Notes: The following is an excerpt taken from Chapters 1 and 2 of my current work in progress (na pang-Desire!), Maldita Kong Puso, which is half-way done at the moment and is taking me more than six months to finish.  Miss Apple of my favorite publishing company, MSV's Bookware Publishing, kindly tweeted me recently to ask re status of it.  Laking ( Read more... )

Have just finished and submitted (tried to anyway, awaiting confirmation if Ma'am Apple received the docu) of latest work.  For better or for worse.  Here's to Rufus, Alicia and sweet little Niña...

I have a confession to make. The manuscript of which the following 'prologue' belongs to is one that I've been working on for almost a year. I fail hard. (It's in Tagalog, btw, not full English).
Oh where, oh where is my Harlequin? And WTF with the xxxHolic 'ending'?!? Come on, CLAMP... T-T

( Rainbow's End: Synopsis, Prologue )

... And so is my current bout with writer's block... well, writer's laziness? Problem with plot? Extra-curricular activities (trying to make my own rpg using RMXP, yay. I'm a scripting n00b, btw)?

I've read and re-read my current draft + plot outline of my WIP, tentatively titled Rainbow's End (albeit now I'm leaning towards its Tagalog, more ( Read more... )

The rest of this post is in Tagalog-English. But mostly Tagalog. Just posting the cut sections of my latest Philippine romance novella, Pasaway Kong Puso.

( The Prologue, i.e. Pre-cruise. )

Finally finished manuscript 6, tentatively titled Ang Prinsipe ni Ringo (in English, 'Ringo's Prince'). I've been reading kasi the story teasers for my three published (as in available in bookstores) novellas so far, and noticed that 'Prince Charming' is used in each. Could they possibly be 'repackaged' as a series? I dunno. Hindi naman sila ( Read more... )

Note: This post is a combination of English and Tagalog. So, um, sorry for the non-Tagalog readers. I'm a 'published' author writing under the handle 'Monica Bautista' for My Special Valentine / Bookware Publishing Corp. in my home country, the Philippines. Decided to post these excerpts for shameless self-promotion's sake.

( Preview/Excerpt for My Lady Athena )

Finished the draft for 'Prisoner of Love'. Sa wakas, mga dukha! I've just e-mailed the manuscript to Bookware Publishing.

Out na rin pala ang Second Chances, my second novel under My Special Valentine. Please buy n'yo po. Drama nga lang ang arrive niya. Available in National Bookstore outlets here in the Philippines. Meron din kaming online ( Read more... )

I must apologize to Ma'am Apple. Waaaaaah, gomen, gomen, ごめん なさい kasi sobrang late na ni Manuscript #5. Too many distractions. Kainis kasi si Rufus, sobrang pogi. Kahit alam ko na kailangan ko munang ma-reincarnate para makasama siya ulet... huhuhu ( Read more... )

Alright, finished cropping the manuscript. Down to 100 from 116 pages. I had to cut out the prologue and shorten the epilogue part. Strangely enough, I did not have to crop the love scene. Whee...

I've friends-locked the prologue for Dèshabille (Nancy's story). If you're in lj and you friend me, it would be viewable.