First things first: From my family to yours, a very happy new year. I wish we all have an amazingly blessed 2016. <3
And now for a proper yearender post.
How many firsts can you squeeze in a year? A LOT, apparently.
Tara Tries To Write: 2015 in review
Thank you, WordPress, for creating this report! Very interesting! ^_^
Here’s an excerpt:
A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 2,300 times in 2015. If it were a cable car, it would take about 38 trips to carry that many people.
Bayan o Sarili: Mamili Ka!
So this was a thing that happened last Sunday. š
I was initially apprehensive about attending the Heneral Luna DVD Launch because 1) it had been raining non-stop the day before (and weĀ know what happens to the already congested roads when it rains) and 2) the venue was in Eastwood City, a place I wouldn’t know how else to get to aside from riding a cab.
So imagine my excitement when the rain let up on Sunday, allowing me to do a bit of shopping early in the afternoon before heading to Libis. I was so scared of being late for the 7:00 PM event that I rode a cab to the venue at around 4:00Ā and arrived 20 minutes later. (LOL, what traffic? Where? It was a miracle!)
Heneral Luna DVDs were being sold at the venue entrance for P699 (roughly $15) and I think I was one of the first ones to buy that day. The staff were still setting up their wares when I approached and told them to
Just kidding. I didn’t say that.
I did let them take my money though.
ON-AIR: #RomanceClass Podcast
It’s here! The #RomanceClass Podcast is finallyĀ up,Ā its initial offering made available on December 12, 2015. The pilot episode featured Ana Tejano’sĀ Fall Like Rain.
For those who aren’t yet familiar with the whole concept, here’s what you need to know: Theatre actors Gio Gahol and Rachel Coates read scenes off some of #romanceclass books, penned by indie Filipino authors. There are ten episodes in total, and two have been released so far. Updates are being posted weekly and may be subscribed via romancepodcast.com, but if you wantĀ everything in one go, feel free to purchase all ten episodes of Season One here. (Preorder price is $4.99, but only until the end of December! It will be selling for $8.99 come January 2016.)
Oh, andĀ did I mention you get a guest pass to the next live reading if you purchase Season One? Yep. There’s that, too. Exciting, right?
Anyway, click the Read MoreĀ button for the first two episodes which are now available for your listening pleasure–Ana Tejano’sĀ Fall Like Rain, and Mina V. Esguerra’sĀ Never Just Friends.
COVER REVEAL: The Hometown Hazard by Dawn Lanuza
Dawn Lanuza, author of The Boyfriend Backtrack and What About Today, is releasing a new book come January! Check the details out below:
TITLE: The Hometown Hazard
GENRE: New Adult/Romance
RELEASE DATE: January 29, 2016
SYNOPSIS
Jules Coronado has been away from her hometown for almost a decade but when an intruder breaks in to her childhood home, she finds herself coming back. Changes evidently took place in her small town, including her childhood best friendās younger brother, Kip ā now tall, slightly scruffed, all grown up and caught climbing into their garden wall.
Kip Villamor has a mission and despite Julesā doubts, they team up: going on fieldtrips, tackling unsuspecting men, and trespassing offices to dig up dirt. But Jules has secrets of her own, one that might be exposed ā unless she keeps her walls up. But climbing walls are Kipās forte, remember?
Will her secrets keep her on his side, or will it force her to disappear again?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dawn Lanuza started writing stories when she was just a kid (they werenāt good or even finished). She works for the music industry by day and writes meet cutes and snappy comebacks by night. āThe Boyfriend Backtrackā is her first book. She currently lives with her family and an adopted dog.