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I've had blogs ever since I found out about them when I was 13 and since then I've made one on Blogspot, Tumblr, and now on Wordpress but I can't seem to settle on a regular writing schedule. Sometimes I feel like I just can't write. Any blogging/writing tips, please?

I GO THROUGH THE SAME THING YOU DO. All the time. And some of my favorite bloggers actually went quiet for a while because they went through the same thing. I say don't worry about it, do what you have to do (i.e. try other things for a while) and don't ever force it.
Talk to me unanonymous please, I think I can help more if I knew what your current writing pace is like. That or we can have a writing collab so we can both get out of our rut :)

How did you get so many followers on your wordpress blog? Did you join communities/promote it elsewhere?

How did you know how many followers I have? Haha. I do join communities and I leave comments on blog posts that I like, but I'm always so half-hearted about it because I don't see my blog as very marketable.
I lucked out a year ago when one of my favorite posts ever written (http://wp.me/p2ggQv-BH) was featured on WordPress' "Freshly Pressed" page (http://wordpress.com/fresh/) which gave me a 500% increase in traffic for a week or two. And then the spotlight faded out.
I think 8 or 9 out of every 10 followers is a spam/business account, so they don't really matter to me. I don't mind having 10 followers who interact with me all the time than 10,000 who only followed me hoping for a follow back.

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Ok what foundation do you use na lang? hehe sorry for being makulit :)

I alternate between Maybelline bb cream and Happy Skin liquid foundation. :)

Hi Apple! What concealer do you use? :) I'm looking for something affordable and good quality kasi. :) Thanks!

I tried elf concealer but it didn't do me any good. I haven't found a concealer that I love yet, and I've been getting by with just using my foundation. No help here, sorry :(

Write about how you think you'd feel after grad, pleaaase. :)

Awww, I'll tryy! :) Thanks for suggesting.

What books do you plan to read?

Next on my list:
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
History of Love by Nicole Krauss (!!!)
Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami

I miss being engaged in eloquent conversation with your eyes. Can we start meeting accidentally again?

Unfortunately, accidental meetings are out of my control. What a superpower that would be, though.

Whose hair do you wish you had?

My block mate Pauline's, sometimes. Other times this girl I knew long ago who never had a bad hair day.

Do you have a date on the 14th?

Yes! Internship bosses in the day, and then a school musical with my girlfriends at night :)

Can I be your Valentine?

For a few years now, my Valentine has been myself, and it might be the same this year :) and anyway, I don't know who you are. Haha.

What hurts you?

When take my insecurities and weaknesses against me. I know, maybe they just can't stand me doing those things and I can't stop them from disliking things about me, but it does hurt and it does perpetuate self-hate.

Why is your URL, mapples?

Mapples is a loving modification of my name "Apple," put together by the first people who ever made me want to be active in an org. I'm rarely called that anymore, but I hold on to it for sentimental reasons. I was lazy when I chose it for my URL haha

What is honesty for you?

Honesty for me is more than truth-telling. It involves telling of the truth that wasn't asked for, but is somehow necessary or important to say. Say, I told you that I can't write, and that's the truth. If I told you that I can't write and it makes me feel like hell, or that I can't write because writing involves admitting to thoughts and feelings I don't want to admit to -- I'd say I'm being honest. I'm not sure if that makes sense. I don't think so. But it's complex, and I learn something new about it all the time, I think.

What is your take on marriage?

Marriage is a wonderful bond, I think. 90ish % of my life and who I am now comes from the fact that my parents had/have a good, strong marriage. I'd consider myself pretty lucky and/or successful if I find myself happily married in the future.
On the other hand, it kind of terrifies me as a person and I do have personal doubts about it.

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