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FilipinoWriter.com aims to help every kind of Filipino writer –- technical, commercial and literary -- improve his or her lot, especially financially. It also aims to encourage Filipinos to read works by Filipino writers, and thus promote a "reading culture" among Filipinos. Finally, Filipinowriter.com aims to popularize Filipino-written works in the international scene.

To achieve these goals, we need your help. You can start by registering and creating an account –- it's FREE. (Non-Filipino writers and readers are also welcome to register and participate). Once registered, start helping build our community by exploring the site and posting your works (in English/Filipino/Taglish) and/or sharing your ideas via blogs, forums, groups, and other content types. Just check the FAQ section and the Submission Guidelines to learn more. Hope you'll stay with us for the long haul as we embark on our noble journey!

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Resolve: Posting Class Assignments

Submitted by noid on August 4, 2010 - 4:18am.

Hello everyone. The FilipinoWriter.com (FW) community has an issue to resolve with regard to students posting their class reports and/or assignments here at the site.

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Unmoderated Registration Back

Submitted by noid on March 23, 2010 - 12:10pm.

Things seemed to have settled here at the site, and there are less, if at all, spammers registering. I have restored the registration process to its original settings and I won't be approving registration anymore -- you will receive in the e-mail address you used to register the welcome message with the validation link, and once you click the validation link, you will gain authenticated status and will be able to post.

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Amazon Kindle E-reader Now Available in the Philippines!

Submitted by noid on October 31, 2009 - 5:33pm. | | | | | |

Only found time to blog about this now, but last October 12, I received an e-mail from Amazon.com letting me know that they were about to roll out their Kindle E-reader with US and International Wireless on October 19 for only 259 US dollars, down from 299 US dollars.

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FilipinoWriter.com Users Make Sure You Have 'Authenticated' Status

Submitted by noid on January 3, 2009 - 9:37pm.

Or you won't be able to post. For more details, please read my previous editorial.

Update:

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Answers for a Newbie Freelance Writer

Submitted by noid on May 27, 2008 - 12:50pm. | |

An aspiring freelance writer recently sent me an e-mail to ask if it is advisable to jump into the adventurous waters of freelance writing. I thought it best to share my answers with all of you since his questions are the usual concerns posed by a newbie freelance writer, as I once was.

Dino Manrique is the owner/publisher of FilipinoWriter.com. You may reach him at writelit(at)gmail(dot)com.

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Payment Methods for International Freelance Writing

Submitted by noid on August 27, 2007 - 10:00pm. | | |

One of the usual questions I get when I tell others that I write for international publications is how I get paid.

Well, here are the main ways you get to be remunerated once your article is accepted:

Dino Manrique is the owner/publisher of FilipinoWriter.com. You may reach him at filipinowriter (at) gmail (dot) com.

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How to Do Interviews for Your Freelance Writing Article

Submitted by noid on January 5, 2007 - 5:14pm. | | |

Now that you’ve got the job and have come to an agreement with the editor regarding your feature article’s angle (how the article is to be written), and the business side -– payment, etc., it’s now time to do the interviews which will provide the material for your feature article.

Dino Manrique is the owner/publisher of FilipinoWriter.com. You may reach him at filipinowriter (at) gmail (dot) com.

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Getting The Details Right After Your Article Proposal Is Accepted

Submitted by noid on January 3, 2007 - 6:03pm. | | |

At last, after sending your article proposal to a number of international publications, you finally get a yes! One of the publications’ editors e-mails a reply, and tells you that they love your feature idea.

Now what? What do you say to the editor? What are the things you have to keep in mind when negotiating with her? Well, as a guide, I made a checklist of the things to consider once your article query is accepted.

Publication rates

Dino Manrique is the owner/publisher of FilipinoWriter.com. You may reach him at filipinowriter (at) gmail (dot) com.

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How to Query a Publication About Your Freelance Writing Idea

Submitted by noid on December 21, 2006 - 4:01pm. | | |

So now you’ve found an international publication where you can pitch your freelance writing idea. How do you write that query letter, or that article proposal to the editor?

Dino Manrique is the owner/publisher of FilipinoWriter.com. You may reach him at filipinowriter (at) gmail (dot) com.

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How to Look for a Publication (Which Will Pay You Dollars) for Your Freelance Writing Idea

Submitted by noid on December 20, 2006 - 12:25pm. | | |

Say, after looking for a freelance writing idea, you already came upon one, a topic which would make for a very interesting feature article. How do you go about finding a publication to propose or pitch it to? Well, there are lots of ways of finding publications, or writing markets as they are called. But for our purposes for this article, we’ll discuss finding a publication when you already have an idea.

Basically, there are three ways of looking for writing markets online.

Dino Manrique is the owner/publisher of FilipinoWriter.com. You may reach him at filipinowriter (at) gmail (dot) com.

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