HaveYouSeenThisGirL

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Denny
Born (1994-02-11) February 11, 1994 (age 30) [1]
San Pablo, Laguna
Pen nameHaveYouSeenThisGirL [2]
OccupationNovelist
NationalityFilipino
EducationSuperiore I.P.C. Strocchi
Far Eastern University
Genre Romance, comedy [3]
Notable works Diary ng Panget
Voiceless
She Died
Website
haveyouseenthisgirlstories.com

Denny R. (born 11 February 1994, San Pablo City, Laguna, Philippines), commonly known by her pseudonym HaveYouSeenThisGirL, is a Filipino author. [4] She is best known for her novel, Diary ng Panget . It first appeared on Wattpad [5] and was later published as a paperback by PSICOM Publishing Inc. [6] A film adaptation of her work was released in April 2014. [7]

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Personal life

Denny was born in San Pablo, Laguna, where she studied from kindergarten to high school. She studied graphic advertising at Superiore I.P.C. Strocchi in Italy. [8] She returned to the Philippines to study at Far Eastern University. She can speak 3 fluent languages; Filipino language (Tagalog), English and Italian. She also speaks a little bit of French and Japanese. She’s a qualified administrative secretary, and pursued a degree in Graphic advertising. [9]

Works

Denny began writing stories at the age of 13. [8] Her book, Diary ng Panget (Diary of an Ugly) has been a commercial success [10] and widely followed in Wattpad. [11] Due to its length, Diary Ng Panget was split into four volumes, each ending in cliffhangers. When the first volume hit the bookstores in May, it became the best-seller in an instant also with the remaining three volumes.The book has been adapted into a film. [12]

She also wrote She Died , a manga series that also has been published on Wattpad. Her other works include Voiceless , that became popular because of the book's theme song "Hear Me", Waiting for the Train (under the GOLD Manga Series), Steps to You, That Girl, One Bad Move, I Met A Jerk Whose Name Is Seven and 10 Signatures To Bargain With God.

In 2021, she published a romantic-comedy book The Most Painful Battle under PSICOM Publishing Inc. LieAbout Love was also published in the same year. In 2022 she announced that she was in the works of a new book titled Indelibel. Both Lie About Love and Indelibel were published on Wattpad

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  3. Goodreads
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