“From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow.” —Aeschylus
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How is it April already? This year is going by so fast! I’ve been MIA because I’ve been revising my manuscript for #dvpit which is in 21 days! If you saw my stories over the weekend, I finished my pass through. I’m doing some research for my revisions which is both good and stressful!
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Hello to my new followers! I’m a reader, writer, and mom who also likes collecting pens, notebooks, washi tape, and Funko Pops. I’m currently revising my draft to get it ready for the Twitter event #dvpit—a pitch session for marginalized authors and/or characters for agents. What are you working on?
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My current MS is a fantasy inspired by ancient Filipino culture and beliefs. My main character Vivian is a biracial warrior who discovers she is the heir to her island nation and a descendant of Maria of Makling Mountain. She has to decide whether or not she’s going to save her family from her father, the king, or save her island home from an angry diwata, the goddess Maria.
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I wrote this story for my daughter. She’s biracial and I wanted her to have a book where she could see herself (hopefully she’ll like reading fantasy!)
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I started writing because I wanted to read the stories that weren’t there, i.e. fan fiction. I was teaching and would come home and write stories for the books I loved, but wanted more—I wasn’t ready for the story to end, or I’d wonder what if the MC had made a different choice. Now I write in the hopes that readers who felt they were missing from books will have a chance to feel seen in my current WIP.
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#aprillitwrit Why/When you started writing
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How are you? Besides writing, what are you reading? How’s your week going so far?
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