Author Interview: Mariel Sigaya
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Author Interview: Mariel Sigaya
For today’s Featured Pinoy Indie Author, we have Mariel Sigaya. She works as a Scientist by day and writes imaginary worlds by night.
About Mariel Sigaya
Mariel Sigaya has written two e-book novelettes published in Amazon and contributed short stories in four anthologies. Writing stories is part of her passion projects. She is a book nerd, a foodie, and absolutely anything she wants to be. As a gamer, she enjoys watching eSports and playing cozy games in her free time. Currently residing in Manila, she works as a scientist by day and delves into imaginary worlds by night.
Mariel Sigaya
Works as a Scientist by day and writes imaginary worlds by night
Q & A with Mariel Sigaya
Can you take us on a journey through the “writer’s room” of your mind? What’s it like in there?
If my mind had a “writer’s room”, it would be full of color and different themes! It would be a room with a corner for different genres and all I have to do is go there if I want to write a story. I have a lot of ideas for various stories. It is just a matter of time to start on them, or rather, finish them.
What’s the most unexpected place or situation where you’ve found inspiration for your writing?
For this one, I would go for a situation. It is a weird one. Whenever I see a unique name, it triggers a whole bunch of ideas in my head. This one happened while I was at work, I saw my officemate’s name and it sounded like a king’s. At that moment, I imagined a medieval fantasy world where it would fit, and suddenly, the plot came in, and the supporting characters popped up. I have not yet started to write on it because I know the person and it would be weird for them if they saw their name in my book.
Share a “writer’s secret” with us—a quirky habit or ritual you have while writing that you’ve never told anyone about.
I treat writing like a normal workday on Saturdays. I prepare for the day like a normal 8-5 with breaks in between. Drinks are a must-have! Depending on my mood, it would be iced coffee or hot chocolate.
If you could step into the world of one of your stories, which one would it be, and what adventure would you embark on?
It would be this world of Super Teen Kapre! It would be great to become a professional gamer like Fabian! Back in my day, eSports was non-existent. How lucky the kids today are to be able to pursue a career as a pro-gamer. And other than that, I also have a crush on Coach Zady!
If you could co-write a book with any author, living or dead, who would it be, and what kind of story would you create together?
Without a doubt, it would be the author who inspired me to start reading: Claudia Gray of the Firebird trilogy! Science Fiction is a genre that I always wanted to write but I find it really hard to execute. With Claudia Gray’s expertise in that genre, I would be able to get first-hand mentoring from her! Crossing my fingers that it will come true in the future!
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BOOKS BY MARIEL SIGAYA
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THE INQUSITOR
In the year 2132, there are only three hundred men left on Earth. Each of us old, diseased, damaged beyond healing. There are no women. Out of nowhere, a young, virile, perfect male arrives—the Inquisitor. He demands the truth behind the Purge which massacred females in a global scale to enforce the long-delayed justice by killing the guilty. And though it pains me to no end, I am forced to remember the horror and the lunacy of the past. . . and the part he unknowingly played in it. I am Ambrose. I am Herald.
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