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The theme for this year's Filipino ReaderCon is "Readers Turned Writers," so I think it makes sense to ask this question for one of the Filipino Fridays , doesn't it? If you want to join Filipino Fridays, head on over to the Filipino ReaderCon site and take part in the fun. This week's complete prompt goes... As a reader, have you ever thought about writing a book? What kind of books/stories do you want to write? Or are you now a published author, and what compelled you to go fulfil this dream? How was your journey from reader to writer? How did you go about getting your book out there? I believe I'm more of a reader than a writer. When I say that, I mean that I've never had the inclination to write a story. I was never one of those kids who kept a notebook of stories or submitted stuff to the literary section of the school journal. Nope. I liked to read. So, no. I don't think I'm cut out to become a creative writer, because I'v...

Brushing off the cobwebs on my blog to join in the yearly Filipino Friday series of posts, which signal the run-up to the Filipino ReaderCon . The Filipino ReaderCon will be held on Nov. 14 this year, on a Friday, a departure from our usual Saturday schedule. But, there will be book discussions held on Nov. 15, Saturday, in conjunction with the November Komikon . The other difference this year is that the ReaderCon will be part of the Philippine International Literary Festival (PILF), organized by the National Book Development Board . The PILF is going to be on Nov. 12-14 at the Bayanihan Center, Mandaluyong, and the ReaderCon is going to be the third day of the LitFest. So, we've become official, baby. Let's see how things turn out this year so that we can find out if we're going to do the same thing next year. Anyway, back to Filipino Fridays! I'm two days late, as you can see, but one does what one can.:) The prompt this week is the followi...