The Author

Marione Ashley is the author of twenty one romance novels on Precious Hearts Romances (And still counting!). She is the author of the unofficial series named Tennis Knights, K.R.Y. trilogy, and one of the writers of Camp Speed series. Her latest novel is Camp Speed 15: When You Fall which was released last May 20, 2015.

(The following were answered by Marione Ashley herself)



I. Biodata

PEN NAME: Marione Ashley

STORY BEHIND YOUR PEN NAME: Marione was a combination of my first name and my ex-crush's name. Ashley, well, because it starts with letter A. It was a variation of Ashleigh, the real pen name I passed. Our publisher decided to use Ashley.

NICKNAME: M.A., Marsh, Ash, M'Ash, Rione.

BIRTHDAY: September 28

ZODIAC SIGN: Libra

BIRTHPLACE: Manila

OCCUPATION: Fan Girl :)

MOTTO IN LIFE: Always believe in yourself because no one else will do except you and you alone. (And that was actually made by me. Imbento ba. Ahehehe!)

RIGHT HANDY OR LEFT HANDY: Lefty pero kaya ko rin sa right minsan :)

YOUR HERITAGE: One-eight Japanese, one-sixteenth Americanese, one-fourth Koreanese, one-half Aussienese, one-fourth Canadianese, one-eight Taiwanese, and one-sixteenth Thailandese. In short ALIENESE. *bow*

II. Personality

YOUR WEAKNESSES: Siya. Char! Marami akong weaknesses at malalaman niyo kapag kinilala niyo ako :)

YOUR FEARS: Roaring Thunders, Feelingerang Ipis, Darkness, and Heights.

GOALS YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE NEXT YEAR (2016): Double the number of my approved manuscripts, follow a healthy lifestyle, be more confident and happy :)

FIRST THOUGHT WHEN YOU WAKE UP: "Thank You, Lord."

YOUR BEDTIME RITUALS: Checks my phone, wander on my SNS timeline, read a novel, think of a nice plot, sometimes I read a manga, pray then sleep.

FAVE COLOR: Red and Blue.

FAVE SPORTS: Does sleeping counts as a sport?

FAVE HANGOUTS: Sa kuwarto, kasama si Siwon na naka-kadena sa kama ko :P

THINGS YOU MISSED MOST: Things... I dunno.

PEPSI OR COKE: Coke. Float.

McDONALDS OR JOLLIBEE: For chicken fillet, I'll go for McDonalds. For coffee float, I'll go for Jollibee. For chicken, I'll go for KFC.

SINGLE OR GROUP DATES: It depends.

ICED TEA OR JUICE: Juice please.

CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA: Both.

MILK OR COFFEE: Iced Coffee.

DO YOU SMOKE?: Nope.

ALCOHOL DRINKER?: Nah.

THINGS YOU DO ON YOUR FREE TIME: Daydreaming. Sleeping. Eating. Reading. Sleeping. Writing. Sleeping.

DO YOU SWEAR?: Oftentimes. Especially if I'm stressed out. But not the p-word.

DO YOU SING?: Of course! I always do concerts. Inside the bathroom.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN YOURSELF?: Yes. If I don't believe in myself, kawawa naman ako. Kasi wala namang ibang maniniwala sa `kin kundi AKO MISMO.

DO YOU THINK YOU ARE ATTRACTIVE?: Yes. Everyone is attractive in their own way. Sabi sa kanta ni Lady Gaga. Ahehehe!

HOW CLOSE ARE YOU IN YOUR FAMILY?: SUPER CLOSE!

DO YOU PLAY AN INSTRUMENT?: Dati. I played guitar. But I stopped. Personal reasons.

SOMETHING YOU DON'T HAVE THAT YOU WANT TO GET: His heart. Chos! Ahahaha.

HOBBIES AND INTERESTS:  HOBBIES: Matulog. Kumaen. Matulog. Kumaen. Mag-net. Magbasa. INTEREST: Lalaki. Lalaki. Lalaki. Doraemon. Doraemon. Animes. Mangas. Chocolates. KPOP. Siwon. Siwon. Super Junior. And many, many more.

COLLECTIONS: Doraemon Collectibles. Super Junior Items. Post-its. Notebooks. Mangas.

DISLIKES: Cockroaches. Spiders. Eew.

