Amazon Product Reviews

I self published a novel on Amazon.  I'm proud of the accomplishment.  I may never get anything out of it.  I may write a dozen more novels, and never sell a dozen copies of each.  I don't care.  It's an accomplishment in itself to have a book published with my name on it.  I put …

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Filipino American

I wanted to talk about my heritage today.  I'm a proud Filipino American.  I actually don't look very Filipino, but I'm proud regardless.  I grew up speaking English with a good mix of Tagalog words and phrases thrown in for good measure.  I learned a couple of Spanish words from my mother as well (also …

Writing strong book characters of different backgrounds

I wanted to talk about writing strong book characters of different backgrounds, and how it relates to mainstream novels.  I started to write my first novel, All In:  The Globe Trot Shuffle,without knowing what race my characters would be.  I am half Filipino (Mother), and half American/Western European (Father).  And my main character is also …

My fiction novel and offshore banking

I watched the news today, and saw something interesting.  I published my book, All In: The Globe Trot Shuffle on March 11, 2016.  Now I'm hearing about Panama papers, Panama Leaks, Offshore Leaks, off shore businesses, and offshore banking. Now my story DOES NOT include any of the real people that are involved with these leaks. …

New Author’s Goals

I wanted to talk about writing goals real quick.  I am a self-published indie author.  I do my own marketing, advertising, and promotion.  It's so time consuming.  I found myself investing too much time into marketing, advertising, and promoting my newly published book, that I've neglected to work on my current novel. I should be …