Katrina Ramos Atienza's Blog, page 7

Warm and fuzzy

People have been saying super nice things about Well Played on Twitter, Facebook and even on Amazon!

Rose tweeted and posted this lovely review on her blog Not Just Silly Thoughts. I firmly believe going back into college kilig mode is good for the soul!
Karen is an old, dear friend and I appreciate how she's buzzing on Facebook and Amazon!
Stella, an LB girl too, I met through Twitter and she's helped get the word out.

But I was touched most from a message from another old friend, Aiza:
Hugs and...

Pre-order the Well Played paperback now!

Because sometimes ebooks just won't cut it.


For all you paper-and-ink purists, you can pre-order Well Played on paperback now! It is Php350.00.

Click read more to find out how to pre-order:


Step 1:
Deposit P350.00 payment to my account:
BPI Bonifacio Global City
Account name: Katrina Bianca R. Atienza
Account number: 1926-0962-76

Step 2:
Send an email to kratienza@aol.com with the following details:
- Your Name
- Shipping address
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UPLBisms in Well Played: The Org (aka The Soc)

Today is the 37th anniversary of the UPLB Com Arts Society, my org when I was in college and The Org stand-in in Well Played . The book is dedicated to them!
I have a glossary at the end of the book with all the terms that are UPLB-specific (so far all book feedback I've gotten are from UP and UPLB people, so I don't know how it's translated for non-Isko and Iska -- I'm hoping it doesn't come off as clique-y and weird!) but I think the concept that's totally UPLB is that of the orgs.
Helping out...

Retelling Pride & Prejudice

Well Played's plot is a retelling of Pride & Prejudice -- this much is obvious if you've read the book or seen the many film and TV versions or read Well Played's description!

A disclaimer: for Well Played I used Pride & Prejudice more as a device to structure the novel rather than a beat-for-beat reproduction. It was extremely helpful in getting me to my end goal: always a difficulty since I'm not much for doing outlines!

Other retellings of Jane Austen's 1813 masterpiece include Bri...

Well Played

Well Played is now out! Get it on Amazon for Kindle.



It's a short contemporary romance and it's kind of a mash-up of all the things I love: UPLB, Pride & Prejudice and football. Take it away, Amazon blurb:

Patrice Reyes is starting her junior year at the University and she's convinced it's going to be the best semester ever. For starters, it looks like this is the year her team will win the regional football (soccer, for you Yanks) championships. Her subjects are looking good, and there's even a chance she might finally get somewhere with her rock star crush. But a new classmate—arrogant, cold math nerd—is seriously throwing off her groove. Will she ever get rid of him and have the awesome semester she deserves? Or is there truth to never judging (math) books by their cover?

Well Played is my first foray into indie publishing and I am enjoying it. My four previous novels were released as paperbacks, and I'd often hear from friends disappointed when their National Bookstore would run out of stock. Early adapters of ebooks and Internet shopping would also tell me how much more convenient it would be if they could buy the books with a swipe of their card! Now with tablets and smartphones galore it's a lot easier to get the book.



That said, it's been a learning experience. My key takeaway is just like raising a child, it takes a village to publish a book. I'm extremely grateful to my friend, Mina V. Esguerra not only for editing the book (because she did! 'cause she cool like dat!) but also for sharing her invaluable wisdom on self- and indie publishing. Mina's been doing it back when it was still kind of a strange concept, so her insights are hard-won and her generosity's that much more awesome.



I'd also like to thank Karl Michael Domingo for doing the cover. When I was telling him the concept I just gave him a few keywords -- sports, vintage, UPLB, pop art-y -- and he came back with this beautiful graphic that was almost like he read my mind. That's talent, you guys.



The Kindle version is available for US$2.99 in Asia Pacific, so snap it up! We're currently working on releasing it on different formats and maybe even a print version, so stay tuned -- there's more of Well Played coming. 

Well Played by Katrina Ramos Atienza

New book alert: Well Played is now out! Get it on Amazon for Kindle.

It's a short contemporary romance and it's kind of a mash-up of all the things I love: UPLB, Pride & Prejudice and football. Take it away, Amazon blurb:

Patrice Reyes is starting her junior year at the University and she's convinced it's going to be the best semester ever. For starters, it looks like this is the year her team will win the regional football (soccer, for you Yanks) championships. Her subjects are looking goo...

FEATURE: Your eco-friendly home, Forbes in Touch, February 2013

Tips on the little steps each of us can take to have a more eco-friendly, environmentally aware household. Appeared in the February 2013 issues of Forbes in Touch and Dasmarinas Village Gazette. Read the scan here.

FEATURE: Take the Chef Home, Forbes in Touch, December 2012

An article on Metro Manila's top chef-caterers, featuring Rolando Laudico, Sau del Rosario and Pinoy Eats World. Appeared in the December 2012 issues of Forbes in Touch and Dasmariñas Village Gazette. Read the scan here.

FEATURE: Date the Kids, Dasmariñas Village Gazette, Feb 2013

A Valentine's Day feature on "dating" kids by taking them to the Mind Museum and the Manila Ocean Park. Appeared in the February 2013 issue of Dasmariñas Village Gazette and Forbes in Touch. Read the DVG scan here.

FEATURE: Ring in the Good Vibes, Northern Living, January 2013

Article on overcoming negative thinking, setting goals and achieving more for the new year. Appeared in January 2013 issue of Northern Living. Read the scan here.