Sweeter Than My Coffee 2013 - Coming Soon Posted by Purple Ink , Sunday, June 2, 2013 at 9:41 PM, in Purple Tags: Karen Celerio, Novel (Tagalog), Poetic Monday, Sweeter than my Coffee

Coming very very soon! Oh I just can't wait!

http://bookwarepublishing.com/upcoming-book/sweeter-than-my-coffee/

That feeling when you know that it's coming but you have no idea when? I decided not to bug the publishing company, because I trust that they are good on what they are doing. So I'll just keep my fingers crossed and keep on waiting. They are the one who will design the book cover. I can send suggestions but its their expertise so let them be! When it will come out? I really don't know. One thing is for sure, I am so excited!

HAPPINESS is NOT a CHOICE.
It takes a MIND to make a decision.
It takes a HEART to feel an emotion.

(...and you know very well that happiness is an abstract thing)

If you choose to be happy, you can tell the world that you are, but you know deep inside you feel down, bitter or frustrated -- that is HYPOCRISY and not HAPPINESS.

Why am I saying this? Just a reflection on how people are pushing me to be happy during those times that I feel so sad. They usually say that HAPPINESS is a choice. Too bad I was not born a hypocrite.

This is Happiness. This is what I feel right now and NOT what my mind tells or chooses to say how I feel. You know what I'm saying?

KAREN CELERIO

Karen Celerio: NaNoWriMo 2012 Posted by Purple Ink , at 9:09 PM, in Purple Tags: Karen Celerio, NaNoWriMo, Novel (Tagalog), Poetic Monday, writers

I have just collected my certificate from NaNoWrimo 2012. The last time I joined this thirty days and nights of literary abandonment was in 2009. National Novel Writing Month occurs every November and each participant has only one goal, that is, to complete a 50,000 word or more novel. Who cares about the plot, the theme or the characters? What matters to them is you should be able to complete the 50,000 words before the end of November.

How about the rewards? As we all know contests usually have prizes. Contests usually have winners and awards. Once you have completed the 50,000 words, you will automatically be a winner. No monetary prices, no trophies or whatsoever. Just a certificate and a badge that you have conquered the 30 days of procrastination.

NaNoWriMo has contributed a lot on my writing habit. What I usually do is to include two to three 30,000 words novel in the contest. I may not be able to complete all of them but I was able to get started. I was able to push myself in building three plots in a month. I was able to give life to my characters in 30 days. I was able to get tips from my fellow participants. That was really one hell of a month, but it's worth it.

Yes, I got two new novels on the grill. Since November 2012, I haven't opened again my writing paraphernalia. Now that the first novel is about to be released (which is also a product of NaNoWriMo), I had this queasy feeling that I need to start the engine and get moving again. So help me God!

PurpleInk on Essays.ph Posted by Purple Ink , Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 9:55 AM, in Purple Tags: earn money online, Essays.ph, forums, freelance writer, online job, review, salary, scam, work from home, writers

 

 

Online jobs. Work From Home. Earn money online.

Yup! Imagine you are in Boracay on a busy Monday wearing your hot bikini and you’ve been on a vacation for a week. Suddenly, you realized that you wanted to earn money. So you open your laptop, connect to the internet then get some assignments to work on, compose some decent and unique sentences and viola! Money comes rushing in your account. Wouldn’t be so nice to earn money that way?

I’ve encountered so many money-making propaganda online such as networking, pay-per-click; surveys and the like but most of them are just a scam. They would ask you to deposit a certain amount before you could start working with them and earn money, after that you won’t get any.

Back in 2010, a friend told me that she’s been earning extra income through writing. The salary may not be that much but she’s still getting extra and its way better than nothing. She told me that it was more on writing SEO articles. These are keyword-driven articles normally with 500-1000 words. During that time, I was already working with that kind of stuffs in ODesk and getting paid in dollar so I said, “Sure let me try it out”.

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