuwi, gusto ko ng makita mga readers ko kasi yun talaga siguro fate ko. Kaya I’m hoping na sana wala ng COVID kasi if sa 2023 if may COVID pa mahihirapan tayo, book signing is impossible diba.
2. Any words for Angels or Archs who are afraid of taking risks and are being consumed with insecurities?
(Note: Ventre Canard answered this as a her POV as a writer, nagkaroon ng misunderstanding sa question)
(Note: Ventre Canard answered this as a her POV as a writer, nagkaroon ng misunderstanding sa question)
As a writer, siguro yung sakin afraid of taking risks. Don’t be afraid kasi kung hindi ka mag te-take ng risk sa bagay na gusto mo hindi mo siya makukuha. You should take a risk kasi wala kang mararating kung lagi kang takot, lagi kang aatras dapat you should move forward lagi. Believe in yourself.
3. Can you share with us your own blessing in disguise moment?
Meron ako sa personal life ko pero as Ventre siguro wala, kasi alam ko talaga blessing talaga siya. Ah, walang ma share as Ventre, sorry. Sa personal life pwede pa, next time sasagutin ko siya.
4. If you were given the chance to bring your wattpad character into life, who will it be and why?
Oh my gosh. Si Rosh? Oh my god! i-bo-boyfriend ko si Rosh pagka naging true to life story. Ipapalit ko siya, ipapalit ko na siya kay bebe boy. Si Rosh talaga, as in, funny kasi siya. Ahm, gusto ko talaga kasi yung characteristic ni Rosh, funny pwede din siyang seryoso pero once na may sinabi ka sakanya na if we need him. Basta ideal man talaga si Rosh.
5. If ever you'll write a different ending of Taste of Sky, is there a chance that Pedro will remain alive?
Ahm no, I don’t have any other endings talaga. As in sarado na yung isip ko, yung heart ko. Everything about everything talaga. Hindi ko talaga siya… wala akong alternative ending. I’m so sorry, ganun talaga. Hindi ko na siya bubuhayin, wag na kayong umasa.
6. If you could tell your younger writer self anything, what would it be?
Just keep on writing, keep on reading kasi if you continue striving hard alam mong makukuha mo yung gusto mo. Kasi when I was young talagang tahimik lang ako, nagsulat lang ako nang nagsulat na nagsulat. I read a lots of books and then yan, parang words are flowing na when you’re writing. Automatic na silang lalabas sayo kasi you are full of words, you are full of stories, you are full of inspiration kaya ang sarap mag sulat. Basta may motivation ka, happy ka sa ginagawa mo. Just continue writing happily. Basta yung motivation ko din talaga, you are motivated to inspire, to be happy, to enjoy while writing. Yung mabubuo mong stories, talagang you will be proud. Proud ka—Ay, natapos ko 'to! Kasi masaya kang ginagawa mo siya.
7. Do you have any suggestions or advices to help me or us become a better writer? If so, what are they?
Katulad ng sinabi ko kanina, you should read a lot, you should write a lot and then inspire your self. Basta yun lang, read a lot, write a lot. Ganu’n lang ang ginagawa ko and then voila! May marami na akong matatapos na story. Satisfied and happy naman ako.
8. Have you ever tried (quitting) to quit in writing?
Quit? Ahm, wait siguro when I’m tired of work. Ah, hindi sa writing, hindi sa writing yung reason. Siguro yung other, yung iba kong ginagawa. Medyo, minsan nakakaramdam na ako ng pagod na—oh my gosh, kaya ko pa bang mag sulat? Parang, baka wala namang magbasa ng story ko kasi ang tagal ko nang hindi nag-uupdate, ang tagal ko nang hindi nag susulat. Should I stop? Parang ganun pero kapag may nababasa akong mga comments, may mga readers akong nag cha-chat. No, I shouldn’t stop, kasi may mga naghihintay pa rin sakin. Na, dito pa rin ako masaya. Siguro I’m just tired. Tired lang talaga ako sa ibang parts ng life ko but babalik at babalik pa rin ako sa pagsusulat. So yes, I tried to quit pero babalik pa din.
