Mina V. Esguerra

6 Jan

Hello, my name is Mina! Romance author, publisher, founder of #RomanceClass. I've written and published 29 books and here's a rec list 1) KISS AND CRY: 🇵🇭 hockey player and figure skater, second chance romance 2) contemporary romance, Manila, characters in their 20s, start with MY IMAGINARY EX

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Chi Yu Rodriguez on Rainbow Radyo yesterday talking about being a bisexual author (of romance books). Great interview and conversation, that I feel illustrated in real time m.youtube.com/watch?v=nD03...

how (fiction) stories have an effect on how real people are seen and treated IRL so if something is always misrepresented, over time it becomes "just the way it is" or "always has been" pero tama ba? Anyway, yay for justice and HEA!

Writing session today at Analog/LibrAria MNL Rockwell

RomanceClass books with queer main characters (just missing maybe 3 more). Proud of everyone and we were surprised that we have this much now, but this still represents just 10% of our catalog. (Let’s keep going) 📸 Chachic

MRT Cubao ish

Butter chicken by Niche, kalamansi juice, blondie by Baker on East, and long black @ Magdamag Market Cafe

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*raises hand* my (first name) Sebastian lol I don't think I'll ever write a Paolo (sorry all Paolos)

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I saw the info about this event but did not get to attend. Anyway, saving it for when I have the energy.

Currently reading A Study in Sparkling

Zack Tomas has three ex-girlfriends and they are all in a coffee shop in Makati for an emergency meeting: Zack is getting married to someone extremely wrong for him, and they must try to get him to change his mind.

They want Jasmine (Ex Girlfriend #1) to do it, because it's obvious to them that he loved her the most. What they don't know is that Jasmine was NEVER with Zack -- they're friends, and she only agreed to be his pretend ex in college -- but they've had to keep up the lie for ten years.

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Why should she care if he's about to make a mistake? But she does, actually, she really does. 🇵🇭 Magdamag Market Cafe 📚 $ 0.49/PHP 31 right now on Ko-Fi until Oct 31 ko-fi.com/s/8f1f4d2cab

I love these books!!

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Love in a co-working space?! (And two other places). Read chapter one of Love As You Are by Tara Frejas here: www.patreon.com/posts/172943...

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Samples of my audiobook editing work are here. Featuring titles by @agayllanera.bsky.social and @minavesguerra.com Get in touch if you’re interested in publishing your audiobooks!

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So we used to have a car, and stopped using it, 10 years ago maybe? And then eventually sold it maybe 5 years ago. Some people are curious about how we live daily, like my coworker last week when after a work event they asked me where I parked, and I said oh no I'm walking to the jeepney stop. 1/

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EDSA QC on the MRT

vehicle that has been a help to us even just getting back home from the hospital. When someone moves to our area with a similar family situation I tell them right away that this is helpful and give them the number to call. Ano pa? 9/

Well, it's still dangerous out there, so always keep your stuff close to you, wear a mask, stay alert, bring alcohol, a fan, and earphones because no one wants to hear your video lol. Ayun. 10/10

Mina V. Esguerra@minavesguerra.com

EDSA QC on the MRT

My daughter has a Beep card. We've visited relatives in Las Pinas taking the MRT/LRT combo. If three or five of us are going then we take a Grab and rationalize the expense with "it's just P200 per person!" If we go further out for an event, we rent a van or car for the day. 7/

How about emergencies? The city I live in (will not disclose on main) has a free ambulance service. It's not fun but I've needed it a few times for an elderly parent, and I call city hall emergency and they assess the emergency and send the ambulance. It's all free. The barangay has an emergency 8/

Mina V. Esguerra@minavesguerra.com

EDSA QC on the MRT

How about when the train breaks down? It's legit terrible but not that often really. I have hopped on the train to have lunch with friends in another part of the metro, and got back to my desk in time for my next appointment. I would never, pre 2020, but now I love that. 5/

When I go out I only wear shoes that would still be comfy if I needed to walk. I only went back onsite in 2023, and noticed many women in my workplace wearing comfy shoes at work. How do we go to "the south" where most of my relatives are? 6/

