“Just because you’re breathing doesn’t mean you’re alive.”
I watched #Hopeless, a Korean noir film by debuting director Kim Changhoon starring Song Joongki, Hong Xabin, and BiBi.
Tara’s Thoughts On: Hopeless
Happy 12.12! Here’s an ebook sale!
Hey, it’s the 12th of December and my romance anthology, What If We Fall In Love? is celebrating its first birthday soon, so here~have an ebook sale!
This anthology contains three short stories featuring Filipino characters and some well-loved romance tropes, including fake dating, out of my league, and fallback marriage pact.
Get it on Amazon | Get it on Snack
Please feel free to spread the word! Someone you know might need kilig during Christmastime!
Tara’s Takeaways: What’s my favorite thing about self-publishing?
It’s true. All so true.
The above image was part of a slideshow I created for a Book Talk I was invited to recently. Most of the details are on this Instagram post, but long story short—I spoke about my self-publishing experience to a group of Grade 7-10 students and had fun. Yes, even if I had NO idea what I was going to do when I got the email invitation.
I mean…it’s a group of teenagers, and I mostly write adult romance. Heh.
Teatro Lakambini has a new face!
Waiting in the Wings has a new cover! How much do you lab it?
It’s been six years since the release of Waiting in the Wings, my romance novella set in Manila’s musical theatre world, and while I didn’t have any urgent plans to change its cover, the idea had been simmering in my mind for a while. In February this year, PETA Theater opened its doors to a new Filipino musical entitled Walang Aray (an adaptation of Severino Reyes’ Walang Sugat), and it captured my heart instantly and prompted all of this madness.
Manila International Book Fair 2023!
It’s that time of the year again, folks! Manila International Book Fair is this coming Thursday to Sunday (September 14-17), and it’s being held at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City. Just like last year, #RomanceClass titles will be available at the KOMIKET/Secret HQ booth (Booth #75-76, #83-84) together with a whole lot of amazing graphic novels and komiks by Filipino creators.
Check out this short IG Reel I made to promote my books!