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June 8, 2011
My Imaginary Ex on your iPad
You can now buy My Imaginary Ex as an ebook for your iPad, PC or Mac! It's via Zinio, and is available for $3.99. Unlike the Kindle version of my ebooks, this one looks exactly like the print version -- typeface, tiny illustrations and all. (It even has the blank pages that are put in when preparing a paperback.) It's as if you got it off a shelf at a local bookstore. :)Zinio also offers magazine
May 22, 2011
Love Your Frenemies: Proof!
It's here!Snail mail rarely surprises me with an early delivery, but here it is -- the proof for the paperback of Love Your Frenemies, weeks before I expected it. I didn't add any "special features" to this edition, so if you got the ebook then you pretty much have all the words, just not on paper. What's different this time though is that it's on cream-colored paper, which was a new option that
April 29, 2011
Fairy Tale Fail paperback giveaway - And the winner is...
Celester Mejia! Send mailing address to minavesguerra at gmail dot com please. :)Thank you to everyone who participated, and to all those who write and share about having discovered Fairy Tale Fail. ===This is how it happened:Entries -1 Christine Frencillo http://sheermoments.tumblr.com/post/4... Celester Mejia http://frompageone.wordpress.com/2011...
April 17, 2011
Fairy Tale Fail: Some facts and figures
On this day (or yesterday, in US time) in 2010, Fairy Tale Fail was made available for purchase on the Amazon Kindle Store. Some facts and figures related to this book:Is Fairy Tale Fail based on the unbelievable true story of someone you know: YesFirst draft was finished in: September 2009 (Sooo different from published version)Why is this plot familiar/derivative: Its structure was based on
April 16, 2011
Giveaway: Fairy Tale Fail paperback (Philippine residents only)
This weekend marks the first year of Fairy Tale Fail's publication! It was originally an ebook on Amazon.com, but now it has a paperback version, which isn't available in local bookstores. To celebrate, I'm giving away one Fairy Tale Fail paperback to a Philippine resident. Details here on Facebook. You've got until April 23 to participate!Thank you for supporting Fairy Tale Fail this year! And
April 7, 2011
Where to find the books
I've encountered this question enough times that I think it deserves its own post: Where can I find [your book]? This might sound strange, but by now I have four novellas out, and you likely won't be able to see all four side by side in the same bookstore. I appreciate so much the messages from people who've maybe read one and want to know where the others can be found, so here's a cheat
March 15, 2011
Important meetings (bloggers and editors)
On Saturday, I met a group from the Filipino Book Bloggers. I'm no stranger to the internet friend meetup, but this was I think the first time that I showed up anywhere as an author. Apparently there isn't much of a difference, as I jumped into the conversations and gave my two cents on things, just as I would have, and everyone else did the same.Chachic and Ruby have recaps of the stuff we
February 28, 2011
February Report Card
I should learn to make cuter charts!This is the report card for my ebook sales over the past year, now taking into account sales from Smashwords, Sony, and Apple. (Yes, I now have a sale from Apple!) I also changed the way I track this so I can compare Fairy Tale Fail and Love Your Frenemies over time. As it turns out, Love Your Frenemies did great in Week 1 -- much better than Fairy Tale Fail's
February 27, 2011
Highlights from LYF's first week
It's been a busy and happy week for Love Your Frenemies.It was reviewed by Tina (One More Page), Lee (From Page One), Chachic's Book Nook, and dementedchris via Smashwords. It's now on Goodreads and Shelfari.Not bad for a "launch" with a marketing budget of zero. :) I also got a few requests for a paperback version of Love Your Frenemies -- the answer is yes, there will be, but not soon. May
February 20, 2011
Love Your Frenemies
Love Your Frenemies Kimmy Domingo was the kind of girl everyone hated and envied -- until her fiancé dumped her a week before their wedding. Soon after, she quit her job, hopped on a plane, and just hid from everyone who knew her. A year later and she's back in Manila to be maid of honor at a wedding she can't miss. Kimmy's home because she's ready to start over, but she also knows that some
