HaveYouSeenThisGirL

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Denny
Born (1994-02-11) February 11, 1994 (age 31) [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
hystgstories.wordpress.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 is fluent in three languages: Filipino language (Tagalog), English and Italian. She also speaks a little bit of French and Japanese. She is a qualified administrative secretary and holds 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

References

  1. From the Official Website of HaveYouSeenThisGirl
  2. CandyMag article Archived 2015-02-23 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Goodreads
  4. Aguila, Ren (20 September 2013). "300K fans and growing: Wattpad at the 34th Manila International Book Fair". GMA News Online. Philippines: GMA Network . Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  5. "KathNiel draws fan fiction on Wattpad". ABS-CBN Online. Philippines: ABS-CBN. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  6. Yang, Tatin (18 January 2014). "Story behind Wattpad, online story hub". Philippine Daily Inquirer . Philippines: Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  7. Dumaual, Miguel (26 March 2014). "Meet the author behind 'Diary ng Panget'". ABS-CBN Online. Philippines: ABS-CBN . Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  8. 1 2 Lazo, Kristyn Nika (20 September 2013). "Denny's story". The Manila Times . Philippines: The Manila Times Publishing Corp. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  9. "Denny a.k.a. HaveYouSeenThisGirl Biography". Tumblr. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
  10. "Filipinos among top users of world's largest ebook community". The Philippine Star . Philippines. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  11. Lo, Ricky (24 March 2014). "The girl behind the Panget story". The Philippine Star . Philippines . Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  12. Atabay, Florence (November 5, 2022). "An Insider's Story On The Wattpad Clique". Village Pipol.