Archive of ‘Writing’
There is no divorce in the Philippines. Yes, marriages can be annulled, there are some alternatives which include legal separation, there are also situations where a divorce will be recognized, but in general, there is no divorce in the Philippines. […]
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Sharing some answers I gave to questions I got from a student interviewing me for their 21st Century Philippine Literature class. When and why did you start writing novels? has it always been something you wanted to do?When I was […]
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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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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 […]
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This tells me a story. I like looking at my sales data, but at the same time I try not to judge my books—or myself—harshly by it. A few years ago I decided to set a minimum earnings goal for […]
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It’s August 2021 and as of right now I know that we won’t be doing #RomanceClass anytime soon. But the guidelines “textbook” that I give to the class (that I use to write my own books still) is available, and […]
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I did another #KiligCafe writing sprint today and look — it seems to work for me. I am always more ready to write when I share my schedule with people. I also explained why Wednesday 9 AM is my preferred […]
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I’m writing again! And if you want to write along with me, I’ll be live-streaming my writing sprints once a week. Go follow RomanceClass on Twitch at kilig.pub/twitch so you’ll be notified when we’re doing live streams. I happen to […]
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As a favor to her sister (producer of cable dating show A Pleasure To Meet You), Natasha agrees to appear on an episode and discovers she’s going on a date with the creator of her favorite amateur pottery channel on […]
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We’re doing a #RomanceClass lecture on Heat Levels on Saturday, and I’d like to share a timeline of how we’ve started writing sex scenes. Just to illustrate that it’s good to constantly evaluate our position and advice on this and […]
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