The last time I blogged was June 2020. I had just finished my manuscript and was enjoying Gong Yoo’s Kdrama, Goblin. A month after I finished editing that manuscript, I started a new book. And I finished it before November. To be honest, I actually wasn’t expecting to finish another novel in 2020. But given that there were so many… Read More
Happy new year everyone! I do hope you had a safe holiday season. A lot of people are reflecting on their lives in the last decade and it’s hard not to do the same. I think it helps people grow if they can see what changes they’ve gone through and what lessons they’ve learned over the years. So here are… Read More
It’s October and my Christmas tree is already up. Yep. My daughter insisted in putting it up the moment the month of Ber started. So I let her, because I’m Filipino and we start Christmas when the clock strikes midnight on August 31st. But Christmas stuff aside, it’s been an amazing September for me. Absolutely amazing! The Search for Adarna… Read More
I started writing fiction in a bubble. I had no author friends, no writing groups, no mentor, no writing festivals. Basically, I just read Stephen King’s book On Writing and gave it a go. Meaning, I learned things the hard way. Below are some things I wish someone told me when I first started writing fiction. Your first draft is… Read More
Apparently, I almost died during my last holiday in the Philippines and I didn’t even know it. Let me back up a bit. The Philippines is ripe with superstitions. But even though I grew up there it turns out I wasn’t familiar with a whole bunch of them. One is said to be lethal. During my last holiday, I decided… Read More
I wanted to write a decent blog post this time but it’s like my mind is just a stream of dot points. I have so much to do it’s a bit overwhelming so for now, peeps, let me give you the dot points. I’ve created a hole too deep for me to climb out of in book 4. It’s a… Read More