WHO I WANT TO MEET IN THE FUTURE?: Siwon Choi (As in face to face, ha. The first time I saw him, he was meters away from me which was kinda depressing) and my readers na sa internet ko lang nakakahalubilo :)

MOVIES: Gapangin Mo Ako, Siwon Choi starring yours truly and Super Junior's Siwon Choi. Hehe!

ANIME: Prince of Tennis (Dito inspired ang Tennis Knights). Ghost Hunt (Abangan sa Nobela :P). Ouran High School Host Club. La Corda D'oro (Abangan din to. Hahaha). Skip Beat. Shinrei Tantei Yakumo. Shugo Chara!. ANDMANYMANYMORE.

III. Love Rendezvous

WHAT IS LOVE?: Love is when you realize you are happy because he is beside you. (Ahaha! Hulaan niyo kung saang novel `yan :P)

HAVE YOU BEEN IN LOVE?: Yes.

HOW YOUNG ARE YOU WHEN YOU HAD YOUR FIRST CRUSH?: I was ten, I think. Or was it nine?

DO YOU WANT TO GET MARRIED?: Yes.

HAVE YOU BEEN IN A RELATIONSHIP BEFORE: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

YOUR IDEAL MAN: Mature. The one who can understand me most. `Yong kayang sakyan lahat ng trip ko. `Yong kayang pagtiyagaan lahat ng kalokohan ko. `Yong tanggap lahat ng pagkukulang ko bilang isang tao. `Yong lalaking mamahalin pa rin ako kahit na hindi ko ganoon kamahal ang sarili ko. I could summarize it into six-letter word. Chos :)

YOUR DREAM GUY: X. I mean, Cross, Gideon Cross. Hohohoho! And Super Junior's Choi Siwon :)

IV. The Writer

WHEN DID YOU START WRITING?: I started writing poems when I was ten years old. I wrote love poems then, about the love lives of my friends. I then started writing prose when I was fourteen or fifteen yata. Sa cell phone lang ako gumagawa ng stories at pinapasa ko sa mga friends ko. Bahala silang magtiyaga sa mga gawa ko. Then nagtuloy-tuloy na siya hanggang sa umabot sa 100+ pages na novel.

WHY DID YOU PASS A NOVEL ON A PUBLICATION HOUSE?: Because of my friends. Sobrang dedicated kasi sila sa akin. Kung alam niyo lang kung gaano sila naniniwala na may talent ako. I, myself, don't believe that I have the talent when it comes to writing romance novels. Feeling ko pang cell phone stories lang ako. But when I saw how much they believed in me, I decided to TRY. Gusto ko silang i-please. Gusto kong bigyan ng justification `yong faith nila sa `kin so ayon. Nag-try akong magsulat ng novel for the first time and I passed it on a publication house. Thank You sa inyo, friends! Kilala niyo na kung sinu-sino kayo :)

HOW DOES IT FEEL THAT FINALLY, YOU ARE NOW A WRITER?: I'm happy. Overjoyed. Ecstatic. Overwhelmed. Ah. Basta.

WHAT ARE THE REACTIONS OF YOUR FAMILY WHEN THEY HEARD THAT YOU'RE NOW A WRITER?: They're glad for me. And was proud of what I had achieved.

WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION WHEN YOUR FIRST NOVEL WAS ACCEPTED? WHEN IT WAS RELEASED IN THE MARKET?: There are no words to describe what I felt when I received the message that my manuscript was approved. Feeling happy was an understatement. Basta. It was released last October, 2010 and to be honest, aside from giddiness and happiness, I was nervous as well since it was my first novel.

WHO/WHAT ARE YOUR INSPIRATIONS IN WRITING?: Everything under the sun.

ANY TIPS FOR THE ASPIRING WRITERS OUT THERE?: Just keep on writing no matter what happens. No matter how many times you want to stop. No matter how many times people tell you to stop. No matter how many times you feel like giving up. Don't. Stop. Writing. Just write. Promise, it's all worth it in the end.

ANY FUTURE PLANS FOR YOUR WRITING CAREER?: I want to write a series. `Yong official na. Of course, I want to explore this talent given by Him. I want to grow as a writer. I want to improve. I want to write a sizzling love scene. Chos!

MESSAGE FOR YOUR READERS: Thank you for supporting me since day one. To those who tried my works and to those who stayed despite my shortcomings as a writer: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I owe this to you, guys :)

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