Mina V. Esguerra@minavesguerra.com

EDSA QC on the MRT

These are my priority establishments for anything, and if a thing is further out I have it delivered. My husband and I take a jeep/MRT/walking combo to work. Not at the same time, because I have morning chores and then I try to sked my trip to slightly avoid everyone's rush hour. 3/

It's hot and I get sweaty and on a regular day a squeeze in the MRT but I'm at work in 25 mins, even when it's raining. I'm not penalized for lateness so I let people go first. I always somehow pick the turnstile with the slow line but I've told myself to calm down lol. 4/

Mina V. Esguerra@minavesguerra.com

EDSA QC on the MRT

First of all if you also don't have a car in Metro Manila, you know all the whys and hows. But there are people who don't know, so here's my kwento. I live within walkable distance of a shopping mall, convenience store, drugstores, carinderia, talipapa/mini palengke, banks, clinics. 2/

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Kiss and Cry 🇵🇭 figure skater Cal and Fil Am hockey player Ram were not allowed to date when they were younger. Ten years later, on his last three weeks in Manila, they get a second chance to see what their relationship might have been like. 📚 www.amazon.com/dp/B07NCVTKZT 📚 ko-fi.com/s/54b276d4d7

Unboxing my copy of Signal No. Us, MM romance novel in English, by Filipino autbor Toni Zuňiga. Congrats, Toni!

taniaarpa.comBook Cover Design GalleryI design book covers. Click or tap on the image to see the cover in full. No AI or LLMs were used in the creation of these designs. Photographer: Chi Yu RodriguezCover design: Tania Arpa ...

My 3rd month of guest editing Philippine Genre Stories and October's story is an enemies to lovers! "I Got A Girl" by Katt Briones is F/F (WLW), fanfic writers, Kpop fandom, ship wars! Story here: philippinegenrestories.com/2026/10/i-go...

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The rumors are true—website designers are often too lazy to work on their own websites. Still, I added more book covers to the design gallery so check it out. taniaarpa.com/book-cover-d...

Made this page because I've been saying the same things in emails and dms 😅 Editors and artists I have worked with and recommend and also tips for approaching them minavesguerra.com/editorsartis...

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For the rest of October, everything on my Ko-Fi is 50% off 📚💖 ko-fi.com/minavesguerr...

taniaarpa.comHow to write an immersive audio romance drama (by an audio editor)My favorite Frasier episode is “Ham Radio”, where Frasier writes and directs a murder mystery radio drama that’s performed live on air. Only everything goes wrong and the results are hilarious. That e...

I'll link to this in the intro email for when we do this again with authors!

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We made a bunch of audio romance dramas for #RomanceClass and I have thoughts taniaarpa.com/audio/how-to...

wattpad.comWHEN TO DISCLOSE THE RELATIONSHIP [PRE-PUBLICATION PREVIEW] - Mina V. Esguerra - WattpadSharing my work in progress before I publish it: Marla (45) and Clark (46) are both corruption investigators, who've collaborated on and off for ten years. The...

Back at it 👀👀 Part of my pub process is sharing my entire draft online (on Wattpad) for readers. This often starts when I'm close to finishing a manuscript. We are...getting there! The first chapter of WHEN TO DISCLOSE THE RELATIONSHIP is now up on my Wattpad. 🥰 www.wattpad.com/story/417744...

Dropped by Komiket All-Originals Oct 17, here's a little haul

philippinegenrestories.comThe Romance Genre on Philippine Genre Storiesby Mina V. Esguerra Guest-editor Mina V. Esguerra Hello to the readers of Philippine Genre Stories, and thank you for welcoming contemporary romance to your space! My name is Mina V. Esguerra, auth…

Romance short fiction on Philippine Genre Stories: Building your localized 🇵🇭 romance trope starter pack 1. Letter from the Guest Editor (Mina V. Esguerra) philippinegenrestories.com/2026/08/the-...

philippinegenrestories.comI’ll Have What She’s Havingby Carla de Guzman Image by Valeriia Miller on Pexels. (All photos and videos on Pexels can be downloaded and used for free). 1. INT. SATURDAY MORNING. A CAFE IN LEGAZPI VILLAGE…

3. Friends to lovers: "I'll Have What She's Having" by Carla de Guzman [College barkada; dating culture; not an entitled MMC] philippinegenrestories.com/2026/09/ill-...