As I Go I Wear You | Contemporary Poem About Loss and Memory
A haunting exploration of how we carry those we’ve lost in our daily habits and routines. This poem looks into the ways grief transforms our everyday actions into memorials of love and loss.
Meet My Pinoy Historical Writing Assistant: Deep dives are more fun with a “Very” Makulit sidekick.
Ever get that feeling you get when you set out to do one thing and somehow end up doing something completely different? Errr, like opening YouTube to watch a five-minute tutorial and then two hours later, somehow you’re knee-deep in a documentary about 17th-century pirate cats? Well, that’s exactly what happened to me. I had […]
Obsidian vs Loqsec: Best Notetaking Apps?
Hey friend! Looking to organize your notes like a boss? Well grab a snack and get comfy, because I’m about to drop some knowledge on the note-taking apps everyone’s talking about – Obsidian and Loqsec. Let’s start with the basics – what are these magical notetaking apps? Essentially they’re your new BFFs for capturing ideas […]
Content BluePrint GPT -Your AI-Driven Content Assistant for Creating Your Content Masterplan
Heyyy, it’s your girlfriend April here to chat content! If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the endless grind of staying fresh and relevant online, this one’s for you. Today I’m sharing the deets on an innovative way to streamline topic generation – enter, the AI assistant extraordinaire – my very own Content BluePrint GPT. Let’s face […]
The Dread of Generic or Copycat Writing
Hey there, guys and ladies, it’s April – your resident rabble-rouser here to stir things up again! Today, let’s chat about something that haunts many of us in the writing world – the fear of sounding too generic or, worse, like a copycat of someone else. It’s like walking a tightrope, isn’t it? We all […]
Enchanting Worlds: Exploring Magic Systems and Folk Traditions in Fiction
Magic systems are something that I’ve always wanted to explore in writing. And a s a beginning fiction writer, I am aghast that something as intricate as magic is something that I have just assumed to be simple and direct. So I have just discovered that there’s an ongoing debate about magic systems and folk […]
Anak (Poetry by April Pagaling)
Anak I #writing Anak IApril Pagaling Sinasamba kita, paulit ulit at walang patidHabang iniaanak ng bawat ina ang mga suwailMga sanggol na pipitas sa kanyang pasensyaIka’y pinatawad ko na. Pinagpipitaganan ko ang bawat sambit, palatakAng matining mong tinig na sisidlanNg kalahating ako at kawalan.Iniibig kita ng walang habag. Ipinagdarasal ko ang mapagpalaya mong yakapAng mga […]
7 Simple ‘Hacks’ to Generate More Sales With No Tech Skills
As a busy entrepreneur, the last thing you want to do is obsess over technical marketing tactics. But a little know-how can go a long way towards boosting your bottom line. Here are 7 simple “growth hacks” you can implement yourself – no confusing jargon or advanced tech skills required – to see an immediate […]
Social Media as a Two-Way Street: How Leaders and Citizens Can Leverage Its Potential
One of the recent work I did, which I love, is social listening. That is, monitoring social posts on issues, distilling them to actionable items so the executives can work on it. I monitor issues and concerns (anonymously). And one of the comments from defensive parties are usually something like this -“Puro kayo dada online. […]
Why Zettelkasten Notetaking is the Productivity Hack You’ve Been Looking For
As a Social Media Manager, my job requires me to stay organized and manage multiple tasks simultaneously. And as someone who is always on the lookout for the latest and greatest productivity tools, I recently stumbled upon the Zettelkasten notetaking method. To say that I have fallen in love with it would be an understatement. […]
