Hi Houston! Have you ever wanted to learn book edge painting? No artistic experience necessary! At my book edge painting party Nov 16th 10am at @qamariahouston I'll teach you how to create beautiful gradient edges

When @readingismagical.bsky.social says you wrote a book w/ " These are the thighs that killed Magellan vibes" You obviously travel to the Mactan Shrine to see where Datu Lapulapu's warriors killed Magellan If this is your vibe you need my Anti- colonial Filipino fantasy abt drowning colonizers

While backing up family photos of my father in law - who died earlier this month - my husband's @dropbox.com account was disabled. They claim the baby pictures he backed up are 'inappropriate material' aka violation of their tos. 1000s of family pics and all 3 of the novels he's written, gone.

Author's first book tattoo!!! 🚨Warning for sfw censored side boob 🤣😅 It's "saints" and "daughters" in Tagalog in baybayin calligraphy! The grey scrollwork is filigree designs from the precolonial Filipino gold where my family is from, Laguna. 🥰 Plus my cousin Cy helped me design it 🥰

My first Philippines event to celebrate the Launch of Daughters of Flood and Fury was a huge success! thanks to my readers who came out! Thank you to @fullybookedph.bsky.social for hosting me and @micadeleonwrites 🙌🏽 It was so good to meet in person and I so love her book Meant to Be in Manila 💜

🙌🏽🇵🇭🙌🏽 thank you Manila for all the love 💕

Hello from Manila I'm a Filipino -American author, Gabriella Buba here for my event with @_fullybooked at thier BGC location in conversation with @micadeleonwrites 3-5pm TODAY Oct 18th! I can't wait to see you there!

I'm deep in dev edits for Worlds Divide, my YA science fiction debut novel. I'm so excited for this story to be out in the world. Are you interested in helping me promote it? Would you like a free eARC? Join my Street Team! forms.gle/BHdQ6jV2WMEp...

I can finally say this publicly now. Yay!!!

1st Day in Manila! We visited San Augustine Church in Intramuros which I based the church in Saints of Storm and Sorrow on! Also got into a booklook for an interview with @_fullybooked ahead of my event at thier Bonificio high street location Oct 18 3-5pm with Mica de Leon - I hope to see you there

The afternoon rain has swept in and the pattern of the rainfall across manila bay is mesmerizing ⛈️🌊⛈️🌊 just before the rain came down we could see the Corregidor Caldera and Mount Mariveles from the roof the dormant volcano I based Mount Hilaga on in Saints

Happy FAHM! Did you know I'm headed to the Philippines for my very first Philippines based book event in partnership with @fullybookedph.bsky.social ? I'll be in conversation with Mica De Leon 3-5pm at the Taguig flagship location on Oct 18!!

I want more from love triangles than the FMC chosing btwn 2 brooding men blond and brunette So I wrote a bi-panic love triangle btwn an FMC hiding her witchcraft in a nunnery, a Sapphic nun torn btwn love and faith, & a tide-touched healer in love w/ the FMC since she saved him from a sea dragon

Happy reading!

Happy FAHM! Here are my in person events! Fort Worth's @getlit.bookfair TODAY the 5th 11-3pm.at Martin House Brewery And my first Philippines based book event with @_fullybooked on Oct 18th 3-5pm with @micadeleonwrites #fahmbookstatour @atemarcelareads__ @filipinaauthorsbookclub #FiltheShelves

It's Filipino American History Month and I'm a queer Fil-Am author writing award nominated Filipino epic fantasy that tackles generational trauma, anti-colonial themes, and the catharsis and strength in naming our hidden burdens instead of endless "resilience". Now that's Sobrang Pinay 🙌🏽🇵🇭

I've entered my showgirl era You can't tell me this wasn't written for my heroine, Daughter of the Goddess of Storms 🙌🏽⛈️⛈️⛈️🙌🏽 Check out Saints of Storm and Sorrow! Come for the epic lightning magic and sizzling bi love triangle romance, stay for drowning colonizers ⛈️🙌🏽🌊

Aren't you Tired of being Nice? Good, Daughters is NOT about: Healing from the trauma of youth and learning to forgive and forget More: They broke our halos so we grew teeth- time to feed the ones who wronged us to the depths of the sea 🌊🐊🌊 Come meet Inez in Daughters of Flood and Fury

We all love: "I'd kill for you" So how about: "I do not heal and I do not save, but whatever power I have it is yours. Let the tides turn and the seas roar. walk with me and the sea will rise on the wings of my Storm... Aynila won't mourn the death of monsters"

I'll be at @fullybookedph.bsky.social in conversation with Mica de leon talking all about my Filipino inspired epic fantasy duology on Oct 18 3-5pm. I hope to see you there! To celebrate Fully Booked is running a bookclub Giveaway head to their Insta to enter! www.instagram.com/p/DPOOY9CjZr...

When the one the MC loved through the darkest times in their lives, who betrayed her, and everything they'd built, and is begging for forgiveness.... But some things can't be forgiven I loved you. I'm sorry I don't want to spoil by identifying the ship from Saints but if you know you know 🥲🥲🥲😭

As Bi Visibility month comes to a close I wanted to leave you with this 💗💜💙 I wrote Saints of Storm and Sorrow for every queer mixed kid that grew up always feeling like they were too much and not enough for both sides of their family. Who tied themselves in knots to find a place they'd "fit". 1/3

Book 2 Lunurin is really attempting to be a good influence on her sister Inez, but Inez is here for the drama, and never saw a bad idea she didn't like 🤣😇🐊🐉🌊 The Stormbringer Duology is complete and now you can read my Filipino mythology epic fantasy except the Avatar is not a pacifist.

