Jay E. Tria
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Jay E. Tria

  • Writing Now

    Artist Interview: Raine Sarmiento

    March 20, 2016 - By 

    I fell in love with Raine Sarmiento‘s work the first time I saw them on a blog post listing local artists (thank YOU social media), and then again when I found out she did the art for Mina V. Esguerra’s Gifted Little Creatures. I knew then that she would be perfect for the book cover of my paranormal/urban fantasy tale Majesty. The end product above should be enough proof that.  I asked Raine if she’d let me get into that sweet head of hers for a short interview and I’m so happy she obliged! She talks about being inspired by dreams,…

  • Music Dance and Lyrics - Writing Now

    Soundtrack to Get Over You

    March 15, 2016 - By 

    When I was putting this soundtrack together, I wasn’t really thinking of my writing music, because most days there really is no such thing. Sure I’d listen to a few songs when I take a break–nothing like Alex Turner‘s voice in my ears to resuscitate dying creative batteries. And sure I’d have a song playing inside my head, but that’s not the same as having one blaring out of the speakers, is it? I guess what I’m trying to say is that these songs existed around my writing time with Miki, rather than within it (if that makes sense without sounding too…

  • Writing Now

    #StrangeLit Fateful Turns Excerpts

    March 11, 2016 - By 

    “Maybe once upon a time we all were ordinary, until the day life took a fateful turn. Do we accept this, or run from it?” Thus begins your adventure with the #StrangeLit Fateful Turns bundle. Get it on Buqo now for only P45 for 11 stories of extraordinary choices. Don’t forget to add the bundle on Goodreads too! If you need more convincing, we’ve got excerpts for you 🙂

  • Writing Now

    This Leap Year Day I Released A Book

    March 1, 2016 - By 

    Leo finally won the Oscar today too (pompoms), but I had nothing to do with that. I know Miki very well though. And if you met him and liked him in Songs of Our Breakup, I hope you’ll consider reading his story too. It’s harder to get over someone who was never really yours. They say rock stars get all the girls. But Miki knows that’s not always true. He, for one, though the guitarist of popular indie band Trainman, just can’t seem to get the girl. It’s kind of his fault, really. No one told him to fall in…

  • Book Review

    Author Interview: Anne Plaza

    February 24, 2016 - By 

    The Backlist Revival tour for Anne Plaza’s romance novella In Over Her Head. is still happening! Thanks to this project, I was able to pull the book out of my impossible TBR pile (haha) for a quick review. Also, it has given me an opportunity to interview the author herself. Read on as we discuss romance versus urban fantasy, Richard vs. Jerome, and her ultimate book boyfriend. Yep, I made her choose. 1. I know you wrote this story as part of the first ever #romanceclass. Can you tell me a few things that stuck with you about the experience?  I…

  • Book Review

    Review: In Over Her Head by Anne Plaza

    February 23, 2016 - By 

    We’re revisiting firsts! Some of our favorite authors’ first ever books, that is. Thanks to the Backlist Revival project, I got a chance to enjoy Anne Plaza‘s first ever romance novel, In Over Her Head. Read on to learn more about the book: All she wants is to get even… Erika Apostol’s quiet and unassuming life gets disrupted when she learns that Richard Javier, the very same person who broke her heart many years ago, is now back in the country. Her world is turned upside down as old feelings she thought were buried resurface to haunt her once more.…