Anne Plaza

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Ohai, 2016!

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2016 is already proving to be a busy year! Here are some updates that I hope you’d be interested to support, especially for those of you who are into reading local romances.

#romanceclass Update

1. The #romanceclass podcast is now on its 4th episode with a special author interview session. Here’s the list so far:

Ep 1: Fall Like Rain by Ana Tejano
Ep 2: Never Just Friends by Mina V. Esguerra
Ep 3: Blast from Two Pasts by Kristel Villar
Ep 4: Songs of Our Breakup by Jay E. Tria
Author Interview: Ana Tejano

There will be 10 episodes and a few other extras, so why don’t you go ahead and buy the podcast album? It’s going to be worth your while, promise!

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#romanceclass Podcast Episode 1

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If you’ve been following the #romanceclass activities, then you’re aware that we’re pushing the envelope when it comes to getting our books out there. Last month, we’ve given readers a preview of live readings (thanks to Mina V. Esguerra and Tania Arpa) featuring theater actors Rachel Coates and Gio Gahol.

And now we have a podcast!

You’ll be able to listen to excerpts from #romanceclass books, which includes In Over Her Head, in a series of episodes. All you need to do is to subscribe to our podcast channel!

Here’s episode 1: Fall Like Rain by Ana Tejano

We have a giveaway up for grabs, too! Enter to win books from all featured titles in Season 1.

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Let’s Talk About Sports Romance

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Spot the only rose among the thorns. đŸ™‚

I had every intention to skip the sports romance discussion organized by Mina V. Esguerra simply because I don’t read a lot of sports romances. It’s not that I avoid reading it, but the list of books that I’ve read with that kind of “theme” was pretty dismal. And because I’m not really into sports so it’s not something I actively look for in the romances I read. But I showed up anyway because I had other reasons to be there.

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The 5th Filipino ReaderCon: Fun, Friends, Feels

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I attended almost every ReaderCon (with the exception of last year’s as it fell on a weekday), but this year’s event was special to me because of a lot of things.

1. Selling books & being part of a writing community

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The #romanceclass booth; Photo by Jothee Tan

Being part of #romanceclass and the Romance Writers of the Philippines opened up my world to a lot of new friends, opportunities, and other fun things I wouldn’t have accomplished on my own. It was also a thrilling experience to be able to sell my books, meet new readers, and just hang out with fellow indie authors. Just look at our lovely booth! Who would’ve thought we were all running under less than 5 hours of sleep with all that energy?

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Bookish Things + Reader Con 2015

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I’ve been on a two-week long vacation from Singapore and I’m still trying to re-adjust back to the beehive of activity as Reader Con approaches. There’s just so many things to do! But this kind of busyness is something I thoroughly enjoy as it involves everything bookish. Here’s what’s been happening so far:

Luna East Anthology is out in book stores!

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Sometime last year, I wrote a short story set in a fictional prep school called Luna East Arts Academy. Together with fellow authors, we collaborated to bring about an anthology set in this imagined universe reminiscent of our experiences in high school. We even had a book launch! And now it’s in book stores! How awesome is that? Hope you can get your copies at your nearest Powerbooks branches. I’ll keep tabs if Fully Booked and National Book Store carries them already.

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