Priseya Lane

It was after watching the movie Magic Temple by Star Cinema that got me into writing.

My friends and I, we wanted to have a sequel to that movie so badly that we decided to write our own. We were 10 to 11 years old, back then. We didn't really know yet what it takes to produce a movie. We were just so engrossed with the story that we wanted to be part of it. So for our sequel, we wrote ourselves in the story. And that was the first script I have ever written.

Sadly, though, it was never finished. My bestfriend and I had a falling out, and we're now just civil (to almost strangers) to one another. To add to that, there was no flash drives or sticks back then. We saved it in a floppy disk, that after a few years became obsolete, and our files unreadable.

The script may have been lost, but the story is still in my head. Though, if I have to write that now, I wouldn't write it with the same plot we had back then.

Long story short, that event in my life made me realize how fun story-writing can be. So I continued till high school.

I was a freshman, then. I knew my stories weren't that original. I entered scriptwriting contests for school, and I surprisingly won--but it wasn't saying much considering the number of students who joined the contest can be counted with the fingers of one hand. That wasn't really a booster to my new found hobby.

It wasn't until I reached sophomore year-- halfway through it, actually--when I discovered the power of my dreams. (Yeah, Stephanie Meyer wasn't the only one who had novel-worthy dreams. I actually have them from time to time, just like, I'm sure, other people who have some imagination. But I would have to admit, she's more persistent and committed than I am, because at least she finished four books that all started from one dream, and even got a movie deal out of it!)

It was the first time I had a really memorable dream. It was like Sailormoon, Magic Knight Ray Earth, Dragon Ball Z and Ghost Fighter combined (yeah, I was big on anime then--I still like them until now, but I have less time to indulge). That dream stayed with me for a long time, to the point that my hand was itching to write it down and continue whatever was shown in my dream. That became my first ever fantasy story. Story because I wasn't decided yet back then if it was going to be a script or a novel, especially since I started with scriptwriting.

From then, whenever I have dreams that were even just a little interesting, I accounted them. I write them in a journal. I knew someday, somehow, I'll be able to use those materials for a story. Actually, when I reached college, I always had a small notebook with me, where I write ideas, scenes or dialogs I just suddenly think of, even if I didn't have yet a full plot for them. I actually wrote in that same notebook one of the first scenes I thought of for Ready To Fall (my first and, so far, only fan fiction. Alice Academy-based).

With the help of technology, I now don't need a pen to write my notes, my scribbles. I have my--before Sony Ericsson P9, now--Samsung Omnia to thank for that. I have my dreams, my notes, my scribbles and even my rants and ramblings in there. I consider that one of my most priced possessions, because, in a way, it holds my future. I can't fathom what will happen if I lose it.

Currently, I'm still writing Ready To Fall, which is actually almost done. I only have a couple more chapters left to write. Although two to three more chapters aside from the ones I need to write has been sitting in my stick for quite a while, because I didn't want to post the chapters without finishing the chapter preceding that first. I want my readers to be at least assured that there is a chapter coming after the last one I posted. I'm also anxious to finish it now, because the next two Alice Academy fan fictions I have in my notes have also been dying to be formally written and posted.

Aside from being Priseya, the writer, I also have a very different everyday life, which is also why it takes me a really long time to update my story and my blog. Time is just not enough for everything, and I had to prioritize. I'm still around arts--and, just recently, also around authors, which is making me even more inspired to continue writing, and, hopefully, become published, myself, someday. The everyday life--work--I have just tends to be tiring by the end of the day, not enough that I want to quit--not yet, at least. I'm just mostly sleep-deprived and rest-hungry that I hardly have time to continue writing. Oh, but write I will.

There would be more of Priseya Lane in fan fiction--and hopefully, soon in fiction novels as well. With the help of the people who believe in what I can be, I know I won't have to wait for so long--neither will my soon-to-be readers.

My father told us before, "Don't stop dreaming, because dreaming is the first step in reaching your goals."
I didn't think then that it would be quite literal for me.

Keep dreaming. Keep moving forward.


Priseya Lane