The Beauty of Story

Rumours are correct…I’m writing another Blackwood Marauders novel. For those who are not aware, Blackwood Marauders is my weird series of standalone mercenary soaps of which only one (aptly titled Blackwood Marauders) has been published so far. Yes, you heard that right. They’re mercenary soaps. To be more specific, these novels follow the tradition I …

Nanggigigil

“Gigil” is one of those Tagalog words that doesn’t have an exact English equivalent. It’s a state of excitement on the edge of frustration, very much like the idiom “champing at the bit.” I used to talk about finishing books like I was slaying a dragon. Books were something I had to defeat. Something that …