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Our #StrangeLit Game is Strong!

They are here! Forty-one paranormal/urban fantasy pieces from forty-one Filipino authors, bundled into four collections–Killer Seasons, Darkest Dreams, Fateful Turns, and Incredible Truths–are now available on Buqo for only P90/$1.99 each! I’ve yet to purchase all the bundles (I bought Killer Seasons the other day to check the formatting and everything, and I’m not even done yet), but please, please,pleasehelpindie Filipino writers get their works read and noticed. With this awesome introduct...

{ Short & Tweet } Episode Two

Baldwin: (Gilas) may not have won the gold medal, but they are winners as people. http://t.co/Sy7qNOsiH2 pic.twitter.com/004FQVn7DX

— INQUIRER Sports (@INQUIRERSports) October 3, 2015

And that’s it for this year’s FIBA Asia Tournament. Philippine Team Gilas Pilipinas will come home with the silver after tonight’s championship match versus China. Not exactly the game I wanted to see, but itwassomething I’d also expected. From the game against Lebanon alone, we were already given a preview o...

When The Voices In Your Head Escape (AKA My First #RomanceClass Experience)

I forgot when exactly it was that Mina tagged me in a #romanceclass discussion thread on Facebook, saying because ofcertain things she knows about me, she’s inviting me to tag along to this little gathering. Of course I would have loved to join them, but I was new to the group and didn’t know the “rules” yet, if there were any, so getting that little invite made me happy. I asked Mina what thosethings were, and she gave me only one hint:

Rak of Aegis

Oh she got me. She got me good. :P

As it...

#JustWritePH: What would you take #ForRedemption?

#ForRedemption

Redemption doesn’t come easy. It involves hardship, righting wrongs, and making tough choices. This four-story bundle showcases characters who made wrong turns in life, and want nothing more than to make things right. Features Eraby Jesse David, Turning Pointsby Yeyet Soriano, A Fateful Encounterby Cali (Angie Sanchez), and Encyclopedia Mystique by Racquel Sarah A. Castro.

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{ BUNDLE REVIEW } #JustWritePH’s #ForRedemption

Redemption doesn’t come easy. It involves hardship, righting wrongs, and making tough choices. This four-story bundle showcases characters who made wrong turns in life, and want nothing more than to make things right. Features Eraby Jesse David, Turning Points by Yeyet Soriano, A Fateful Encounterby Cali (Angie Sanchez), and Encyclopedia Mystique by Racquel Sarah A. Castro.

#ForRedemption is available on Buqo this week for only P45/$0.99! CLICK HERE to buy the bundle.

And here! You have the c...

{ Book Review } Fall Like Rain | Ana Tejano

Let me start this review post with a greeting, becauseFall Like Rain is celebrating its birthday today! Happy, happy birthday, Mark and Rain~ and congratulations to author Ana Tejano for being able to put this book out there for us to read.

Anyway.

If I haven’t said this yet, then let me say it now: One of my favorite tropes is the “Friends to Lovers” trope. I am a complete sucker for it. I write it. I read it. I wish I lived it too, but the universe can only give you so much, so. When I lea...

{ Book Review } The Year We Became Invincible | Mae Coyiuto

Dear Future Partner,
Where in the hell are you?

That up there is probably how I’d write the first few lines of this book, had this been my story to tell. Of course it will not be YA, and perhaps not as hopeful as Mae Coyiuto’sThe Year We Became Invincible, but it’s a start. But I’m not writing this to lament a personal lack; I’m writing this entry to review Ms. Coyiuto’s latest novella . . . so I’d better get to that. And quick, before I start thinking of things to write to my future partner...

#JustWritePH: What stupid things would you do #ForLove?

#ForLove

Love is never easy, but the journey to that happily ever after is what makes it worth it. Witness the struggles of these characters as they work their way through both new romances and second chances at love in this four-story bundle. Features “I Still…” by Beth G., “Sigh No More” by Carla de Guzman, “Velvet Valentine” by Giselle Bacalla, and “One Sweet November Day” by Amae Dechavez.

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{ Bundle Review } #JustWritePH’s #ForLove

Love is never easy, but the journey to that happily ever after is what makes it worth it. Witness the struggles of these characters as they work their way through both new romances and second chances at love in this four-story bundle. Features I Still… by Beth G., Sigh No Moreby Carla de Guzman, Velvet Valentineby Giselle Bacalla, and One Sweet November Dayby Amae Dechavez.

Did you know that the #ForLove bundle is available on Buqo for only P45/$0.99?CLICK HERE to buy the bundle.

Or, you know...

Them MIBF Shenanigans

I attended the MIBF twice this year; first on Thursday (9/17), and then on Sunday (9/20). It wasn’t a surprise how SMX was crowded during the weekend, what with a cosplay event happening simultaneously on the second floor.

MIBF, or the Manila International Book Fair, is the country’s biggest and longest running book fair that usually happens in mid-September. As per usual, I am a relative n00b to this, and only attended it for the first time in 2013. A sort-of mistake, because I didn’t bring...