Tara Frejas's Blog, page 37
March 28, 2015
Comma Chameleon
Punctuation marks confuse the shit out of me sometimes, to the point that I either overuse them, or don’t use them at all. I’m not really sure how it’s possible to be an expert in punctuation–I’m still trying to be more skilled in grammar, to be honest–but it’s always thanks to patient people like Rix, my editor friend, that I realize my punctuating follies and correct them.
But to those who don’t have an editor who’d reply to a “Do you think it’s fine to use (this punctuation mark) in this s...
March 23, 2015
Of Three-Legged Monsters
Last night, My friend Therese sent us this photo via Viber, andsaid (not verbatim), “I’m about to make one of those three-legged creatures soon. I don’t know which is better: for it to be ignored, or ripped apart.”
Hit me right in the feels.
For someone who considers writing a part of my not-so-secret lifestyle (I say not-so-secret because there are people who know, and there are people who are clueless), it’s always a concern whether the piece I am writing–no matter how enthusiastic I am abo...
March 10, 2015
Reese Lansangan | On Wednesdays, We Wear Pink
A friend linked me to this video about fifteen minutes ago and I’m just like… DAMN.
Also, that’s a very, very cute ukelele.
March 5, 2015
Let sparks fly!
If you are an aspiring writer residing in the Philippines (preferably the Greater Manila Area), great news! Anvil Publishing’s Spark Books is sponsoring a writing class called #SparkNA with Mina Esguerra at the helm. The class is absolutely free and will be done online, with two or three optional face-to-face classes which are still to be announced. Classes will run from April 6 to June 6, though when I signed up the other day, I already received my first writing task. If you’re scared about...
February 25, 2015
What Wattpad?
It’s amazing how many young writers and readers are on Wattpad these days. Admittedly, I learned about the site very late (I joined in late 2013, so you can say I’m still a n00b), mainly because I haven’t been actively writing fiction since late 2010, and man was Ifloored upon seeing the writing and reading population in that website. In fact, it had been so popular here in my country that publishing companies have ventured printing popular Wattpad novels, and film and TV producers have been...
February 13, 2015
“I don’t know you, but I already love you.”
About a month ago, I’ve come across this comic strip by Manix Abrera and found it quite funny. As someone who dabbles in social media management in my day job, it really is quite humbling to see people liking and sharing posts you write, whether on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or any other social media channel there is that you use. However, the general thought of this comic resonated louder in me about two weeks ago when I published my first ebook.
“I don’t know you, but I love you so much....
February 8, 2015
February 6, 2015
Pique your Pinterest
I’m a rather visual person. I watch pictures, artwork, films and shows and easily get inspired by what I see. (I also take a lot of inspiration from music, but that’s a story for another day.) If you’ve read my previous post, you’d know what I mean about drawing inspiration from something that stuns me visually, but there’s also something else, something new I tried doing while writing and trying to finish my most recent full-length story.
Yeap, you guessed it… it’s got something to do with Pi...
February 5, 2015
A Journey On Paper Planes
It’s an awesome thing when dreams come true, isn’t it? If you had told me a few years back that I’d be able to publish a certain piece of fiction as an ebook with very minimal fuss, I’d have told you to “get out of here.” Anyone who’s lived as long as (or longer than) I have would know that getting something published is no joke. You’d have to go through certain processes and channels to even get your work considered, and that required a lot of time, money and effort. Of course, not a lot of...
