Readers of online fiction often find solace in the works of their favorite writers during difficult times. Storytellers also depend on their creative expression as an outlet in dealing with hardship and grief. This is especially true in the past couple of years during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sinzou From the Philippines Started Writing at Age 15
Nearly a year after the beginning of COVID, the Philippines is facing typhoon season once again. Sinzou still finds it unbelievable that she made it through the worst time of her life by writing web novels on Dreame.
In November 2020, Typhoon Ulysses hit the Philippines, more than 60 people died and more than 10,000 lost their homes in that disaster. When Sinzou’s home was hit by the typhoon, their plants were completely destroyed by the flood. Their main source of income gone in an instant, swept away along with the loud mersiless thud of the wind.
“Unpassable roads, broken and damage roofs, and flood water that remain stagnant for how many days, that’s what this typhoon gave.” – Sinzou The continuous rain is nothing compared to the grief she felt the following day. On November 12, 2020, her father passed away due to liver cancer.
Sinzou’s Life Is Full of Ups and Downs
At the age of 3, she was diagnosed with Diabetes, where her body’s insulin deficiency led to fluctuations in her blood sugar. Having diabetes means lifetime treatment, and limitations to physically strenuous and dangerous activities.
Due to her condition, she’s unable to participate in many extracurricular activities. So, she devoted herself to writing and started her career as an online writer at the age of 15 under the pen name “Sinzou”.Discovering the online fiction reading and writing platform named Dreame gave her hope again. She is able to write and self-publish her own fictional stories on Dreame.
Becoming a contracted author, “The Sky Dragon Princess” is her first signed and completed story on Dreame and she’s receiving stable income from it. Sinzou said, “Life may not be as good as it seems. But because of many people that help us, either financially or physically, we learned to move on from all the tragedies.”
Dreame offers intriguing multi-lingual fictions for readers while allowing local authors to publish their own works in their native languages. On this platform where various creative content, writers will be spurred on to develop their creations catering to a diverse audience. Dreame’s writers enjoy one-on-one guidance from their editors. Inspired and motivated by their interactions with readers, they can also earn a promising income for their works.
Dreame opened up a lot of opportunities for everyone, any novice writers without previous experience can get started on this platform.
Fantastic Yeoja Is a Registered Nurse Working in the ICU
She started writing fan fictions at the age of 17 and is now a prolific writer with more than 30 books under her belt. Her work have reached 170,000+ visitors and gained 20,000+ follers on the Dreame platform so far. Writing changed her life in more ways than she could ever imagine, “a change that even my day job wasn’t able to offer me.” Writing on Dreame helped her and her family live through the pandemic.
But that isn’t all. “Through Dreame, I was able to come across readers from all over the world in different walks of life. I was able to interact with them and get closer to them.” Dreame allows readers to provide feedback to interact with writers. Many writers find it extremely helpful reading comments—both positive and negative—which inspire and encourage them to keep improving their craft. Just as Yeoja said, “My readers are the very reasons why I was able to keep writing and striving to get better. “
In an industry where the translation of novels has become the trend, it hard for reading platforms targeting a global audience to differentiate themselves. Dreame stands out from others with editors from around the world to help train budding authors in local areas. In this way, the original creations tailored to native readers and fit their tastes.
Three years after its debut, Dreame has now achieved 50 million users with 300,000 fictions, covering 15+ languages in 140+ countries and regions.