9. As an author, what struggles have you encountered while writing and how do you overcome those?
Okay, uhm, as an author siguro for me... ang medyo nahihirapan talaga ako is editing. Bukod sa tamad talaga ako mag edit ang hirap maghanap ng time for editing. Uhm, I love to write continuously, na hindi ko na i-do-double check, hindi ako masyadong maingat kasi while editing dapat talaga keen ka sa bawat words, dapat keen ka sa bawat sentences. Kaya dun talaga ako nahihirapan, editing, yun lang. Editing… kasi I love writing prologue, I love writing epilogue. Pati yung full story nag eenjoy din naman ako. Pero after kong matapos yung story dun talaga ako nahihirapan, kasi oh my gosh! Iba pala ang nasulat ko, ang daming error, ang dami kong kailangang i-edit. As a writer mahirap mag edit, yun ang pinaka weakness ko.
10. Were you struggling in writing an essay? (at school)
Ahm, yes. Oo naman. May maraming time din siguro kapag wala sa mood o kaya wala talaga akong idea about the topic. Nag-sstruggle talaga ako, nag se-search na lang ako sa google. Ganun talaga dumaan ako sa ganun pero iba pa rin talaga kapag gusto mo naman yung topic, sobrang mapupuno mo na yung papel. Pero kapag hindi mo talaga alam mag search ka na lang sa google. HAHA.
11. Why 2023?
By 2023, siguro... Actually, I have plans na talaga na magpakita ng 2021. 2021 nga ba or 2020? I think 2021. But may opportunity kasi ako na aalis ako sa ibang bansa, punta akong ibang bansa. So, di kasi ako focus ngayon sa writing, as in, it isn’t my career talaga ang writing. Hobby ko lang ang writing, may iba pa akong in sa life. Kaya sabi ko, okay i-grab ko muna tong opportunity na to, by 2023 dun na ako mag fofocus sa writing kaya yun, 2023. Kasi parang ang unfair na, para sakin yun, na i-grab ko na agad yung writing career ko na hindi pa ako full. Di ko pa kayang e bigay ng buo yung attention ko sa writing kasi if... gusto kong magpakita sa lahat, gusto ko yung armored na ako. Na ready na ako na e dedicate yung self ko sa writing kasi ngayon half pa. Di ko pa masasabing half, kasi right now di pa rin... konti pa lang din nasusulat ko. Konti yung time ko kasi mas focus ako dun sa isang goal ko but siguro sa 2023 medyo free na ako mas mahaharap ko na yung writing, pwede na akong humarap sa mga readers ko, hindi ko na sideline yung writing. Gusto ko siyang bigyan ng buong atensyon kaya gusto ko sa 2023.
12. What encouraged you to be a faceless author?
Ahm, faceless author, siguro freedom? Privacy?... Freedom, privacy. Ewan ko kasi sa totoo lang din, mas gusto ko talagang magsulat ng faceless… kung papapiliin nga lang rin ako. Pero kasi gusto ko din ma-experience yung book signing kaya I will take the risk na sa 2023. Ang faceless kasi, ayun nga, tahimik lang ang buhay mo, nagsusulat ka lang and then reading your comments. Masaya na ako sa ganun, I’m so happy na talaga. Satisfied na rin naman ako sa achievements ni Ventre, yung achievements ko, I’m so happy na. Pero, hindi ko pa siguro mas ma-fe-feel yung pagiging writer ko kung hindi ko i-ta-try ang mag book signing kaya yes, i-ta-try ko talaga sa 2023. Pero as of today pa, or now mas gusto ko talaga munang faceless. Saka na lang, sa 2023 na lang.
13. What was one of the most surprising things you've learned as an author?
Siguro, yung... ah! Alam ko na. Yung appreciation of the readers. Hindi ko talaga akalain na sobrang maraming magmahahal sa akin, kasi I just tried to write in wattpad and sunod, boom! Hindi ko alam na sobrang ang dami ng magmamahal sa akin na… oh my gosh… Hindi ako makapaniwala, kahit ngayon, siguro hindi na ako masasanay, lagi rin akong magugulat, na ganun… Umabot ako sa ganito, na umabot ako sa halos hindi ko na mabilang mga readers ko, halos hindi ko na mabasa yung mga messages, halos hindi ko na rin mabasa yung mga comments. Sobrang nakaka overwhelm, na nakakagulat na ito na, ito na yung narating ko. Hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala, sobrang saya ko. Thank you so much kasi yun, na appreciate niyo yung stories ko. I’m so happy.
