Tara Frejas's Blog, page 8
March 10, 2022
When coffee is life
I think I was in junior year in high school when I started drinking coffee—the instant, powdered ones (Nescafe + Coffeemate + brown sugar…you know it), not the fancy, overpriced ones (yet). That was the year when I juggled academics, rehearsing for a dance competition, and writing a play for the drama club, and 24 hours didn’t seem like they were enough.
Coffee has been part of my daily life since then that something feels off with my universe if I spend an entire day without it. There’s been a...
March 8, 2022
Strong female leads? That’s my thing.
Do you know what I like about my favorite #romanceclass books? Apart from the fact that they have the swooniest (is that even a word) love interests, they also celebrate intelligent, beautiful, empowered women. From college students fighting for The Only Grant to musicians trying to find their voice to mothers juggling career, parenthood, and romance—we’ve seen it all, and not just in fiction! For every amazing fictional main character, there’s an amazing real-life woman living their best life,...
February 21, 2022
When food and kilig go hand-in-hand
*points up* I was one of the guests for #RomanceClass Podcast S5’s 1st episode featuring food and kilig! We had a lot of fun talking about the food we incorporated in our NomCom: Tropetastic Kindness Bundle 2 stories, and also managed to make ourselves (and the audience) hungry in the process, LOL.
If you have been reading a lot of #RomanceClass books, you’ll have noticed how much we love including food in our books. From the popular champorado in Summer Crush and Second Wave Summer to the scan...
February 20, 2022
Just add one year…
Let me start this post by saying: It’s my birthday on Monday, just in case you need a reason to have cake. I’ve finally reached the (physical) age where I have to watch my sugar intake, so I can’t really have any right now. It would be nice if you could think of me when you have cake, though. So, yeah. ^_^;
Celebrations have been weird since 2020. I’m not the type to hold or attend parties a lot, but I do miss celebrating milestones with friends and family without having to worry if someone coul...
February 10, 2022
It’s trucking tropetastic!
When Taal Volcano erupted in January of 2020, Ansela Corsino and Mina V. Esguerra called on us #romanceclass authors to contribute to a book bundle for charity. The result was a 19-book collection we called the #RomanceClass Taal Relief Bundle, from which we earned over $2,000 in sales. We donated all proceeds to RockEd Philippines, a volunteer group which helped bring food, clothing, and other supplies to the Taal victims.
Because the project was a success, we decided to do it again. A bunch of...
February 9, 2022
Read my books for FREE!
I can’t believe how fast time flies sometimes. I mean…the first book I ever published, Paper Planes Back Home, turns 7 this month…and Waiting in the Wings turns 5!
Shocked? I know, right? I feel you. Where’d all that time go?
Anyway, both Paper Planes Back Home and Waiting in the Wings are available on Wattpad right now, so if you’re interested to read (or reread) them, or you know someone who’d be interested in them, please send them these links:
an urban fantasy about ...October 12, 2021
Hey, classmates! Wanna read along?
In this edition of Things We’re Doing To Make Do During the Pandemic, I bring you #RomanceClass Readalong—where a bunch of us in the community get together to read #romanceclass books and have conversations about the books we’re reading during a livestream. (You know, just like in the Before Times when we can all sit around at a cafe and enjoy a book + each others’ company.) It’s not a new idea; we actually got it from other bookish people on YouTube, but this is the first time we’ve ever tried...
September 14, 2021
What’s in a name?
In case you missed it, I was in a #RomanceClass Podcast episode with Mina V. Esguerra two weeks ago where we talked about the origins of our characters’ names. It was a fun discussion and I enjoyed hearing how my fellow #romanceclass authors named their characters, too! Hope you can check out the stream posted above.
We are constantly brainstorming ideas for our online content. If you’re part of the #romanceclass community and would like to suggest anything for our streams and other social medi...
September 7, 2021
Tara’s Three Things, Vol. 2
It’s September! My gosh, how is it possible for time to fly and feel so painfully slow at the same time? Soon (if not already) we’ll be hearing Christmas songs being played left and right, and yet a bunch of us are still stuck at home, trying our best not to get sick.
Quick health update!
I got my second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine mid-August, and my parents had theirs the week after. My sister also got her first dose last month (she got Pfizer), and she’ll be fully vaccinated come next week...
August 7, 2021
Tara’s Three Things, Vol. 1
It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Man…I had so many plans at the beginning of this year, but as usual, life has a way of realigning things for you without asking for permission.
Anyway, quick story time.
Back in April, I contracted COVID-pneumonia despite limiting my outdoor activities to the occasional grocery shopping, receiving deliveries, and throwing trash out. Both my parents tested positive as well, and apart from taking medication, the doctor we consulted advised that we isolate for two wee...
