THE MAG: The Muse Apprentice Guild
Reiner proved his prowess in writing short stories during our Darkest Times. He would write every single day and until late at night when he was at home. He was able to write suspense/thriller novels and short stories and publish them in pocket books and major magazines in the Philippines. I guess he acquired his creativity and skill in writing stories from reading Stephen King's novels and playing Dungeons and Dragons for decades.After seven years of being in hiatus, he decided to draft a plot for his Ragnarok internet game...
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"Tell us about the legendary dungeons Gramma," a toothless girl pleaded as she sat by the fire with her brothers and sisters. A withered old lady smiled and said, "Well, listen up, many say that this story is not just a legend but of what actually happened in our kingdom."...
Sho-Hee loved Moon-Ak wholeheartedly and couldn't wait to be his wife. She cared not for his power, but she loved his kindness and wisdom. At night she would sing her love for her young and handsome god-king, the beautiful melody filling the halls of the kingdom...
But the cheers ended abruptly when all of a sudden the sky tuned dark and lit up with fire. The ground shook tremendously and to the horror of everyone, the dead rose up from the graves...
The children all climbed into their beds and waited for sleep to take over. The wind started to blow and carried with it a beautiful haunting melody that seemed to come from nowhere. The little girl looked out the window and saw the moon was full. "
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Unknown to him, I submitted his story to The MAG which is not so much a literary review as a literary festival. It presents the work of the most imaginative and innovative writers from all over the world.
It is an honor for my husband to be one of the authors in the International Fiction Stories of The MAG Spring 2005 Edition.
35 comments:
I always have great admiration for people who write. I do write myself, but it takes a long time for me to develop a theme. I keep on dreaming though that someday I will also be able to write a novel...or novelette. I encourage you to encourage Reiner to keep writing and to finish that book that he has started. The only
thing necessary is write a page a day. We can never tell. It might becomne a bestseller. I read one time that there are about a thousand writers, both here and in Europe, who have written far better fantasy thrillers than Harry Potter...but Harry Potter became...the winner. I have this granddaughter here with me, who writes and writes in her computer, but she never showed her writings to us...Very secretive. I could not coax her to show them to me. She'd been writing since 12 and she is now 17, in 11th grade. I imagine that she has written quite a volume by this time. More later. Cheers to Reiner.
Great! Tambay na rin kayo for dinner with the rest of the gang and we'd love to hear more about Reiner's thriller stories.
See ya at 3:00 pm this Saturday
TJ, I keep on pushing him to write like he used to, especially now that there's a highre probability that he could get published by better publishers in print. He's 100% far better a writer than I am. He said he's not that inspired to write at this time. I will keep on encouraging him...thanks TJ
LIDITH, see you Saturday. Sayang, naiwan ko sa Pilipinas mga short stories nya, pwede sanang bedtime story for kids pag campings natin...hahaha
wow! galing! congrats sa hubby mo at sayo na rin =) clap, clap, clap! =)
woohoo! kaka-inspire naman! i'm happy for you and reiner, teacher sol! :-)
whoa! galing naman :) please tell reinier to continue writing, goodluck!
congratulations to you and to your hubby!
tell him to keep on writing.
(PS - Sol, pls wait patiently for Kay's pic and answers, ha? Nawala kasi ang digicam ko, e. I borrowed pero palpak ang nahiram ko.)
Goodness. Such a paired couple, eh? (paired na nga couple pa!) Apir!
congrats to ur hubby! galing naman. :-)
LANEE, salamat. I remember I wrote a poem for him for our wedding day...he inspires me to write, kung alam lang nya...hahaha...
PETITE, thanks to you! I have a blogger friend from Florida too, Patrice, she's in my links, you might want to hook up with her. Comment anytime here, you're welcome *wink*
GLENN, don't worry, sayang nga ang talent nya kung di sya magsusulat, kung pwede lang hingin yun, sana akin nalang di ba? hehehe...pag nakuha ko yung stories nya sa Pinas ipo-post ko sa blog nya. Bestseller talaga...hahaha
BING, Thanks! Take your time, basta may slot na sa future entries ko si Kay, ok?
DRE, salamat! Keep going, keep drawing! That's what I tell my hubby too...carry on!
