I’m thrilled to share the news that my third book, “The Siren’s Daughter”, has earned me a third Gold Book Award from Literary Titan! I’m extremely honored and am so pleased that CHamoru stories like mine are getting recognition. I have more stories to come and am feeling the pressure even more to keep producing…
Literary Titan interviewed me just after they posted their editorial review of “The Siren’s Daughter”. I was thrilled to get an email from them today saying that they just posted the interview. You can find their interview on their website at the link below. Author Interview Link: https://wp.me/p3cyvH-GjJ
I was too excited to wait for Literary Titan to post their review on their website. I had to post it here as soon as I received their email. I will update this post and add the link to their website once they have it live. This book has also been entered to compete for…
My latest literary project received full-page coverage in the Guam Daily Post and Guam PDN. I was surprised when the same happened for my novel “The Makåna’s Legacy”, but I really didn’t expect this for my short story. I’ve submitted “The Siren’s Daughter” to Literary Titan for an editorial review. I will have to save…
I have finally published my short retelling of Guam’s Legend of Sirena. I took a more haunting approach that I felt made for a good story. There are several version of the Sirena legend that have been passed down through the generations. But most of them portrayed Sirena’s mother as being upset enough to intentionally…
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After receiving professional reviews from places like Kirkus Reviews, BookLife, and Writer’s Digest, one of the common critiques was that the cover art did not fit the genre well. So, “Guardians of the Latte Stones” now has a new cover design. This new design is now available online at Amazon and should soon be available…