Mina V. Esguerra's Blog, page 44
June 9, 2014
Flag's up!
It's Philippine Independence Day on June 12 and I thought I'd put the flag up here on the blog. Because I like our flag. I think it's awesome.
Book bloggers Alexa and Rachel also have a feature on Filipino culture and literature on their blogs, and I shared a bit about one of my books.
Read at: Alexa Loves Books and Hello, Chelly!
Book bloggers Alexa and Rachel also have a feature on Filipino culture and literature on their blogs, and I shared a bit about one of my books.
Read at: Alexa Loves Books and Hello, Chelly!
June 5, 2014
Giveaway: In Over Her Head by Anne Plaza
If you're looking for more chick lit/contemporary romance in English, by Filipino authors, fear not! A lot of new and exciting titles are indie pubbed and online. I've been trying to get the word out on them and if you're into reading ebooks, or would like to start, then you've got a giveaway right here for you!
This month's featured book is In Over Her Head by Anne Plaza.
All she wants is
This month's featured book is In Over Her Head by Anne Plaza.
All she wants is
June 3, 2014
Interview with #LunaEast author D.R. Lee
1. Describe your Luna East story in a few short sentences.
Picture Me Naked is a story about high school rivals who may or may not just be rivals to each other after all. For as long as Laika could remember, Seth has always been the bane in her existence. He's her arch-nemesis - the one person whose sole purpose in life is to make her miserable. Yet when Seth says that one magic phrase, Laika
Picture Me Naked is a story about high school rivals who may or may not just be rivals to each other after all. For as long as Laika could remember, Seth has always been the bane in her existence. He's her arch-nemesis - the one person whose sole purpose in life is to make her miserable. Yet when Seth says that one magic phrase, Laika
May 26, 2014
Accidentally semi-popular on Wattpad: What I learned
My Publishing Advice column on Wattpad went over 100,000 reads last week, and I vaguely remember telling myself to throw out some analysis if that ever happened. But then I missed the moment when it did hit the number! Because what I'm learning is that Wattpad popularity is a bit like rolling downhill...at some point external forces take over and you're rolling fast without even trying.
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May 25, 2014
Wedding Night Stand #buqosteamyreads blog tour!
It's the final week of the #buqosteamyreads blog tour, and it's my own bundle that's going around the book blogs!
I ran a romance-writing class earlier this year and its goal was to produce steamy romances for Filipino readers. buqo sponsored the class, and for one year, my story Wedding Night Stand will only be available on their ebook store.
Get the bundle (P90)
Get Wedding Night
I ran a romance-writing class earlier this year and its goal was to produce steamy romances for Filipino readers. buqo sponsored the class, and for one year, my story Wedding Night Stand will only be available on their ebook store.
Get the bundle (P90)
Get Wedding Night
May 18, 2014
Beautiful collaborations: Fashion bloggers and my books
If you've seen the international covers of some of my books, and you follow Philippine fashion bloggers, you might see some familiar faces:
I know what you're thinking: "YOU SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF THIS A LONG TIME AGO, DUH. When your main character is a Filipino and you want to show a fabulous representation of that character on your cover, who else do you talk to but the fabulous,
I know what you're thinking: "YOU SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF THIS A LONG TIME AGO, DUH. When your main character is a Filipino and you want to show a fabulous representation of that character on your cover, who else do you talk to but the fabulous,
Read my books on Oyster
Oyster is a book subscription app. Pay a monthly fee ($9.95) and get to read any and all of the books they've got in their library so far. There are hundreds of thousands of titles, and I'm glad to say that some of my books are already there too. (And have been read -- thank you!)
If Oyster is available where you are, do a search for "Mina V. Esguerra"! And thank you for checking out my
If Oyster is available where you are, do a search for "Mina V. Esguerra"! And thank you for checking out my
May 12, 2014
Interview with #LunaEast author Chris Mariano
1. Describe your Luna East story in a few short sentences.
In "The Day of the Fish," shy and insecure Gela Basco wants to join
the Arts & Crafts Fair to prove her place in her family of artists.
When things don't go exactly as planned, she's surprised to find that
her new nosy and stubborn classmate Sophie 'Mac' Macalintal is ready to
help.
2. Did a real event from high school inspire your
In "The Day of the Fish," shy and insecure Gela Basco wants to join
the Arts & Crafts Fair to prove her place in her family of artists.
When things don't go exactly as planned, she's surprised to find that
her new nosy and stubborn classmate Sophie 'Mac' Macalintal is ready to
help.
2. Did a real event from high school inspire your
May 11, 2014
Giveaway: Forget Me Not by Addie Lynn Co
Rianne has lost her memory of the past two years due to an accident, but letters from a mysterious "Sparks" -- found in a pile of unread mail at home -- have been helping her cope. The letters tell her of a couple's love story, making her hope to find the same unconditional love someday.
Rebuilding her life has been a mess though: her guy best friend is claiming to have been her
Rebuilding her life has been a mess though: her guy best friend is claiming to have been her
May 8, 2014
#flirtsteamyreads in June
I will be running a new romance-writing class in June! It will be sponsored by Flirt Publishing (the people behind the Rock Gods of Romance boxed set I was part of last year) and we will be writing sports-centric adult/steamy romance novellas until the end of July.
Participants who are able to finish a novella that follows the class guidelines will get:
The satisfaction of having finished a
Participants who are able to finish a novella that follows the class guidelines will get:
The satisfaction of having finished a