NIKKI, i will let him know, let him read this entry with all the comments. Thanks for the kudos!
greeting sol,
if reiner is 100% better writer than u than man, he should not stop writing. he can become stephen king jr. maybe. he he he.. i will tease him when i call u guys.
tke care,
arvin delacruz
This family has a lot to share. More power...
Congratulations to Reiner. May God start using him to further His plans and purpose for Reiner's life. And in the end, may His name be further glorified!
SHA, yep! Kamag-anak ko si Tito Sam, Gaerlan kami pareho, I found 3 more relatives thru blogging, galing no? Anyways, enjoy your summer! less than a week nalang bakasyon na kami! yey! Soon enough I'll be sharing your exhaustion with flying...I'll be going to Nebraska next month then West Virginia after 2 weeks. Masaya lang palaya yan sa simula no?
DENNIS, thanks. Yes, we all grow by dreams...to the greater glory of God, we are great dreamers with great dreams. We do our best and proceed with confidence, because we know God is watching us.
ARVIN, salamat! nabasa nya ang comment mo, alaskador ka talaga! :D
EVI, thanks girl! It feels good not to be isolationists. We shouldn't become so wrapped up in our own self that we become unaware of the greatness and wonders of the rest of the world. We speak of making a difference in the world, I know everyone of us wants to do that. Di ba? wink*
Hello Teacher Sol! Congrats to Reinier, and kudos to you for supporting all his works.
RoK on, you two, and all the best! Cheers!
Congrats sa hubby mo...buti pa siya magaling mag-sulat. Hindi ko level yang fiction writing, wala akong imagination kasi...
ur hubby must be very thrilled about his story being published..and good job on ur part for submitting it w/o his knowledge..it paid off!
LEI, thanks lei!
JAYRED, yep, busking is not for you two, patience is a virtue, something good is cooking for you. Thanks Jayred.
PUNZI, di ko rin level ang fiction writing, puro non-fiction at autobiography and isinusulat ko. Salamat Punzi!
MAILA, Thanks for the kudos. nagalit si hubby nung una nalaman nya, ba't di ko daw sinabi na nag-submit ako ng work nya. Eventually syempre, dahil na-publish, tuwa rin naman sya...hahaha...
Na-inspire naman ako sa mga nabasa ko sa blog mo(sumakit pa ang mata ko hehehe)Your hubby is very good. Dati na ba siyang nagsusulat?
Ewan ko ba, NAGISING mo ang aking pride sa mga accomplishments ng mga Pinay. Na-touch ako. May secret kasi ako, sa lahat ng ka-blog ko, SA IYO lang ako magtatapat.
I am a published author ng children's books. My works have been nominated sa National Book Awards (tatlong books sabay-sabay na-nominate) In other words kalaban ko ang sarili ko that year. Sabi nila first time daw nangyari 'yon. Sa powerbooks, laging recommended ang books ko (kasabay ng mga Western authors, ako lang ang Filipina). I know that is something to be proud of, pero di ko alam kung bakit mas gusto ko yung may secret identity.Baliw ba ako, teacher Sol? I am a professional writer, I have written ten novels and one trilogy which are all now in the process of being published. My bf, Spartacus, is a well known journalist, here and abroad. He is in fact the editor-in-chief of a daily paper.He is also a columnist of a US based paper.
Kaya ako nagladlad dito sa blog mo, gusto kong sabihin sa lahat ng readers mo na MAGALING talaga ang mga Pinay. At Pinoy for that matter.Itong secret ko (na hindi na secret ngayon hehe) panatilihin na lang natin dito sa blog mo. Huwag mo na lang banggitin sa kablogstugan.
You are really one fabulous teacher, Sol, kasi napaamin mo ako. Tseeh!
Kudos to Reiner for being a good writer and to you for being so sneaky!
This is great news! May more blessings come your way because you have such a good heart.
I'm truly happy for you and your family :)
Kudos to your hubby...galing puro kayo writers sa family.
