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 […]
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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 […]
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Yes there is a #RomanceClass online event this month! It’ll be on October 23, 4 PM PHT on our Twitch channel, kilig.pub/twitch. We’ll have: NEW BOOKS/STORIES/ANTHOLOGIES/EDITIONS/COVER REVEALS by Mina V. Esguerra (me!), Celestine Trinidad, Bianca Mori, Carla de Guzman, Clare […]
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First of all: “Shinta Mori” is a character created by Jay E. Tria. The character is a Japanese actor who becomes the love interest of Filipino indie musician Jill, in a book called Songs Of Our Breakup, the first in […]
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We did it! We organized and broadcast our first online version of April Feels Day! Whew! If you’re familiar with #RomanceClass at all, you’d know that a lot of what we do happens online anyway. So the two annual in-person […]
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The description of our session, according to @thetinylitfest: Who loves Love? How does local culture, background, language, nationality influence the ways we express this universal emotion? Who better to answer these questions than romance novelists? This event will see local […]
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Something new and exciting — I will be attending the first Tiny Lit Fest in Brunei this December, and will be featured in two of the sessions! Writing Romance in Southeast Asia on December 6, and Masterclass with Mina V. […]
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There are a few more things happening for me and #romanceclass before the end of the year. #RomanceClass will be at the Aklatan All-Filipino Bookfair at Megamall on November 20 and 21! If you’re giving books for Christmas (which is […]
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We really, really tried to relax. There was nothing on the program except a few announcements and messages from some authors, and the live readings. No workshops, or talks, and we didn’t look for sponsors, even. Come to the thing, […]
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Being at the largest book fair in the country is always a reminder that reading is definitely not just a thing that I and my close friends do. So many Filipinos read! And they are best served by not asking […]
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