It is not a secret that I have been self-studying Japanese for about a year now. I am quite aware of my progress as I can read blog posts, answer reading articles and even exchange tweets with Japanese netizens. Considering that my main objective in studying is to be able to read manga – Japanese…
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To Be Continued~ Goodreads Book Giveaway
Goodreads Book Giveaway To Be Continued by Prex J.D.V. Ybasco Giveaway ends July 31, 2016. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway 3 First Edition Copies of a book that will make you choke on your cup of coffee.
The Peculiars
The Peculiars A Book Review of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Jahzeel Dionne V. Ybasco ________________________________________________ “There are peculiars all over the world,” Miss P, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children Having a different world where diversity is tolerated and encouraged is a famous theme in the fantasy genre that it does…
Writers read.
Writers read. And I like to read good stuff. #WriterWednesday #MissPeregrinesHomeforPeculiarChildren #RansomRiggs
I am a Writer.
The closest I can get to Ukraine They say you’ve got to read and accept negative reviews to improve as a writer. Writers of classic novels have long been 6 feet under and never met today’s high school students who could help them but that is one thing that sets them apart. Reviewers review. Writers…
Some kind of ADDICTION
Some kind of ADDICTION Jahzeel Dionne V. Ybasco ______________________________________________________________ They say that in order to forget about an old addiction, you have to find a new one. I have to be honest. About a year ago, a mania took over me: marketing my book. I remember juggling the scanty breaks I had to…
Running for Happiness
Running for Happiness by Jahzeel Dionne V. Ybasco ____________________________________________________ 4:02 AM For the nth time you asked yourself why you had chosen to run. It was a twenty-one kilometer marathon that started at 4 am. With that distance and God knows how much time you needed to cover it, you couldn’t help but think of…
Signed Sealed Delivered, Tax Included
Signed Sealed Delivered, Tax Included by Jahzeel Dionne V Ybasco Dear Actors in Business Suits and Polished Shoes, I saw your advertisement. You have a new commercial again. And no, I did not say it is a political advertisement. How could I? Wasn’t it last year when I started seeing your face on television and…
Falling Out of Love
by Jahzeel Dionne V. Ybasco It starts as a seed. Then it grows roots. When it is watered and taken care of properly, it develops into a bud, then a plant. Who knows whatever it may grow into – a beautiful and fragrant flower or a sturdy fruitful tree or a graceful and dainty vine….
Endless Shelves
By Jahzeel Dionne V. Ybasco I have always wanted a library. I remember dreaming of my own libraries when I was a kid. That is right. Libraries. I wanted to have a private one—a place where I could always get lost in to read, to think, and to write—and a public one where I could…