Hello! I was invited by Wattpad to answer any questions you have about publishing! I will be online on July 21, Tuesday, from 10 AM to 11 AM (Philippine time). Post your questions on my profile: wattpad.com/MinaVE and I'll answer them as soon as I can. :)
In April and May 2015, I ran a New Adult Contemporary class, sponsored by Anvil's Spark Books. Over 30 manuscripts were written during that time! While the publisher's deciding which ones will get a book deal (exciting!), I'll be posting some of the best scenes shared by the authors. Have fun reading and I hope every...
Book 2 of the Interim Goddess of Love trilogy: If you've been feeling neglected by the Goddess of Love lately, don't worry -- Hannah Maquiling, college sophomore, is in training to take over. The Original Goddess is missing, but Hannah is Interim Goddess now, and she should figure out how to solve humanity's love prob...
College sophomore Hannah Maquiling doesn't know why everyone tells her their love problems. She's never even had a boyfriend, but that doesn't stop people from spilling their guts to her, and asking for advice. So maybe it shouldn't be a surprise when the cutest guy in school tells her that she's going to have to take...
I've asked Wattpad friends to volunteer to do a chapter-by-chapter translation of my English-language chick lit novel Fairy Tale Fail. Let's see how it turns out! Some chapters are still available! If you're interested in volunteering to translate, please go to the original Fairy Tale Fail story and read the descrip...
#romanceclass is a community of Filipino authors who write romance, most in English. We wrote and published our books. Now we have an audio podcast! Each episode is an audio recording of two actors reading an excerpt from a romance novel by a Filipino author. All books featured are written in English. Season 1's read...
Victoria Bennett is in control and in charge all day every day, but she needs help sometimes. Organizing a romantic proposal weekend for her client in Mexico (she's never been) would be that time - and the only person available to help her is Nathan Grant, notorious heartbreaker. She knows his past and shouldn't want...
I'm a published author of over 20 chick lit/contemporary romance books. Sometimes I'm asked to discuss Chick Lit because it's part of the Senior High School curriculum. I'll share those here. Please credit me (NEVER USE CTTO - say my name) if you're going to share what I've said. Thanks!
Hannah is super nervous about her first year at Ford River College, but guess what makes it better? Becoming the new friend of a popular junior guy named Quin. This is a short story set in the world of the Interim Goddess of Love Series. (c) 2015
In the future, maybe, Maria Lourdes and Andres Miguel will be their country's best and most influential leaders. But today they're just college kids who want to be together. This was a short story called Extraordinary, and I've continued it into a full book in 3 parts. I'm posting part 1, BROKEN, here. All 3 parts wil...
[FILIPINO/ENGLISH] Advice for writers based on my experience self-publishing (more than 20 novels as of now) and traditional publishing (more than 10 novels with a traditional publisher, and consulting for other fellow authors). Read and learn, but you're free to do your own thing. Recommendations and suggestions lang...
I run a romance writing class and community called #romanceclass. In case you were looking for books like mine, I'll recommend these. Some books were not written during a workshop, but if they were written following the #romanceclass guidelines, you can expect: - Complete novels - Happy, satisfying endings - Cha...