[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 naman. Thanks!

Sweetheart 2: Lavender Lace By Martha Cecilia "My old faded blue jeans would be out of place. It'll never fit in to your world of lavender lace." The infamous Rigo dela Serna ng Engineering Department: super-guwapo, ex-scholar, star player, at playboy numero uno. Pero para kay Lacey, Rigor is a cross between Elvis Presley and Antonio Banderas sa kupas at hapit na maong, itim na jacket, at motorsiklo. Nasa high school si Lacey at nasa college si Rigo. Malayo ang high school building sa college but stealing glances from afar, they fell in love. Their young hearts vowed to love each other for always. But vengeance and betrayal separated them.

Knight's Sweet Vow By Victoria Amor "Nawalan ng kakayahang magmahal ang puso ko mula nang mawala ka." Si Theo Knight ang kahulugan ng "ultimate crush" para kay Miliza, kaya lang ay best friend niya ito. Six years old pa lang siya ay kilala na siya nito. Lahat ng kapintasan niya ay memoryado nito at lagi nitong ipinapaalala sa kanya. Pero sa kabila ng lahat, si Theo ang pinakaespesyal na lalaki sa buhay niya dahil sa vow nito na lagi nitong tinutupad. Pagdating nila sa high school, nag-renew ito ng vow. Hindi raw siya nito ibibigay sa kahit na sinong lalaki lang. Pakakasalan daw siya nito kung kinakailangan para mahadlangan nito ang relasyon niya sa maling lalaki kung sakali. Hinagkan siya nito sa mga labi para i-seal ang vow nito. Binago ng halik na iyon ang pintig ng puso niya, subalit magkasunod na trahedya ang naglayo sa kanila. At sa muling pagkikita nila, ibang Theo na ang nakaharap niya. Gusto uli niyang lumapit dito ngunit base sa ikinikilos nito, mukhang hindi na siya nito kailangan pa. Paano na ang damdamin niya para dito na nanatili sa puso niya sa kabila ng pagkakalayo nila?

May's Fairy Tale By Victoria Amor "One thing I know, I'm miserable without you. At kung hihingin mong i-give up ko lahat ng mayroon ako, gagawin ko, basta nasa tabi kita." Ang tanging nais ni May ay mahanap ang kanyang Prince Charming and fulfill her own fairy tale. May tatlong katangian siyang hinahanap sa kanyang prinsipe-magandang lalaki, mabuting tao at higit sa lahat, kailangang mayaman. Noon niya nakilala si Shin Rui Shimamura-super rich at super handsome pero bagsak sa isang kategoryang hinahanap niya. Sa mga kuwento pa lang, mukhang hindi na ito mabait na tao. At napatunayan niya iyon nang magkaharap sila. Sinira nito ang fairy tale niya! Pero bigla ba naman siyang hinalikan nito-at nagustuhan niya iyon...

Synopsis: After losing Terrence, her first love, to an illness, Shay begins to believe that she can't fall in love again. She holds on to a sketch of Terrence's best friend, "Nathan" and looks for him just as she had promised Terrence. Much to her surprise, she meets "Nathan" when she enters her new school, Trinity High. But "Nathan" introduces himself as Jiroh and denies knowing anyone named Terrence. Thus begins the story of Shay and Jiroh, a boy whose past is inexplicably tied to her own and whose present offers a possibility of a new love. "I'm another 'what if, Shay," Jiroh says. Will Shay let herself fall in love again or will she hold on to her past with Terrence? Can one really move on from one's first love? -Pop Fiction

Synopsis: Shaylie is a typical fifteen-year-old girl from a religious family. Terrence, on the other hand, is not your average boy. To Shaylie, Terrence has always been the enigmatic, aloof, talented and temperamental older brother of her best friend, who has never given her a second look. Until they are thrown together in a date. Their first date sparks an unlikely romance that confuses Terrence, who has long pushed people away because of a secret he has kept throughout his life. But Shaylie is patient with him, giving him a chance to feel things he has never felt with anyone else before. Will they overcome the challenges that stand in the way of their budding love? Or will a happy ending ultimately be too much to ask for? -Pop Fiction

Sabi nila, hindi lahat ng wakas, masaya. Sa fairytale lang naman may happy ending na kapag nakita mo na si prince charming, sa huli hahanap ang tadhana para magtagpo kayo at umibig sa isa't isa. Pero kung totoong buhay ang pagbabatayan, malabo. Malayo. Si Megan ay lumaki sa may kayang pamilya. Lahat ng kailangan at luho niya ay naibibigay ng kaniyang mga magulang pero ang pagmamahal at aruga mula sa kanila ay parang ipinagkakait pa sa kaniya. Napunan ang kakulangan na iyon sa tulong ng kaniyang mga kaibigan. Simula noon, marami siyang nagawang bagay na lingid sa kaalaman ng kaniyang mga magulang. Hanggang sa isang pagkakamali ang kaniyang lubos na pinagsisihan. Nagtiwala siya. Nagmahal siya nang sobra-sobra na umabot sa puntong wala na siyang itinira sa sarili. Iniyak niya lahat ng mag-isa. At siniguro niyang iyon na ang huli. Pero anong gagawin niya kung isang araw, dumating ang lalaking magpapatibok ulit ng namatay niya ng puso? Date Started: May 25, 2020 Date Finished: ------

(CAPTIVATED #1) "I can explain." He pleaded. That's the typical statement I hate to hear the most. They'll explain a bunch of stupid lies partnered with some horrendous reasons. "Explain all you want." I took off the ring he gave me and placed it in his hands. "This ring signifies us and our love for each other . Wearing this ring means we are promising our loyalty and that we are never going to break each others trust ." He said as we exchange our promise rings. Lies. It's funny how he was the one who made that promise and also was the one who unraveled the string connecting us. Promises are really meant to be broken. I hate them. I hate him. -Thank you Lily for the wonderful cover.

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When a tragedy changes Hanson Guevarra, it forces him to question everything he thought he knew about himself. And finding out the truth will only give rise to its worst. Nine young people will venture to unravel the past and uncover the secrets that have long been hidden. A mystery that would put them in great peril, which is the only path to save the world from chaos. Title: Light Begins (Book one) Genre: Paranormal SciFi Author: GreeniePage