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I read your column) about aspiring writers three weeks ago. In order to succeed in the book-publishing world, writers should possess not only talent but also, more importantly, toughness.


One article in Chicken Soup for the Writer’s Soul talked about this. It mentioned that a writer, more than any other professional, should be tough enough to go through dozens of failures. 


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Dirty debutantes: Young Star at 15

By Erwin T. Romulo | March 18, 2011 - 12:00am

How long ago is 15 years?

Young Star

A new crop of Palanca winners

By Butch Dalisay | September 6, 2010 - 12:00am

For the first time in a long while, I failed to attend the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature ceremonies last Wednesday, for the most annoying of reasons  arthritis.

Arts and Culture

More on the Palancas

By Butch Dalisay | September 8, 2008 - 12:00am

Last week’s piece on the Palanca Literary Awards (and about losing in them) provoked a number of responses from readers who were curious about the judging process. One reader hinted at the possibility of collusion...

Arts and Culture

Good news for writers

By Butch Dalisay | February 18, 2008 - 12:00am

Arts and Culture

Coffee with artists

By Butch Dalisay | August 27, 2007 - 12:00am

My student’s intriguing hypothesis is that we can’t write big because we’ve gotten used to thinking small, and that awards like the Palancas contribute to that mentality.

Arts and Culture

One for the underdogs

By Butch Dalisay | August 1, 2005 - 12:00am

Let me take advantage of this week’s space to share and respond to a number of messages I’ve been receiving, related to my recent series of column-pieces on various aspects of writing. Except for the last...

Arts and Culture

The book with your name on the spine

By Butch Dalisay | May 9, 2005 - 12:00am

I got a letter from a reader named Marc, which I’ll use as a take-off point for this week’s column. Here’s what Marc said: I read your column) about aspiring writers three weeks ago. In order to...

Arts and Culture

The horsey set

By Butch Dalisay | August 26, 2002 - 12:00am

My fellow fictionist and partner-in-crime Charlson Ong and I found ourselves standing in the driveway of the Manila Polo Club last week, waiting for a ride and looking decidedly more pedestrian than the bevy of sharp-nosed...

Arts and Culture

The poet’s voice

By Butch Dalisay | July 23, 2001 - 12:00am

I haven’t found it yet on-line, but I was glad to hear from Nemie Bermejo–the Palanca Foundation’s busybody for the longest time–that the Foundation has finally put up a website. For more than...

Arts and Culture

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