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What I really (really) want

And so we’ve come down to this: a month left to go before everyone in our #SparkNA class has to turn in ourfinished manuscripts for Anvil Publishing to review. Today, we all received a pep talk in the form of an email and while I usually read and re-read Mina’s emails to us several times within the day before moving on with my life, I didn’t do that today. Why?

Because she posed such a loaded question that my mind just exploded. And I had to pick up the pieces all day long.

Yes, while struggl...

INTERVIEW: SKYELEE

taratriestowrite:

Once upon a time, I was a semi-active fanfiction writer in the DBSK fandom (I say semi-active because I put out work every two years or so — I’m very slow!) and five years ago, one of my friends from soomp! invited me for an interview.

It made me giggle to find it again. ^_^v

(P.S. This is really old, so the information posted here is already outdated. FYI. If you wanna reach me, you can send me an email via taratriestowrite@gmail.com.)

Originally posted on TIME VAULT:

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Take a chance on these!

As promised, here are the rest of the synopses and excerpts from the #buqoYA Taking Chances bundle, which is available on www.buqo.ph for ONLYP45.00/$0.99!

(New to Buqo? Browse their FAQ pageto satisfy your curiosity.)

#buqoYA Bundle 1: Taking Chances | Whether looking for closure, proving their worth, or wondering what happens after a moonlit night, the characters from these stories will invite you to take a chance for love. Will they find what they’re looking for? Or will their hearts get...

What do you say to taking chances?

Click the banner to see who else has been talking about this #buqoYA bundle!

Today is the last day of the #buqoYA Taking Chances blog tour, butbefore I move on to sharing some excerpts and reviews, click HERE to join the Buqospecial giveaway wherein one lucky Philippine resident will win a handy powerbank! Hurry~ because the form closes today as well. Good luck, guys! ^_^v

#buqoYA Bundle 1: Taking Chances | Whether looking for closure, proving their worth, or wondering what happens after a mo...

Work & Play: Beach, books, and broken hearts

Got dragged (no, not literally) all the way up to San Juan, La Union last Tuesday to participate in SIFCare’s Earth Day activities which mostly entailed getting people to help clean up major waterways such as rivers and beaches. La Union is known for being the surfing capital of the Philippines, but do you also know that a lot ofpawikans (sea turtles) come to their shores to lay eggs?

Yeap. Every year, hundreds ofpawikan eggs are laid in the shores of San Juan La Union, and SIFCare’s CURMA (C...

Hello, I am a blog tour #n00b.

Quick update to say that the #buqoYA blog tour is kicking off in three days, and I’m very excited to say that Tara Tries to Write will be part of it! Admittedly, I have no prior experience with regards to blog tours, but I’m determined to make my tour stop good anyway; I owe it to the authors whose stories I have already read and will still be reading.

As I’ve mentioned in my previous posts, it’s a very exciting time for a new generation of writers because a lot of avenues are being opened fo...

Marianas Trench | Sing Sing

Filed Under: #SparkNA Playlist

Because one of my LIs keep singing this in my head.

Hashtagging for a cause

If you have been following me on Twitter, chances are, you’d see me tweeting and re-tweeting things with the #SparkNA hashtag. I know I probably kind of spam my t-list with it but whatever, I love that hashtag so much I already have a separate column for it on my Tweetdeck. Har-de-har.

The hashtag is an amazing thing, actually. As someone who frequents social media sites on the regular (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, most especially) for work and personal use, it has proven to be a handy to...

Oh wow, writers everywhere!

I had the pleasure of spending my Saturday afternoon with a room full of Filipino authors last April 11th at the National Bookstore Super Branch in Cubao. It was our first #F2F, or Face to Face class for#SparkNA with Mina and a few representatives from Anvil Publishing’s Spark Books. My friends and I came a bit late, so naturally, we ended up being more anxious than we were supposed to. I think that by the time I stepped into the room, I had to take a deep breath because “Oh my god there are...

“Let’s be brave.”

It’s barely been a week since #SparkNA began (in case you missed it, here’s a post a made about this free writing class I joined), but I’ve already learned a lot–from our facilitator, Mina Esguerra, to my very passionate support group and fellow classmates. But it all starts with bravery, it seems, and I think it very appropriate that this is our runningtheme for the whole writing journey we will be taking from now until early June.

The first rule: “Your Main Character must be brave.”

I actua...