look mama! i'm writing

here i am writing my coffeeshop stories in a, well...coffeshop! location is a big factor in setting the mood for me to write. ambiance dictates the tone of my works so i try hard to set everything up. as Goldilocks would say, "Not too hot, not too cold. Just right!"

book crazy!

ok. i admit it.
i am a bookaholic.

i bought 13 books this month! 70% from book sales and at discounted prices (from P325 to P30!). i just couldn't stop myself. i thought, "i might never find them again at such low prices." and so i buy them, my precious little babies...

this adds to my long list of book reads. i'm already stretched thin being in between 6 to 7 books (meaning i've started on it and my bookmark is halfway in its pages). what sucks is i've got books way in the back of my bookshelf and i'm unable to see them so sometimes i forget. really wish i could build my personal library already.

no more bookstores or bookshops for me until the next quarter. i'll have to resort to drastic measures. will employ my buddy system. wish me luck!

1. Murder on the Menu ed. Waugh, Greenberg & Asimov
2. The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury
3. Burning Chrome by William Gibson
4. Novel Ideas: Science Fiction ed. by Brian Thomsen
5. Wicked: Sexy Tales of Legandary Lovers ed. by Mitzi Szereto
6. Brothers Grimm "The Complete Fairy Tales"
7. The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter
8. Minority Report by Philip K. Dick
9. The Flip Reader ed. by Jessica Zafra
10. First Love ed. by Faye Ilogon
11. A walk on the Darkside: Visions of Horror ed. by John Pelan
12. Black Order by James Rollins
13. The Ultimate Frakenstein ed. by Byron Preiss

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but i honestly love reading my books!

my dream personal library

i'm salivating already...

reading again

had a great year when it came to my reading list. for 2008:

1. The Skin Trade introduced by Douglas Winter
2. The World’s Greatest Serial Killers
3. The Best of Frederick Pohl
4. The Whisperer and other voices by Brian Lumley
5. The Best of Fritz Leiber (Del Rey)
6. Ships to the Stars by Fritz Leiber
7. Between dinner and the morning after by Tara FT Sering
8. Wandergirl by Tweet Sering
9. Twisted 8: The night of the living twisted by Jessica Zafra
10. Daughter of God by Lewis Perdue
11. Crimes of Passion edited by Jeff Gelb and Michael Garrett
12. Citadels of Mystery by de camp and de Camp
13. True Phil. Ghost Stories 23 by PSICOM publishing
14. After Midnight ed. by Charles L. Grant
15. Fragile by Neil Gaiman
16. The Secret Supper by Javier Sierra
17. PB 20 by PM Junior
18. Life's work by Francis J. Kong
19. Follow your heart by Andrew Matthews
20. The Vintage anthology of Science Fantasy ed. Christopher Cerf
21. True Philippine Ghost Stories 24
22. David Copperfield's Tales of the Impossible ed. by David Copperfield and Janet Berliner
    

was able to read a lot of new authors and explored new writing style especially with historical mystery. it inspired me to write something similar from our culture. unfortunately, when i did my preliminary research, it looks like it's going to take me years to complete it.

for 2009, i've started reading these:

1. The Reel Stuff ed. by Brian Thomsen and Martin Greenberg
2. Map of Bones by James Rollins
3. Gallery of Horror ed. by Charles Grant
   

still have a long way to go since i bought a lot of books. but i am not worried one bit. also i'm highly enjoying the use of my laptop. so the great news is...i'm writing again and loving every minute of it!!!

newest love

let's write great literature.

...or just create something accidentally wonderful!

start sharpening those pencils!

3RD PHILIPPINE GRAPHIC FICTION AWARDS NEIL GAIMAN and FULLY BOOKED presents

The 3rd Philippine Graphic Fiction Awards

After two successful years of exploring Filipino Unrealism through prose fiction and comics, the Philippine Graphic Fiction Awards opens its third with a new category: short film.

All Filipino citizens may send their original entries in the prose fiction, comics, and short film categories to any Fully Booked branch.

The winning prose and comics entries will be compiled and published by Fully Booked, with a foreword by Neil Gaiman. All winning short films will be screened on awarding day.

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I have 14 days left to submit my work.

Start that coffeemaker!!!

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humdrum

been doing a lot of partying to escape my sadness. the only writing i've been doing lately is the PMA (positive mental attitude) articles for my team at work and short blogs. been buying too many books and watching movies so that i don't have to deal with real life. it's seems surreal to find myself living a blurry existence and then snap out of it... only to wonder, "where did the time go?"

but i'm back and getting my writing legs ready. it's good to feel passionate about something again. i'm going to take it all in stride, to relearn everything that i have to and educate myself on new things as well. study is the key and i will put it into practice.

all i have to do now is manage my time.

wish me luck!!