Giveaway, Personal

[ GIVEAWAY ] Play It By Ear Comeback Tour

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Hey, everyone! The Play It By Ear Comeback Tour starts tomorrow (Monday, May 6), so here’s a giveaway to make thing more fun! ^_^ I am giving away a swag bag which includes a print copy of Play It By Ear plus some surprise goodies (open to PH residents only), as well as a $10 Amazon GC (open to PH and INTL participants)!

Check out the giveaway below:

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This giveaway is open to EVERYONE, blog tour participant or not. Here’s a quick guide:

  • REVIEWS – Reviews are worth 5 entries. If you have written a review on your blog, or Amazon and/or Goodreads, provide the link to your review/s.
  • BOOKSTAGRAM – Bookstagrams are worth 3 entries. If you posted a bookstagram featuring Play It By Ear, provide the link of your post here.
  • LIVE TWEETS – Live tweets are worth 3 entries. If you created a live tweet thread for Play It By Ear, provide the link of the first tweet in that thread.
  • EXCERPT POST – Excerpt posts are worth two entries. If you posted a Play It By Ear excerpt, provide the link of the blog post.
  • TWEET ABOUT THE GIVEAWAY – There are two tweet templates in this giveaway, each of them worth 1 point:

    I’m stoked to read @tarafrejas’ #PlayItByEar, only $0.99 on Amazon! One-click it NOW! bit.ly/PIBENovel #romanceclass

    and

    .@tarafrejas’ #PlayItByEar is my next #romanceclass read! Get your KPop romance fix here: bit.ly/PIBENovel

  • VISIT MY FB AUTHOR PAGE – Click the link on the widget to visit my author page on Facebook

Please note that none of these entries are mandatory, but tweeting about the giveaway is limited to just once per day. (That’s two tweets = two points per day!) The giveaway opens Monday, May 6 and closes Friday, June 7. Announcement of winners is on Monday, June 10. Hope you all join, and good luck!

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Personal, Projects, Writing

Stay With Me: A Backstage Pass B-Side

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Starting this post with a tweet–

–in which #2 means a spin-off novelette for Backstage Pass’ Gabriel and Fi! <3 Yeap, sometime during the editing process, my editor (Ninang Layla) told me she wanted to see Gabe and Fi in a book of their own. And because I’m an obedient godchild, Stay With Me was born.

Take a look at the lovely cover below.

Illustration by Shai San Jose. Layout/design by Tara Frejas.

Stay With Me
(A Backstage Pass B-Side)

“Come live with me for a while.”

Moving to Seoul for a job at an entertainment company has made a self-reliant woman out of Filipina. But when she gets injured in an accident and her boyfriend, Gabriel, proposes she move in with him until she’s back in shape, Fi reluctantly gives up her independence in favor of some TLC.

What happens when being under one roof ignites the desire she has been firmly keeping underneath the surface? Will she up and leave, or decide to stay?

This is a Backstage Pass B-Side.

Stay With Me is a short story that happens simultaneously with Play It By Ear. Official release date is May 31, 2019.

Stay tuned for more announcements!

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Events, The Writing Community

Everything you need to know about #AprilFeelsDay2019!

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It’s the 21st of April – exactly six days before our first big #romanceclass event of 2019, and in case you missed it, here’s everything you need to know about #AprilFeelsDay2019!

VENUE

This year’s venue is at LOFT in Ortigas. Check out the map below for more accurate directions.

REGISTER HERE

PROGRAM

9:30 – 10:15 Bookstagram 101 with the Besfluencers

Whether you’re an aspiring bookstagrammer, or just want to take better photos of your favorite books for your Instagram feed, here’s a FREE workshop from besfluencers April, Ben, and Chachic!

10:30 – 11:30 Summer Florals Watercolor Workshop by Janus Zate

A beginner’s workshop where you can learn how to create beautiful floral designs using watercolor. Workshop rate is P800.00, inclusive of materials (watercolor paint samples, watercolor paper, and brushes). SIGN UP HERE.

