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words by kat words waffle whimsical things words by kat words waffle whimsical things menu skip to content home about lost reminiscing my epic debut leave a reply mum made this cake including all the edible decorations some parts were chocolate and some parts were mocha chiffon cake i had a cotillion and we learned 5 different dances this guy was my escort i received 18 roses from 18 men boys i received 18 birthday wishes before i blew out the candles on the cake see if you can spot them at the bottom of the cake just above the skirt are ribbons attached to little fortunes that my gal pals were invited to pull out i still have this outfit although it s been many years since i fit into it my grandparents were still alive and this was one of the last times i had with all four of them together one of my lolos passed away that same year this entry was posted in uncategorized on oct 16 2015 by kat the f word romance leave a reply my first mainstream literary panel nerve wracking but super interesting last month i was invited to be a panelist at the wheeler centre for the f word romance the panel was part of a series of panels and interviews exploring modern feminism this was a huge deal for me because it s the first time i ve ever been to an even that wasn t targeted at genre readers i hope i did romance readers and authors justice you be the judge http www wheelercentre com broadcasts the f word romance this entry was posted in interviews and tagged books wheeler centre on aug 8 2015 by kat heart to heart podcast leave a reply check out my new gig hosting destiny romance s new podcast this is probably my most fun project so far the lovely folks at penguin australia have asked me to host heart to heart a monthly podcast for their romance imprint destiny romance two episodes have been released so far hope you enjoy these episode 1 interview with sarah wendell episode 2 interview with anne gracie this entry was posted in interviews and tagged books heart to heart on apr 6 2014 by kat julia quinn interview arra leave a reply last year i hosted an arra event featuring julia quinn the event was recorded on video you can find part 1 here you can find part 2 here you can find part 3 here this entry was posted in events and tagged books julia quinn on mar 4 2014 by kat addicted to love leave a reply this interview for the big issue was doubly exciting because it was written by one of my favourite authors toni jordan addicted to love was the cover story of the issue and it include quotes from anna cowan who i think is one of the most exciting new authors in romance this is what i had to say kat mayo is not a fifty shades fan but she understands the reasons behind its success mayo who blogs at bookthingo com au and also edits romance buzz the romance newsletter for online bookseller booktopia believes that classic genre romance is popular for two reasons the unashamed focus on the concerns of women like domestic family and career issues and the satisfying emotional payoff of a guaranteed happy ending for some readers and critics of literary fiction it s this guaranteed happy ending that s most problematic about romantic fiction mayo argues that literary fiction is not a byword for realism we have a lot of literature that deals with death suicide infidelity paedophilia depression literature runs the gamut of emotions mayo says the optimistic ending is no more or less realistic than any other kind of ending they re all fiction she believes this well defined sense of how the story should end offends certain literary sensibilities that s an ideological standpoint mayo says continue reading this entry was posted in interviews and tagged the big issue on mar 3 2014 by kat chatting with sarah wendell dbsa podcast leave a reply i forgot to post this but last year sarah wendell and i had a chat for the dbsa podcast you can listen to the episode here this entry was posted in interviews and tagged books on mar 2 2014 by kat shelf talk leave a reply books publishing magazine asked me to write a brief article on upcoming romance fiction titles for their shelf talk section i talk about upcoming romance titles in the magazine s first issue for 2013 if you re a fan of the black dagger brotherhood psy changeling or true blood sookie stackhouse series it s going to be a great year of reading this entry was posted in shorts and tagged books books publishing on mar 22 2013 by kat my new gig booktopia romance buzz leave a reply my first solo issue as booktopia s new romance newsletter editor i m so excited to announce the first edition of the romance buzz that i put together all on my own the romance buzz is the romance fiction newsletter put out by booktopia australia s largest online bookshop my first featured author is patricia briggs i know how exciting right you can check out the march issue here this entry was posted in reviews and tagged books booktopia romance buzz on mar 21 2013 by kat love and passion 2ser leave a reply for valentine s weekend i was interviewed along with vassiliki veros for a radio segment on love and passion you can download the podcast here this entry was posted in interviews and tagged 2ser books on feb 28 2013 by kat it s a bit of a sombre day 1 reply this one is particularly poignant i used to sing christmas carols with childhood friends around the neighbourhood so this video made my heart ache a little if you can t see it you can view it on youtube for those who don t understand tagalog the english part of the medley starts at 1 38 this entry was posted in etc and tagged rj rosales on dec 5 2012 by kat post navigation older posts recent comments kat on the power of lambing melissa cruz on the power of lambing reminiscing my epic on rj rosales on leaving and com bon on it s a bit of a sombre benjie de ubago on her son jose rizal gala view bookthingo s profile on facebook view bookthingo s profile on twitter view lazylalablog s profile on instagram view bookthingo s profile on 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