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December and Beyond!

Hello Pinoywrimos!
I just got back from my trip to Makati where I met up with 15 other Wrimos to eat pizza and talk, talk and talk! It was such a fun afternoon — good thing we ruled Yellow Cab. :P Thanks to everyone who attended!
Anyway, I’d like to say congratulations to everyone who joined this [...]

Pep Talk from Inez Ponce de Leon (illustria)

The words, however, come pouring out when a story means something to me. This year, my novel is my way of healing my own wounds, of looking at my own past and seeing how it made me what I am today. I also got a few pointers from my professors this semester, who were privy to my affairs. One professor told me to celebrate my grandmother’s life by writing, because I truly was bent on giving NaNo up this year. Another professor told me to tell the story of my family before no one would be alive and around to tell it.

Noveling Weekend # 2

Dear Pinoywrimos,
Hello everyone, here we are at the second weekend of November, and officially onto the second week of November. The first week brought about tons of excitement with our novels and as with every single NaNoWriMo year that has passed, the second week has always proved to be the toughest week.
Novel writing is fun, [...]