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July 19, 2014
New story: We Were So Yesterday
Two things that came together last weekend:
1. I usually have stories planned out for supporting characters in my books.
2. I had to sit and wait for over an hour for something.
Roxie, Moira's best friend in Welcome to Envy Park, has her own story. I hint at what it is in one of the chapters. I don't have time yet to create a whole book about her, but last weekend I had just the right amount
1. I usually have stories planned out for supporting characters in my books.
2. I had to sit and wait for over an hour for something.
Roxie, Moira's best friend in Welcome to Envy Park, has her own story. I hint at what it is in one of the chapters. I don't have time yet to create a whole book about her, but last weekend I had just the right amount
July 14, 2014
How Bound Came About (Guest Post by Chinggay Labrador)
How Bound Came About
Chinggay Labrador
I'd been suffering from a too-long bout with writer's block—the last work of fiction I did was in 2012 and has remained unpublished and unreleased. When I came across Mina's post on #buqosteamyreads, I decided to take the challenge and try my hand at fiction again. My previous works have all been PG-13, so I knew I would have to take a leap of faith to
Chinggay Labrador
I'd been suffering from a too-long bout with writer's block—the last work of fiction I did was in 2012 and has remained unpublished and unreleased. When I came across Mina's post on #buqosteamyreads, I decided to take the challenge and try my hand at fiction again. My previous works have all been PG-13, so I knew I would have to take a leap of faith to
July 9, 2014
Stephanie Perkins in Cebu
Can I just fangirl? Completely?
I already had my super fun super awesome moment meeting author Stephanie Perkins and having her sign my copies of her books. (Previously: Stephanie Perkins in the Philippines) It just so happened that I was going to be in Cebu in time for her signing there, so I...dropped by again.
Made the last-minute decision to get more copies of the same books too.
Got
I already had my super fun super awesome moment meeting author Stephanie Perkins and having her sign my copies of her books. (Previously: Stephanie Perkins in the Philippines) It just so happened that I was going to be in Cebu in time for her signing there, so I...dropped by again.
Made the last-minute decision to get more copies of the same books too.
Got
Love Your Frenemies: New paperback edition! (International)
Hi, everyone! If you don't have a copy of Love Your Frenemies in paperback yet, it's now available internationally, with a new cover:
Yes, Universe, Kimmy Domingo knows that you hate her. But she's a nice
person, she really is -- as long as you ignore the stories of people
she's bullied, manipulated, and annoyed in the past. She totally gets
that you've gotten back at her by having
Yes, Universe, Kimmy Domingo knows that you hate her. But she's a nice
person, she really is -- as long as you ignore the stories of people
she's bullied, manipulated, and annoyed in the past. She totally gets
that you've gotten back at her by having
July 1, 2014
Stephanie Perkins in the Philippines!
Stephanie Perkins, author of Anna and the French Kiss, Lola and the Boy Next Door, and the upcoming Isla and the Happily Ever After, is in the Philippines right now on a National Book Store signing tour.
I picked up Anna and the French Kiss because several book bloggers I follow read it and loved it. It is indeed a lovely, lovely book about first love that isn't as simple as it should be, in a
I picked up Anna and the French Kiss because several book bloggers I follow read it and loved it. It is indeed a lovely, lovely book about first love that isn't as simple as it should be, in a
June 27, 2014
Love in All the Right Places (#romanceclass bundle 1)
#romanceclass ebook bundle! Because we needed this, right? :)
If you're into chick lit by Filipino authors, we're going to give you a bunch. Starting this month. Presenting LOVE IN ALL THE RIGHT PLACES!
Buy it exclusively on Amazon: bit.ly/loveinall
FREE from June 28 to 30
$0.99 in July
$2.49 until December
FREE to read for Amazon Prime members
Sweet, contemporary romance by
If you're into chick lit by Filipino authors, we're going to give you a bunch. Starting this month. Presenting LOVE IN ALL THE RIGHT PLACES!
Buy it exclusively on Amazon: bit.ly/loveinall
FREE from June 28 to 30
$0.99 in July
$2.49 until December
FREE to read for Amazon Prime members
Sweet, contemporary romance by
June 26, 2014
5x5podcast Episode 16: The Silkworm and mysteries, Jenny Han, Stephanie Perkins
Tania Arpa and I have a podcast, and we pretty much use it to talk about things we like. We have a new episode every two weeks or so, and this week's episode we featured new book The Silkworm by J.K. Rowling writing as Robert Galbraith (no spoilers), other mystery stories and detectives we like, a quick mention of Manila author events by National Bookstore (Jenny Han and Stephanie Perkins).
June 25, 2014
Chic Manila series and Spotlight
Embarking on another stage of this writing career, and I thought it was time to re-evaluate and organize. So let me explain.
Chic Manila is not a new thing, really, but it's what I'm calling all my Manila-setting chick lit novellas, as I've now grouped them all together in one series. Some of you have noticed that all the stories exist in the same universe anyway, and I've just made it
Chic Manila is not a new thing, really, but it's what I'm calling all my Manila-setting chick lit novellas, as I've now grouped them all together in one series. Some of you have noticed that all the stories exist in the same universe anyway, and I've just made it
June 23, 2014
Interview with #LunaEast author Patricia Selina
1. Describe your Luna East story in a few short sentences
Coast Guard: Through a mix of baked goods and well-meaning friends, Claire is somehow coerced by campus sweetheart Anna to keep watch over her crush Mark, just because she happens to share the same route as him, and his childhood best friend Noah. Rumor says, however, that Anna’s fiercest competitor for Mark’s heart isn’t one of the
Coast Guard: Through a mix of baked goods and well-meaning friends, Claire is somehow coerced by campus sweetheart Anna to keep watch over her crush Mark, just because she happens to share the same route as him, and his childhood best friend Noah. Rumor says, however, that Anna’s fiercest competitor for Mark’s heart isn’t one of the
June 15, 2014
Fantasy Casting: Dante of No Strings Attached
No, there is no movie version being planned for No Strings Attached (that I know of) but I recently hosted a giveaway for the book and asked people who they imagined Dante to be.
Dante, in case you haven't read the book, is twenty-four, a wushu instructor, and teaches Philippine history in a university.
These are the answers I got!
Joie Marie Crucena This is the first book I ever read that
Dante, in case you haven't read the book, is twenty-four, a wushu instructor, and teaches Philippine history in a university.
These are the answers I got!
Joie Marie Crucena This is the first book I ever read that
