Rule #2
2. Write about something you know. This is the easiest way to begin. Write about people around you, places you’ve been to, experiences you’ve had. Try to describe them in as many ways as you can. Observe very closely and note every detail. You’ll be surprised how much detail you can write.
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Cover Art by Kitt Lapena
*Artwork by my son Kitt Lapeña. Originally created for an online TV Feature article by my niece, Carmela Guanzon Lapeña, reporting for GMA News Live.
The creature stopped in the center of the clearing and stretched itself to its full height, as far as its bent legs would allow. Its head grazed the lower branches of the banyan tree where Lubid was hiding. Benjamin’s breath caught in his throat and he could sense Talón tensing beside him. The creature raised its head to the waning moon and whinnied, then slowly turned around in a circle and began what seemed like a very ritualistic dance, snorting and whinnying as it did.
~Excerpt from The Lost Amulets by C.P. Lapeña
Benjamin struggled some more as the mound held him up in mid air. In the dusk, it looked like some kind of hairy giant with grass covering its body. The smell of stale tobacco rose from the earth around the hill. The giant had settled down into a crouch, with the young boy in one outstretched hand. Slowly, it brought its other hand up to reveal a smoldering fag of tobacco that was about the size of the boy’s arm. It brought the gigantic cigar to a gap in the grass and seemed to inhale, then it slowly blew out the smoke in wisps, not unlike the smoke you would find coming from the embers of a dying fire.
**Artwork by Kitt Lapeña, as originally created for Melay Guanzon Lapeña for an article reported on GMA News Live.
Cindy Lapeña is a seasoned writer who, for the first time, has written a full-length novel, The Lost Amulets.
This book is the first in her ambitious fantasy series, The Amulets of Panagaea.
The whole series is Cindy’s way of incorporating and preserving Philippine myths and legends into world class literature that can be appreciated by readers young and old alike. It is also a way to acquaint the global community with the rich folklore of the Philippines in captivating and exciting fiction.
The first series will be a trilogy with a prequel that will narrate how the world of Panagaea came to be what it is in this trilogy.
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