Book Spotlight

This is your opportunity to check out previously released #romanceclass titles which might have flown under your radar. Featuring the following books:

#romanceclassFlair

You Out of Nowhere by Jay E. Tria
Project Saving Noah by Six de los Reyes

#romanceclass Flicker

Heartstruck by Angeli Dumatol
Flipping the Script by Danice Mae P. Sison

Love at First Run by Angel C. Aquino
One Night by Bianca Mori
Summer Feels and Kate, Finally by Yeyet Soriano

New Releases Book Launch

Get excited! These new books are hitting the #romanceclass selling tables for the first time this coming Saturday!

Mango Summer by Agay Llanera
You, Me, U.S. by Brigitte Bautista
Stealing Luna / The Queen’s Game (New edition) by Carla de Guzman
No Two Ways by Chi Yu Rodriguez
Kiss and Cry by Mina V. Esguerra

Live Readings

The H I G H L I G H T of all #romanceclass events! Check out the books being featured on April Feels Day!

Mango Summer by Agay Llanera
One Night by Bianca Mori
How She Likes It by Carla de Guzman
Making It Complicated by Clarisse David
Flipping the Script by Danice Mae P. Sison
Ask Me Nicely (from Second Wave Summer) by Jay E. Tria
Kiss and Cry by Mina V. Esguerra
Project Saving Noah by Six de los Reyes

Our Live Readers!


EVENT SELLERS

Local artists and entrepreneurs in the community will be joining us and showcasing their work! Get ready with your shopping bags, friends, because they have a lot of stuff for us – from art, accessories, baked goods, book and gadget sleeves, footwear, and handmade lip salves, soaps, and candles! Check out our sellers below.

CONTESTS

Join the following contests and get the chance to win wonderful prizes! ^_^

MY STUFF

In case you’re wondering, these books of mine will be available at the event:

  • Settle the Score / Hustle Play – P200
  • Scandalized (repackaged) – P350
  • Waiting in the Wings – P300
  • Like Nobody’s Watching – P350

I’ll also be selling book-related merch (stickers, postcards, photo cards, and quote cards) which you can use for your bookstagrams, or simply for your journals/planners! Check them out! <3

I hope you’ve all signed up for the event (if you haven’t done so, you can still do that here) and I’m very excited to meet you all on Saturday, April 27!

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Personal, The Writing Community, Writing

Yep, I did play it by ear this time.

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So let me start this blog post with a tweet down memory lane:

You read that right, folks. It’s been (almost!!!) a year since I started writing the second book in the Backstage Pass series, Play It By Ear, and I cannot be more relieved that I’m finally releasing the book soon. We’ve had a couple of false starts, starting with a very early cover reveal (haha, that was just me being a) impatient, and b) unable to keep Shai San Jose‘s awesome art to myself), but this is the real deal, my friends. I mean…there’s a release date and all, and I am prepping the final, final, FINAL version of the manuscript as of this writing.

Can I say, OHMAHGAWD?

And yeah, in case you missed it, here’s the official announcement…plus a couple more things you need to know:

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Blog Tours, Cover Reveal, The Writing Community

COVER REVEAL + BLOG TOUR: No Two Ways by Chi Yu Rodriguez

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It’s the season of new #romanceclass releases once again, and it is with great pride that I present this exciting new book from good friend and fellow #romanceclass author, Chi Yu Rodriguez! ^_^

(Models: Rachel Coates, Gab Pangilinan, and Gio Gahol. Photography: Chi Yu Rodriguez. Styling: Alex Lapa. Title art: Carla de Guzman. Cover design: Chi Yu Rodriguez.)

I’ll give you a couple more seconds to take it in. Go ahead. Take it all in. Isn’t that cover beautiful? <3

*snaps fingers*

All right, now — deets!

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