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I had lunch with my “kumare” yesterday and met my über-adorable goddaughter, who just turned a year old, for the first time. It was awesome catching up with her and I’m hoping to be able to hang out more often. I really missed her. You can say she was one of my best friends at my old workplace ^^

After lunch, I took the MRT to North Ave. to go to SM North. I haven’t been to SM North EDSA in about fifteen years so I was scared of being lost. Although only someone mentally challenged would get lost on the MRT with the mall in sight. I got off at Trinoma and was proud of myself when I found the easiest way to SM North in under ten minutes. And don’t snort at that. I once got lost for an hour going from the Ayala MRT station to Glorietta 5 which is right along frakking Ayala Avenue.

I found a guard within two minutes of entering the mall and asked for directions to National Bookstore where Jette and I agreed to meet. We went bookshopping before she had merienda at Barrio Fiesta. And since I was still stuffed with pizza and pasta from Sbarro, I declined. I was also too sleepy to consume any more food. I was sure that my body would pull all the energy reserves I have to digest the food so I didn’t get anything to eat. We went to Precious Pages at the 3rd floor to wait for Katrin, a reader that we agreed to meet so we could sign some of her books. She came with her parents which I thought was incredibly sweet. Then, Queng arrived and man, I really missed her. I miss Harrieth too but then she’s in Cebu so… :p

We hang out for a bit, talking, laughing, catching up, before we said good bye because they needed to go to the grocery and I needed to… well, crash. So I retraced my steps to the MRT to go back to SM Megamall. I had a quick dinner (President’s Tea House at the food court for sweet and spicy fish fillet) before I went home. I didn’t immediately crash. Not as soon as I got into the house, but I happily perused my new book haul :D

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Happy Haul Day

Jette and I had brunch at Conti’s where we also had a slice of this heavenly strawberry cheesecake. Yummy! I haven’t eaten at Conti’s although I’ve tried it before when a former teammate had a birthday celebration catered, and I love their food. Sarap siya talaga.

Then we crossed over to Market! Market! to watch Transformers : Dark of the Moon. I saw a tarp for a book fair earlier but didn’t pay it any (or that much) attention because I was running late and I still needed to pass by the ATM. So when Jette and I went back inside and after a few minutes of looking for an Om Nom stuffed toy, I noticed that there were shelves and shelves and shelves of books at the activity center.

And all of them were on sale.

We didn’t really linger but I got myself a copy of Suzanne Brockmann’s Force of Nature for P50. Yay! I saw a copy earlier and it’s P150. Buti na lang ‘di ko pa binili ^^

Jette and I watched Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon which is another entry altogether kung sipagin ako mamaya. This is a list of my haul. Bilang hindi naman ako mayaman at mababaw lang ako, haping-happy na ako sa mga napamili ko. more »

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MSV Duets, Desire Premium and Man I Desire Premium Coming Soon

I really, really love the covers of the MSV Duets. They’re so beautiful!

How To Write a Tagalog Romance Novel by Apple Masallo

I was so psyched to see our editor, Apple’s How-to guide up at the MSV Facebook page. Nabasa ko na kasi siya at kahit three (going on four) years na akong nagsusulat, marami-rami pa rin akong natutunan. I guess it’s because I’m looking at a different writer’s perspective and also because I kept nodding and saying “tama!” while I was reading. So I’m going to highly recommend the book to everyone who wants to start writing Tagalog romance.

Whenever you pick up and read a My Special Valentine book, does it fill you with the desire to write your very own romance story, but you don’t know where to start? Do you very much want to submit a manuscript, but feel like you’re not doing enough?

Worry no more: From one of our esteemed editors comes a new book that answers your questions… and more! In How To Write A Tagalog Romance Novel, Apple Masallo delivers a very thorough and straightforward guide to writing your own Tagalog romance novel. In it, she explains the very intricate process of crafting memorable characters and an equally memorable plot, handling the intricacies of grammar, and dealing with writer’s block among other things.

So, what are you waiting for? Buy a copy at your favourite bookstores today or at our online bookshop! Only P74.75!

Currently, it’s only available at Bookware, but hopefully will ship out to NBS branches very soon.

UPDATE: You can find the book at the REFERENCE Sections of NBS, not the Tagalog Romance section :) You can also ask the friendly attendants if you can’t find the reference section. Thank you!

Booksale Jackpot Times Two

I love going into Booksale and finding awesome books. I usually just go in there without any idea what book I’d buy. I just browse and browse and browse, and then I find little gems like these.

Cindy Dees is one of my favorite, if not my most favorite, Harlequin authors. She used to be in the Air Force and writes kick ass military romance books. I love that she’s also writing a second batch of Medusas. Can’t wait to read the others.

The Medusa Proposition, Cindy Dees

Linda Howard’s Mackenzie family as well as this book were the books that I’d been reading while I was writing Mac’s story. His name, John Mackenzie, came from Zane Mackenzie from MacKenzie’s Pleasure and John Medina from All the Queen’s Men. I so love this book and had been looking for it for the longest time.

All the Queen's Men, Linda Howard

I’m now looking for the rest of Cindy Dees’ books and the rest of Suzanne Brockmann’s Troubleshooter series books. #simplejoys

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