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Personal, The Writing Community, Writing

#TeamLabyu is back!

March 20, 2024 No Comments

It’s almost World Theatre Day, and what better way to celebrate that special day than by re-releasing my Philippine theatre-based romance novel, Waiting in the Wings! That’s right friends~by March 27, everyone who’s purchased the Kindle version of the book will be seeing its 2024 edition!

The 2024 edition of Waiting in the Wings has a new clinch cover featuring theatre actors Marynor Madamesila and Gio Gahol, photographed by Chi Yu Rodriguez and designed by Miles Tan. The story is tweaked a little bit, so you might find new things inside, but it’s essentially the same story set during pre-pandemic times (the original came out in 2017), and of course, our main couple still get their HEA.

I’m now taking pre-orders for paperback AND hardbound copies of this new edition for PH readers! If you’re interested to buy a copy of the book, fill out the form found here. The form will close on March 31, 2024, and books will be scheduled for pick-up or delivery beginning April 13.

For any inquiries, email me at author@tarafrejas.com.

Events, The Writing Community

#RomanceClass x The Ateneo National Writers Workshop

February 12, 2024 No Comments

The 21st Ateneo National Writers Workshop + RomanceClass

Exciting news!

The Ateneo Institute of Literary Arts and Practices (AILAP) is working with #RomanceClass to bring you the 21st Ateneo National Writers Workshop (21ANWW)! This year, AILAP aims to explore romance writing that challenges current conventions, as well as contribute to the direction and future of the genre.

This is amazing to me in many different levels, but mainly because as a young aspiring writer who had an inclination toward writing love stories, I was never encouraged to write romance by the academe. Perhaps it was not conveyed directly to me that the romance genre wasn’t welcome in the literary sphere, but the way literature was being taught at the time and the type of short stories and poetry that the school’s publication put out made it seem so. To have an actual academic entity promote the exploration of the romance genre is refreshing to me, and I am looking forward to the stories we’re going to be seeing through this program.

Books, Review

Tara’s Thoughts On: This Time It’s Real and One Night at the Penthouse Suite

February 4, 2024 No Comments

I’m very happy to report that I had a very productive month in terms of reading. By the end of January, I’d been able to read five books (two audiobooks, two ebooks, and one graphic novel/komiks anthology). I’m not sure I’ll be able to post reviews about all of them, but I have two of them right here:

Events, The Writing Community

Why I like hand selling books

January 22, 2024 No Comments

My body is currently in recovery mode from our three-day Komiket ~gig this past weekend. Mina, Ron, and myself were the #RomanceClass tinderas at Ayala Market! Market! from Friday to Sunday, and as always, the experience had been educational (and tiring, haha).

Events, The Writing Community

#RomanceClass™ will be at KOMIKET next weekend!

January 14, 2024 No Comments

Hey, hey, hey~ we are having our first event of the year! If you missed #RomanceClass™ (yes, we are officially trademarked now, hihi!) at any of our events in 2023, here’s your chance to catch us at this January!

We will be tabling at KOMIKET at the Ayala Market! Market! activity area on January 19-21 (Friday-Sunday), just look for one of the booths right in front of the stage—we’ll be there. Do follow us on social media @romanceclassbks on X and @romanceclasbooks on Instagram for more updates.

And of course, if you’re new to us, romanceclassbooks.com is your greatest resource. We’ve got over a hundred romance novels in English, featuring Filipino characters falling in love. <3

Hope to see you next week!