I guess some of my web design and development habits carried over to my writing process.

I tried pantsing, but I just can’t do it. I can’t write a single word until I have my character sheets and world-building in place, and that I have a chapter-by-chapter outline to follow. My recent faves are: The King’s Affection, Vincenzo, The Uncanny Counter, Tale of the Nine-Tailed, It’s Okay to Not Be Okay, All of Us Are Dead, Strong Woman Bong-soon, Descendants of the Sun, Memories of the Alhambra, and Hotel Del Luna. I’m not just saying that to justify binge-watching instead of writing (well, maybe a bit haha). Not only that, but a lot of the Korean dramas I’ve watched lately are really great examples of character development. The premises are unique and they’re bursting with culture and life. I love bingeing on K-Dramas (thank you, Netflix).My current favorite plushie is a cockroach named Freddie.

I own a fish-shaped pencil case and a bread-shaped pillow.

Like my website? I made it! 😊 Check out my online portfolio. 😊 If you want to see more of Quackie’s photos, you can check out her own blog on Tumblr. I miss her so much, but I’m grateful such a sweet and loving bird trusted me and because a huge part of my life. Sometimes, I do freelance copywriting and fiction editing on the side.Īnd oh… The duck in my official author photo with me was Quackie. Today, I run a design studio with my husband in Cainta, Rizal.

I’ve been in the field for more than 20 years already. I’m currently the Technical Director for Pitch Wars, the webmaster of Asian Author Alliance, and the founder of a kidlit community campaign for Philippine typhoon victims, KidLit For Luzon.īefore I became a published kidlit author, I focused on web design and development. I co-founded the Philippine Blog Awards when I used to blog a lot. My fiction is represented by the amazing Alyssa Eisner Henkin of Birch Path Literary.

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