Sol: Congratulations sa hubby mo! :)
Bel: Aha! Yan pala ang secret mo! (na hindi na secret ngayon!) Kaya pala ganon comment mo sa blog ko ha! :) Hehe! Congratulations on your achievement! Bow ako :)
BEL, Thanks for uncovering your mystery in my blog, dalawa kayo ni Diane nag-alis ng maskara same time, what's in this day? Masyado kang pa-misteryosa...hahaha, may entry ako tungkol sa drama mo sa signbook ko, next week after my father's day entry. I would like to learn from you specially on how to publish in print there in the Phils. I have short stories for children, I am an illustrator too. Inaamag na ang mga manuscripts ko.See: www.solivia.blogspot.com . take care!
MILKPHISH, thank you, girl. Hard work pays off. Sana forever na ito...(drama queen!)
TITO SAM, salamat po, nasa genes din natin, bilib din ako sa inyo ni Tita Bambit...hahaha
PATRICE, thanks. Kakagulat 'no? Honored naman ako na ako ang nakapagpaamin kay Bel, ano kayang apelyido nya? Ano kayang mga published stories nya para mabasa ko at ng anak ko? Pwede kayang magpa-autograph sa mga books na yun pag nabili ko? ...Ang mga katanungang bumabagabag sa aking isipan...hahaha
ako rin, namimisteryosohan :) first thought that entered my mind, pag nagkaanak ako, bibilhan ko siya ng books ni bel :)
Hi ulit Sol,
Yung misteryo ko, tip of the iceberg pa lang 'yun hehehe
Yun bang blogspot mo, nandun ang mga manuscripts mo? Silipin ko ha?There is a dearth of good writers for children's books dito sa atin . And illustrators too. Ang liit kasi ng bayad (kulang pang pambili ko ng sapatos). I wrote the trilogy (for children) in two days pero production time, one year. Grabe, no? Hindi lang 'yon, ang laki ng ginastos ng publisher.
Eto ang nakakalungkot, Sol,sa Pinas, hindi puwedeng bread and butter ang pagsusulat. Kung gagawin mong hanapbuhay, kailangan factory ka ng mga kuwento. Ang laki ng puhunan, liit ng ROI.
But I suppose hindi naman pera ang purpose mo.
I write in Filipino, by the way, at ang tawag ko sa sarili ko ay accidental writer.
I studied in UST at kahila-hilakbot ang kurso ko (alam mo ito dahil Med ka di ba?) Graduate ako ng B.S Biochemistry. O, ang layo, di ba? Ni kapirasong background sa pagsusulat, wala.
Anyway ang haba na nito. I'll talk to my publisher tungkol sa stories mo, k?
Bel: Aba! Ikaw pala ay kapwa Tomasino. Magkaiba nga lamang tayo ng kurso kasi Arkitektura ang kinuha ko. Tagalog ang children's books mo? Mas magaling para sa aking pyutyur children. Hehe. Teka, baka nabili ko na yung ibang libro at naipadal ko sa bespren ko sa UK. Tagalog childrens books kasi ang nireregalo ko sa anak niya na inaanak ko :)
Sol: Sorry for cross-posting! Hehe! Peace!
BEL, next week, ipo-post ko ang aking pagiging wannabee writer, ang drama ng pagiging writer-teacher ko. Naa-addict na rin ako sa blog ko...hehehe...nakaka-inspire sa pagsusulat yang mga binibigay mo na katanungan sa akin eh. Marami tayong pagklakapareho sa buhay, dapat nga mag-tsismisan tayo, isali nyo ako dyan ni Patrice ha:D
PATRICE, oks lang, chat room ng barkada ang blog ko, tanong mo kay Maila, kaklase ko yan nung Highschool, na-addict mag blog dahil sakin...bwahahaha...na-warningan ko na yan bago magsimula :D
Hi sol and patrice: wow..extra pala ako dito ah..yeah sol is right..I got into blogging because of her..Im a student nurse but Im so surpirsed that I can still squeeze some time in for blogging..Si marisol kase eh haha..before pen and paper lang ako..but now..eto blogging narin tsk tsk..I wish I could write stories like u guys so I dont have to buy childrens book for my son hehe..
Sol: Alam mo sakit tayo...Blogus Addictus. Hahaha. Si Bel din meron na niyan :P
honeypooh: sige ka..malapit mo na rin makuha sakit namin :P
Congrats, Reiner... I would love to read your literary work! Hey, how do you go about publishing books?
Take care...
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