14. If you will be any character from one of your stories, who would it be and why?
Ahm okay, pwedeng si Eve? Siguro kapag funny moments, siguro... yung parang chill chill lang, siguro si Eve na lang para wala masyadong problema sa buhay. Kasi if si Florence, si Lina, oh my gosh ang dami nilang problema. At least si Eve, si Seiji lang ang problema niya. Pero ayun nga, if yun nga, chill lang, si Eve.
Bonus Question: Sino pa maganda para fair (her own characters that has a good characteristics aside from Eve?
Si Lily! I want to be Lily din. Kasi, I have my brothers, I have the power. Iba siguro yung feeling kapag naging si Lily ka. Kasi ang powerful niya, not as yung powers niya or yung characteristics talaga niya nag uumapaw sa Gazellian Series.
15. 6 years in Wattpad and started writing around the year 2016/2017, In your perspective, Why there are still readers that supporting, loving you and your stories even you're faceless?
Ahm, okay I love that question. Maybe because they are into my stories. Hindi sila after sa personality ko or sa identity ko. They are into my stories talaga. Ayun talaga yung reason kung bakit sila nag i-stay sa akin. They love my stories... They are loving me and they continue supporting me. That’s it, nag i-stick sila it’s because they have the stories. Kaya ayos na rin. Thank you so much sa maraming readers na hanggang ngayon nagbabasa pa rin ng stories ko kahit faceless ako. Kasi yun yung reason, I mean, yung nag-po-prove na, yes, they love me because I have the stories. They are enjoying my stories. Kaya thank you so much sa mga nagtatagal na readers ko, I’m so happy and saka grateful ako na without them siguro hindi ko makikita yung sarili ko kung ano yung kinalalagyan ko as Ventre Canard. Ayun, thank you so much.
16. What makes an author an author?
When he/she finished a story. That's it. Kasi para sakin, once na matapos mo yung isang story mo, isa na yung achievement. And that will make you an author, kasi may natapos ka nang story, pinaghirapan mo yun, pinag puyatan mo yun. You put effort. You’re an author pag nakatapos ka na ng story kasi pinaghirapan mo yun. Ibinigay mo lahat ng best mo. In your opinion, author ka. That’s it.
17. Share something to us that we wouldn’t know about you (yourself)?
Ah siguro tamad ako sa gawaing bahay something like that? Hindi ko alam paano sasagutin to *laughs*.
Bonus Question: Embarassing moment? (Kay bebe boy)
As Ventre, Sige bibigyan ko kayo ng isa. Doon sa story ni Eve, na nadulas siya sa harap ni Seiji na tinitigan lang siya tapos tumakbo? Nangyari sa akin 'yon. Nadulas ako, talagang nakita niya ako. Ewan ko sakaniya, umalis siya para siguro hindi ako mapahiya. Hindi niya ako tinulungan. Pero kitang kita ko siya na nakita niya ako na nadulas ako, tapos bigla siyang lumingon sa ibang direksyon.
18. What was one of the most surprising thing you’ve learned in creating your own world on Wattpad?
Siguro nung nagawa ko yung VCA, parang nalaman ko na, oh! Meron din palang family na nagagawa through online, not literally online kasi nabuo sila through my stories. Nabuo kayo through my stories. Na parang once na may isang bagay kayong mahal, iisa yung minamahal niyo. Yun na yung nabubuo eh, family na. What makes a family is love, and that love is your love to my stories. Kaya natutuwa ako na I created my world because of my stories and kayo, kayo na yung world na na buo. Kaya I’m so happy, ayun yung VCA. And then ayun, sa Gazellian Series naman… Yung world na nagawa ko. Proud ako and then happy na until now, hindi pa rin ako nauubusan ng thoughts about sa Nemetios.
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Ventre Canard is derived from French words with an English translation of 'belly duck'. Her duck-shaped birthmark on her belly inspired her to use this username. She got her birthmark because she was born a few steps away from the sea with number of ducks. That's why she had grown attached to the sea and it's one of the reasons why she used ships as a symbolism of her whole Wattpad family named VCA short for VentreCanard's Angels.
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