After weeks-long torrential rains that brought Metro Manila underwater, we finally saw some sunshine. The season of bad weather isn’t over yet, though. Until November rolls in, we can expect showers, thunderstorms, baby typhoons, and super-typhoons blowing our way. As a freelance writer working from home, one of the things I’m thankful for is I …
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On Higher Ground
Karen Carpenter once sang that rainy days and Mondays always get her down. Down does not even begin to describe how living in Manila feels like right now. I can honestly say it’s been weeks since I last saw true sunshine. Probably before Typhoon Saola (local name Gener) made landfall here last week of July. …
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Reading Storm Front, Book One of The Dresden Files
I finally gave in to persuasion and picked up Storm Front, the first book in Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files. At the risk of the Significant Other telling me “I told you so,” I admit that The Dresden Files is crack and I’m now addicted. Cast of characters Storm Front introduces us to the main …
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Becoming an Authentic Writer
While browsing my Google Reader this morning, I came across this blog post by Irene S. Roth on The Working Writer’s Club. The blog post, entitled “Be an Authentic Writer,” stated that people who call themselves writers but are fearful and don’t feel comfortable writing are not really authentic writers. Ms. Roth then enumerated several …
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There’s Nothing New Under the Sun
The Significant Other is currently obsessed with The Dresden Files. He told me I should read it. He said he’s positive I’m going to like it because it’s like True Blood, and I liked The Sookie Stackhouse Series, on which the HBO series was based. When he started describing The Dresden Files, I interrupted him …
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