Category: Writing
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Author Branding Lessons
Hi, my name is Carla de Guzman. I’m a romance author from the Philippines, and this photo tells you everything you need to know about me. I write contemporary romance that I like to think makes people laugh, I spend too much money on stationery and coffee, and I practically live at Magdamag Market Cafe.…
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2024 in Books
What a surprising year 2024 was! 0 books written for the first time since I started writing, but it’s also been my biggest year in terms of things that happened! My goal for this year was that I just wanted to be more helpful to romanceclass as a whole—if there was anything I can do…
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Hybrid Author Self Help
I started writing romance books in 2015. Back then, I fully committed myself to being a self-published author. There was too much confusion in traditional publishing, too much asking for a follower count before they even saw your manuscript, and that was just for local publishers. At the time, self publishing was an only option.…
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Cover Reveal: Manila Takes Manhattan
Happy Virgo season everyone! Hello to my rising sign, the sign that keeps me just as grounded as my Capricorn Sun does. For all you astrology girlies out there, Virgos are usually associated with the ones who need to keep things in proper order, practical and logical (which also means they can be quite rigid).…
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I got my rights back. Now what?
I think I’ve talked plenty of times everywhere else about the ~saga that has been Midnights in Bali. I figured, for posterity (and in case this is happening to you too, that I might as well tell the story here). This isn’t a witchunt or anything, I’m not asking anyone to go up in arms…