Ah, the TBR. We all have our huge to-be-read piles. I’ve always felt that anyone giving my books a chance has done so because they’re kind enough to pull a new-to-them author’s book out of their pile, and now I’m very aware of doing the same, when deciding my next read. Many of them on this list are not new authors, and come highly recommended by friends, so the qualifier is “new to me.” Warning: this strategy opens up worlds of beauty; it does not reduce the number of books to be read.
Here are my new-to-me authors in 2018:
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This is an excerpt from the draft of a short story I wrote, that’ll be part of an anthology with some lovely #romanceclass authors. More details soon! Since this is from the draft, some details may change in the final. […]
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This year, I lost my mom. I’ve avoided posting on the topic anywhere on social media as much as I could, though I did a tweet and an Instagram post eventually. I have a personal Facebook that I’ve all but […]
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I was interviewed by M. Paramita Lin for The Unpublishables. Really appreciated the questions! Wanted to highlight this particular one, and maybe talk about it some more.
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I’ve been keeping track of mentions of #romanceclass books on publications and lists, and 2018 has been a great year for that. So grateful for readers who recommend our books and include us in lists. Here’s a thread I made on Twitter of all the rec lists I saw (click on tweet to follow the thread):
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Remember when I’d post recaps of the work I did that year, as an author or a workshop facilitator? That’s evolved, and maybe in the right way. I’ve gone from releasing three books a year to one book a year, two years now. I feel like I spend the same amount of time writing, but I also spend time on new editions.
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#romanceclass lecture on November 17, 2018
Saturday, 1 PM to 5 PM
Ortigas Foundation Library, Ortigas Ave.
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