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Want to know more about me and if I’m the right coach for you? Check out my FAQs. Working with a mentor/coach was truly a life-changing experience, both for me and my writing, and I’d love to work with you on writing the best version of YOUR story.Īre you ready to write someone’s next favorite novel? Then c heck out my Services. Working with her on my first novel taught me about craft, the publishing industry, and the writing process in general, while co-mentoring with her the last few years has shown me how fulfilling it is to help a writer reach their true potential and achieve their writing goals, whatever they may be. I learned how powerful it is to have a mentor, coach, cheerleader, and guide through the writing process. In 2017, I entered the contest/mentoring program Pitch Wars and got accepted by my then-mentor, now co-mentor and friend, Kellye Garrett. Publishing can be a long, difficult, confusing, frustrating (and some other choice adjectives) road, and a lonely one as well. She uses humor (and murder) to explore aspects of the Filipino diaspora, queerness, and her millennial love for pop culture.

And there’s no way her flesh and blood could actually be a murderer. Manansala (MAH-nahn-sah-lah) (she/her) is a writer and book coach from Chicago who loves books, baking, and bad-ass women. Now Lila has to put away years of resentment and distrust to prove her cousin’s innocence. She’s soon proven right when Ronnie is suspected of murder, and secrets surrounding her shady cousin and those involved with the winery start piling up. Tita Rosie is thrilled with the return of her prodigal son, but Lila knows that wherever Ronnie goes, trouble follows. But her cousin Ronnie is back in town after ghosting the family fifteen years ago, claiming that his recent purchase of a local winery shows that he’s back on his feet and ready to contribute to the Shady Palms community. Manansala: Author of Arsenic and Adobo Mia P. And yes, she’s taken the first step in a new romance with her good friend Jae Park. Manansala (she/her) is a writer and certified book coach from Chicago who loves books, baking, and bad-ass women. Sure, her new business, the Brew-ha Cafe, is looking to turn a profit in its first year. It’s Christmastime in Shady Palms, but things are far from jolly for Lila Macapagal. When her long-lost cousin comes back to town just in time for the holidays, Lila Macapagal knows that big trouble can’t be far behind in this new mystery by Mia P.

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