First of all, thank you to all the readers who sent their questions to me. I do appreciate hearing from you guys and I want to do my best to answer your queries. Keep the questions coming and I’ll keep answering them through my blog. In this post, I will answer three more questions from readers. They all revolve around… Read More
Writing rituals are quite common for authors whether they are a newbie or veteran. It’s different each one and there is always a story behind that ritual. When I started writing fiction books, I never thought I would end up having a ritual of my own. But it turns out I do. I don’t touch a rabbit’s foot, or sharpen… Read More
Happy new year everyone! I hope your year is going well so far. Mine is already filling up with new projects, which is always a good thing. Last year, I had the opportunity to talk with students and answered some of their questions about writing. Since we ran out of time, I thought I would answer their questions on… Read More
The Girl Between Light and Dark and other news I have been getting queries about book two of The Girl Between Two Worlds. So I thought I should write extensively about it. Book two is going to be called The Girl Between Light and Dark. It will follow Karina’s journey in Engkantasia where she will meet new characters. She will… Read More
How to face criticism Every writer, in my belief, needs to learn how to face criticism with grace. Seriously, it is a skill you need have in order to survive in the publishing world. I was lucky I learned to accept criticisms even before becoming an author. My training as a journalist came in handy. It doesn’t mean it doesn’t… Read More
There are several reasons why your manuscript was rejected by the publisher you pitched it to. None of these reasons is personal. In my years of pitching to publishers before getting published, I’ve accumulated probably almost a hundred rejection letters. You’d think I would have given up by now, buried myself under the pile of ‘no thanks’ I’ve gotten (thankfully… Read More