Recently, I’ve been bingeing on Korean dramas. My favorite was “Romance is a Bonus Book” on Netflix which I watched, rewatched, savored, and waited with great anticipation for the next episode to come out.
The series of 16 episodes is now complete and I have to say, it was eye-opening because this series spoke to me in many levels. A remake of “Younger” an American TV drama, it was about a woman who had a 9 year career break to care for her kid and husband and after her divorce, returning to the workforce to learn the harsh reality that it was impossible to get a job. She finally found one by tearing up her college degree and past work experience to work as a high school diploma contract employee at a Book Publishing House.
As you can tell…Netflix hit its mark. What I loved about it was also the series focused on BOOKS, with many generous quotes and poetry. They used book metaphors and delved into how books and stories relate to life. Also, it showed the day-to-day in a book publishing house which was exciting and fun to watch. Moreover, being a Korean drama, there was lots of heartfelt moments and crying.
I started off this year by leaping off a cliff and trying to fly. It has been a crazy 3 months and I’m beginning to find my way down safely. I won’t say that I’ve landed because the road to getting my manuscript published is still faraway. However, I’m beginning to see something. Like Neil Gaiman said in his Master Class series, we need to experience life to write. RESEARCH, not just data, but also about the human character and emotion is important.
The Korean drama, though not real life, and other K-dramas I have binged watched recently, have shed some light into my heart. The crying from watching these dramas was cathartic. It allowed me to pour out my hidden feelings and stress. It gave me a new purpose for my revision for HOLLOW.
HOLLOW will come when it is ready. It will come to show what I want to share. The feelings I’ve felt. The raw emotion which binds people together and whom everyone at some point in their life would feel.
The pieces are coming…until then, I’ll fall gracefully. May the winds buffet my wings and one day…one day I promise, I will soar.