“I wanted to write something fun that I’ve always wanted to read and couldn’t find on the shelf. Her instructor, writer Lori Rader-Day, took a look at Manansala’s piece for the class and said, “I think you’re a mystery writer.” She decided on a whim to take a one-day mystery writing workshop. She thought she’d write kid literature or fantasy since she loves creating worlds.īut mysteries were Manansala’s and her mom’s favorite genre. Manansala didn’t expect to become a mystery writer. Her multi-generational household was a bit of a “waystation” for other folks coming over from the Philippines, she said. When Manansala was growing up in Hermosa, her family was one of the area’s few Filipino families. “Then you go about it, your world is essentially the same.” “You expect when you make this momentous thing happen that your life is just gonna be magically changed, right?” she said. It’s “still a little hard to absorb” all the good press, awards and nominations, Manansala said. Now she’s living her dream, releasing multiple books this year and having just agreed with her publisher to write an additional three stories. Manansala, who grew up in Hermosa, wanted to be an author ever since she was in elementary school. Credit: Provided “Arsenic and Adobo” has been nominated for several awards and got rave reviews.
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