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April 7, 2014
Guest post by #buqosteamyreads author Suzette de Borja: Steamy Romance 101
Today author Suzette de Borja takes over the blog!
I have devoured hundreds of contemporary, adult romances since I got my first taste of them courtesy of Mills and Boon way back in high school. They were and still are my guilty pleasure. Nothing compares to curling up with a romance novel and falling in love with gorgeous, sexy, alpha male heroes to keep you company on a rainy day, heck, even
I have devoured hundreds of contemporary, adult romances since I got my first taste of them courtesy of Mills and Boon way back in high school. They were and still are my guilty pleasure. Nothing compares to curling up with a romance novel and falling in love with gorgeous, sexy, alpha male heroes to keep you company on a rainy day, heck, even
April 6, 2014
Copyright is an author's right (right?)
I keep talking about copyright lately. On Twitter and Wattpad and Facebook. I just feel that I should, because I've been lucky about the publishing deals I made early on. Those deals by default let me keep copyright of my work.
Keeping copyright of my own story means I still have control over the story, and the characters. Maybe there are other companies who are now able to print books or
Keeping copyright of my own story means I still have control over the story, and the characters. Maybe there are other companies who are now able to print books or
April 3, 2014
Q&A with #buqosteamyreads author Adelaide Penne
Taking over the blog today is Adelaide Penne, author of Finding Mr. Write. Here's a Q&A!
1) How did you come up with the story?
I did a
bit of an informal 'interview' with a friend who got back with an ex
after a year (and who are still together after four years!) and in
talking to her, I finally realized that there are some instances when
getting back together with an ex was okay.
But
1) How did you come up with the story?
I did a
bit of an informal 'interview' with a friend who got back with an ex
after a year (and who are still together after four years!) and in
talking to her, I finally realized that there are some instances when
getting back together with an ex was okay.
But
April 1, 2014
Guest post by #buqosteamyreads author Mia del Socorro: What It Was Like to Write Steamy Scenes
Taking over the blog for today: Mia del Socorro, author of Love Under Cover, a #buqosteamyreads story
Sumali ako sa steamyreads seminar quite
by accident (o destiny ba?) because I was quite eager to join other writers who
I hoped would get me back on stream after I found myself experiencing dryness
as I approached what I thought were the closing chapters of a novel I began to
write more
Sumali ako sa steamyreads seminar quite
by accident (o destiny ba?) because I was quite eager to join other writers who
I hoped would get me back on stream after I found myself experiencing dryness
as I approached what I thought were the closing chapters of a novel I began to
write more
#buqosteamyreads! Get them for your Apple or Android device
They're here! Steamy adult romances, in English, by Filipino authors. Each story will be available exclusively on the buqo ebook store for one year, at $0.99 or P45 each. Get the buqo app on iOS or the Google Play Store, and then buy from the app, or through the buqo.ph site.
For a limited time though, you'll be able to get all of the stories (including a bonus one from me) for just P225
For a limited time though, you'll be able to get all of the stories (including a bonus one from me) for just P225
March 31, 2014
Guest post by #buqosteamyreads author Halina Cabrera: On the steamy side of things
Taking over the blog for today is #buqosteamyreads author Halina Cabrera!
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I would never have finished writing a steamy story if it
weren’t for Mina Esguerra’s workshop. I think the discipline of having to write
using a specific trope, a literary device (for more info, join Mina’s writing
workshops), learning all the background on romance heat levels and alpha males,
and having to
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I would never have finished writing a steamy story if it
weren’t for Mina Esguerra’s workshop. I think the discipline of having to write
using a specific trope, a literary device (for more info, join Mina’s writing
workshops), learning all the background on romance heat levels and alpha males,
and having to
March 29, 2014
Interview with #LunaEast author Cassandra Javier
1. Describe your Luna East story in a few short sentences
"Something New" is the story of how one girl (Margot) tries to see life in a brand new way by means of opening up her mind and opening up her heart. After being in the company of books and music, she begins to understand that life is more than that--with the help of tall, Blue-Eyed, bookworm Ronan.
2. Did a real event from high school
"Something New" is the story of how one girl (Margot) tries to see life in a brand new way by means of opening up her mind and opening up her heart. After being in the company of books and music, she begins to understand that life is more than that--with the help of tall, Blue-Eyed, bookworm Ronan.
2. Did a real event from high school
March 24, 2014
Interview with #LunaEast author Kristel S. Villar
1. Describe your Luna East story in a few short sentences. (And include a link to it!)
The Rumor About Me - A story about Carly Gonzaga, who suddenly became the most talked senior at Luna East Arts Academy after campus heartthrob Tristan Lobregat picked her on a Truth or Dare game at a party.
Carly's Dare - A follow-up story on Carly Gonzaga, who gets a dare from her best friend, Marge Altamirano
The Rumor About Me - A story about Carly Gonzaga, who suddenly became the most talked senior at Luna East Arts Academy after campus heartthrob Tristan Lobregat picked her on a Truth or Dare game at a party.
Carly's Dare - A follow-up story on Carly Gonzaga, who gets a dare from her best friend, Marge Altamirano
March 16, 2014
#romanceclass talks, starting March 22
I know how it is. Life totally gets in the way of writing novels. Like everything's conspiring against you so you never finish it, even though you want to.
You probably know that I've made it a mission of sorts to get people to finish that first book. Last year's #romanceclass was all about that, and I learned that when a class is free, a mix of online and face-to-face, paced, and somewhat
You probably know that I've made it a mission of sorts to get people to finish that first book. Last year's #romanceclass was all about that, and I learned that when a class is free, a mix of online and face-to-face, paced, and somewhat
March 10, 2014
New Adult Quick Reads 1: Say That Things Change (giveaway for buqo and Google Play!)
New Adult is an emerging literature category that focuses on themes of discovery and independence for characters in college to their mid-twenties. Say That Things Change is a new adult romance anthology featuring stories by Filipino authors Jhing Bautista, Jonnalyn Cabigting, Katherine C. Eustaquio-Derla, Leng de Chavez, Rachelle Belaro, Rayne Mariano, and Mina V. Esguerra.
This is the first
This is the first