Not enemies to lovers BUT... A Marriage of Convenience Between a prince sworn to the all merciful Goddess of the Sea. A healer, bound by duty, prepared to sacrifice himself and everyone he loves to maintain the fragile peace in his half-conquered city And a woman chosen by the Goddess of Storms

Inez from Daughters of Flood and Fury never met a problem she didn't try to solve by throwing herself into the sea 🌊🙌🏽🌊

A wet SOCK? In my training module?

Not exactly: "Who did this to you?" The MMC asks the injured FMC MORE: The FMC in the center of the wreckage of the storm she called at the behest of the Goddess of Vengeance, touching the blood running down the side of the MMC's face asking, "Did I do this?"

Vibes for your toxic Sapphic nuns? When Forbidden love and Foreign faith are tearing you apart.... Will martyrdom bring the peace you crave? Meet Catalina my favorite and most unlikable character from Saints of Storm and Sorrow.

I'm being so real right now, learn how to engage in media as art and not a reflection of your own real life morals. consume things that make you uncomfortable and understand why it makes you uncomfortable. Don't just base yours and others morals standings on the media you consume.

My author brand in a nutshell

My father is the worst man alive...and I'm his favorite daughter Lunurin has been hiding in a convent from the goddess of storms who sings of drowning colonizers and the Inquisition who'd burn her for a witch, were she not the archbishop's illegitimate mestiza daughter...

I've been researching WWII rice shortages in the Philippines for a novella, reading a pre-war American analysis of the Philippine Agricultural capacity now. AND I AM SCREAMING AT A PITCH AUDIBLE ONLY TO DOGS "The economy grew despite difficulties with various agrarian uprisings."

It's Bi visibility week, so you can't not perceive this bi author & her bi heroine in a bi-panic love triangle Saints is a coming of rage abt a woman hiding in a nunnery from her Goddess of Storms who sings of drowning colonizers & the Inquisition who'd burn her at the stake

Whenever I have a truly exhausting week I like to eat food so hot that in comparison to the physical pain I feel downright euphoric. For times like these there's drizzling extra buldak hot sauce on extra spicy ramen

@armadilloconsff was an awesome end cap to a busy Daughters of Flood and Fury book tour Now I must climb under a rock and write a novella preferably before mid October 🤞🏽🫣😅🤣 It's been a blast but the deadlines are whispering my name in discordant voices and I must pay heed

I don't think you're ready for my latest Filipiniana ✨FIT✨ 🙌🏽🇵🇭🙌🏽 Thanks @armadillocon.bsky.social for having me 💜 I had a blast

A "book marketer" quoted me $4000 to improve my book's "discoverability" with .... Wait for it.... "40-80 reviews" So here's me walking into the sea and calling down the wrath of the Goddess of Storms instead!

@rosecitycc swag and signings haul. I was voted most likely to commit arson in so obviously the Molotov cat. I'm so thrilled to have gotten to panel with such amazing and talented authors Andinspired by all the reader totes, I tried to do a signed tote with every author I paneled with-cute right?

Thank so much for having me on to chat!

Who's headed to @armadilloconsff ? Have you seen these awesome panel lineups? I'm so excited to be heading to Austin in TWO DAYS for some awesome writer's workshops, panels, signings and readings! I hope to see you there! You won't miss me- I'll be in my pinay con-crown 🤣👑🙌🏽🇵🇭

I just wanted to let you know that my How I Make Money Writing interview is now live! If we're mutuals shoot me a dm and I can get you a gifted link to read in full if you're interested 💜 Here’s the link: howimakemoneywriting.substack.com/p/interview-...

Thank you @rosecitycc.bsky.social I WAS having my moment 🙌🏽👑🥰 Quick highlights reel from this weekend's epic events, panels and signings. Getting to meet with so many readers who've been following me was amazing as well as connecting with so many new and enthusiastic readers!

Quick Rose City Comicon photo dump!!! Sidekicks and side quests moderated by @readingismagical.bsky.social with @tkingfisher.com and Terry Brooks and the lovely @rmgilligan.bsky.social and @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social was such a cool discussion!

Last day to enter! doing a final day boost for a giveaway of my avatar the last Airbender - but the avatar is not a Pacifist epic fantasy series! www.instagram.com/p/DN8atBijuV...

Trailer for my Filipino Gothic short story ORO, PLATA, MATA in Beyond &Within WITCHCRAFT Folk and Horror stories edited by @marieoregan8101 and @paul.kane.376 you can preorder for 25% off till Sept 5 at B&N with CODE: PREORDER25 📿🇵🇭⚜️🪙🥈💀

It's B&N pre-order season! And if you're looking for an awesome diverse witchy anthology you need Beyond and Within: WITCHCRAFT Folk and Horror Anthology edited by Marie O'regan & Paul Kane It includes my gothic filipino story ORO, PLATA, MATA (Gold, Silver, Death)

I'm headed into back to back Con weekends with @rosecitycc and @armadilloconsff Will you be there?? I'm so psyched for these incredibly stacked panels lineups, bookish brunches, really cool writing workshops and more opportunities to wear out my bookish cosplays and booklooks!

Shout out to @rubellaface for sharing this cool @rosecitycc display at @powellsbooks that features Daughters of Flood and Fury and Saints of Storm and Sorrow with @mia.tsai.books epic blurb 🥰🥰🥰 Just 3 more days till the Con and I can't wait!! Will you be there?

Important Saints of Storm and Sorrow memes

Celebrating the work and life of Larry Itliong a Filipino American labor organizer and civil rights activist who played a central role in founding the United Farm Workers (UFW) union. On labor day remember the manong generation