Life Update: My new and continuing roles as editor for two Philippine publishers

So, an update: Soon I will start a new role as editor-at-large for a new adult imprint at Vibal Publishing. Very excited for this!

It’s a consultant role, and as an author currently focusing on adult contemporary romance (i.e. not all of it is New Adult), I’ll still keep working on what I’m working on, and will (self-)publish it in the same way. I continue as well as co-editor for Komiket’s Blush Books romance imprint, and as one of their authors. We have a Blush Books event coming up in February 2025, and a new book out in March.

What does this mean for RomanceClass? I’ve already told the writers who are part of our Discord and I’ll share it here too: It means every book by a (self-published) RomanceClass author, as long as it’s New Adult, is considered a submission to the imprint. (The same way that all books are considered submissions to Blush Books.)

Since I’ve been given time to develop the imprint, and a schedule of releases, it also means that writers who joined previous RomanceClass and any of my writing classes and workshops who started writing a New Adult manuscript but didn’t finish at the time can try to finish (includes beta reading and editing stage) within the next 6 months/May 2025, and have their work be considered as a submission.

I’m so looking forward to this! Over 10 years I’ve seen so many stories at the pitch and outline stage that I’ve loved and still hope the authors finish their book and publish it. If this is you, this is your chance to do so.

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