When I talk about romance, it means that the book has romance as its main plot. When I say Filipino contemporary romance the main characters are Filipino and the main plot is romance, but the book may be written in English. When I say Filipino chick lit, the main character of the book is Filipino but it may be written in English. When I say chick lit, I mean that the book has a female main character and the plot is about her life, her goals, her happiness. I founded the writing community #RomanceClass 8 years ago, and my latest “job” is that I am now a media adaptation agent, representing books written with the romanceclass community, by Filipino authors.īefore I proceed I am going to define some terms that I will be using. I’ve been a publisher of romance books for 11 years. I’ve been a published author for 12 years.
Before releasing my first book I had already worked 10 years in editorial and web publishing, including a career as a consultant tasked to build international online communities for development. My background: my degrees are AB Comm, Ateneo de Manila University and Masters in Development Communication, University of the Philippines. Since then I have written and published 25 standalone books mainly in the subgenre of contemporary romance, in English, and my work often features Filipino characters. Esguerra and I am here to talk about reading and teaching Filipino Chick Lit and Contemporary Romance, Like You Care Like You Mean It Like You Respect It.
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