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Writing Hiatus?

After passing Playing for Keeps, I decided to “rest” for maybe a week or two and pursue other endeavors. It’s weird, not writing. My new characters Migs and Anton are telling me their stories but I just find myself writing something else, like blog entries, and work-related stuff. My paranormal romance has also been on hold for a bit.

The frustrating thing is that the Ibarra trilogy also happens to be my NaNoWriMo entry *dang!* and I have to at least finish Migs’ (or Anton’s) story and half of Anton’s (or Migs’) in six days. Daunting task, that one.

Anyway, I promise to write with a vengeance once the Twilight movie is shown. I think what’s keeping me is that I want to curl up and read something someone else has written rather than slave over Cedric and bleed over a story I need to write. So, I just finished Judith McNaught’s Paradise, and Until You, and I’m debating whether to read her Something Wonderful or one of Nora Roberts’ stories. I’m so late when it comes to Nora Roberts. I just saw the third book in her Signs of Seven trilogy and I haven’t even finished the first one, gah! Oh, well. I’d be able to read them eventually.

Hope everyone has a great week! *goes back to bed and curls up with a book*

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The Twilight Mall Invasion @ the SM Megamall

Happy Twilight fan *squeee*

Sorry, super Twilight fan talaga ako. I went to SM Megamall to have a haircut and found out that there would be Twilight stuff at the Building A Atrium. Nagkataon naman na nag-text yung isang online buddy ko. We bonded over our mutual fangirl-ness since the activities started really late.

We joined one game and got Twilight buttons. Hindi na namin na-antay kung may iba pang activities. Late na kasi saka wala pa siyang tulog tapos pagod naman na ‘ko kasi 10 a.m. pa lang nasa Megamall na ‘ko. Plus, hindi ko na kayang makipag-game pa. Shy kasi ako eh haha ayoko nung nag-tatatakbo.

Anyway, here are some of the pics that I took.

Twilight @ SM Megamall

Twilight @ SM Megamall

Edward's Volvo (wrong color nga lang)

Edward's Volvo

Some Twilight pics from the movie

Some Twilight pics from the movie

Twilight will be in theaters in Manila on November 26.

Sending “Playing for Keeps”

I just finished writing and editing Playing for Keeps after a little more than a month *whew* Overdue na nga eh. Sabi ko I was going to finish it on November 7 but because of NaNoWriMo (which I’m still way behind), I had to push this book back a little.

Final stats

Working Title: Playing for Keeps
Finished: November 15, 2008, 8:55 p.m.
Word Count: 22,746
Chapters: 13

The title is from the line from the song “This is for Keeps” by The Spill Canvas, which is part of my Twilight fan mix. The song is about a vampire who’s in love with a human girl. The stanza goes:

“My brain is pumping an unusual secretion of lust.
Your eyes are soft and round.
Your chin, it drips a bloody color of rust.
I am raising up the stakes of this round.
I am playing for keeps.”

Definitely not related to the story but I love the line. I might use this song for the paranormal series I’m thinking of starting though, so we’ll see. Or I might write about Dom’s cousins first. Bahala na kung sino ang mas madaldal na character hehe

I’m sending this book after I post this entry *happy dancing*

I feel accomplished.

Blog Adik Updates

Okay, so blog addict na naman ako. I love blogging, and my blogs are constant works-in-progress. Kung sa Blogger ko ginawa ‘to, baka araw araw din nababago ang theme nito hehe

I just added a few links that I used for research on the books I write. I’d like to direct your attention to the right side of the blog. Nandyan ang mga locations na ginamit ko sa iba’t ibang mga kwento na nasulat ko na… like, Baguio, na gusto ko na naman bisitahin; Caleruega, where I wish/dream I would get married one day, if, and when, I get married; saka Serendra, na I wish I was rich enough so I can live there pero hindi ako kasing yaman ni Cedric Saavedra :p I’m sure may madadagdag na naman ako mamaya.

Thank you nga pala sa mga girls na kakaiwan lang ng comments and messages sa’kin dito. I love reading your comments, and I’m really happy na nagustuhan niyo ang mga books ko at napamahal na din sa inyo ang mga characters ko na sobrang mahal na mahal ko.

About sa mga part II ng stories, hindi ko kasi sigurado kung pwede ako mag-sulat ng part II pero nasa story naman ni Noah ang mga guwapo at makukulit niyang mga kapatid. At promise, mag-susulat na lang ako ng isang short story kasama ang buong angkan ng mga Callanta (ala Nora Roberts ito, my gas. Ambishosa talaga ako haha) para sa inyo.

Again, salamat ng marami sa mga nag-babasa ng mga kwento ko. Para san pang writer ako kung wala naman akong reader, di ba? hehe Salamat ulit ng madami.

Go Signal for Noah’s Story, Crescent Heart

Yey! Received an e-mail from Miss Apple earlier. Accepted na daw yung story ni Noah *does the happy dance*

So that’s the last book in the Callanta series *sigh* I love the Callantas. They are incredibly special to me, and saying good bye to them… well, it’s not really good bye. I’m sure they’d poke me once in a while and make a nuisance of themselves, but not writing about them any longer… Siguro, mag-susulat na lang ako ng Christmas special or something ha ha.

Also, some time ago, I asked Miss Apple if I could write a paranormal romance series of some sort, and she said that I could try and they’ll get it evaluated. She asked me about it again. I was thinking of writing the series in English and submitting it to an American publisher, but the main character of the first story keeps on telling me to set the story in Baguio, so there’s the rub…

Anyway, I told Miss Apple that I’m working on Playing for Keeps, then I’ll see if the fantasy story takes flight.

I’ll just update everyone when Noah’s story comes out, aight?

Maraming, maraming salamat sa mga nagbabasa ng mga kwento ko. Kung wala kayo, hindi natupad ang pangarap ko na’to.

Hugs to everyone!

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