[Short non-fiction] Dear love of my life
This was written in 2017 and sent to the subscribers of Aurora M. Suarez’s newsletter. Sharing now in memory of my Lola Z, who passed away on June 20.
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Podcast Episode: Writing Heat Level 3 When You’re Filipino
Here’s my script from my intro to this #RomanceClass Podcast episode that I hosted, about writing heat level 3 (on-page sex) in romance: This episode is called Writing Heat Level 3 or writing on-page sex, When You’re Filipino. On the […]
continue reading...Just a day in May
First posted on Twitter, May 24. With some edits. Just figuring out what to do with this thing that I learned about myself, and other people. How to do things when your entire world had shifted ganern. I want to […]
continue reading...See You Under the Counter [short story]
One night, two beers, three songs. Open Mic Night at NomCom is usually great business for Feliz’s craft beer stall—except when a sudden downpour means everything’s canceled and everyone’s stranded. Ready for a slow and uneventful night, she gets unexpected […]
continue reading...Post-event: NBDB’s The Hows of Romance Writing
Last week, I moderated an online panel called The Hows of Romance Writing for NBDB, featuring authors Catherine Dellosa, Steno Padilla, and J.P. Adrian. A replay of the session (in English and Tagalog) can be viewed here: https://www.facebook.com/nbdb.phil/videos/347768140667684 We had […]
continue reading...Scambitious: The Complete Series (new cover!)
Finally got around to putting this together, but here it is…my Young and Scambitious set of short stories, now published as Scambitious: The Complete Series. Scambitious: The Complete Series Jane likes to pretend to be other people. Don’t trust her […]
continue reading...Romance from Manila (Brisbane Writers Festival 2022 session, May 7)
I have a session at the Brisbane Writers Festival with Jodi McAlister and Kat Mayo, on May 7, details and registration page here. It’s called ”Romance from Manila” and I’m excited, because—if you’ve been following this blog forever—it does seem […]
continue reading...Interim Goddess of Love, with new art by Shai San Jose
I’ve been doing a series on the #RomanceClass Twitch channel that I’ve been calling ”publishing chika” — just a few minutes of talking after I do my writing sprints. The topic over the past few weeks has been releasing new […]
continue reading...Semi regular reminder that we are peers
This is a tweet I post, with slight variations, once in a while, and I did it again today: Here’s the “unrolled” thread: Pinoy literary dudes following this account: have you read a romance by a Filipino author lately? Do […]
continue reading...Julio, Manuel, and Alia (sort-of a series)
As I write this post, the lockdown in Metro Manila has been reclassified as ”alert level 1,” meaning there is pretty much no lockdown anymore. We have to wear masks, and access to most places requires a vaccination card, but […]
continue reading...#RomanceClass NomCom: A foodie romance anthology for charity
#RomanceClass is a community of Filipino authors of romance in English. This anthology features all-new romance short stories from 14 #RomanceClass authors. Each author was assigned a trope and a shared setting {the fictional Nomnom Commons Food Park in Ortigas, […]
continue reading...Reading Southeast Asia
I’ve probably mentioned the word “community” on this website a zillion times, because I think about it a lot. We’re often told that our stories are for a community; the idea of it permeates every part of the writing and […]
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