I am Jenny Mae S. Talaver, 21, and a recent graduate of Bachelor of Arts Major in Philosophy at Ateneo de Zamboanga University. Born and raised in Mindanao, I grew up loving writing and wrote stories, poems, and other literary works since childhood. I have been a consistent campus journalist throughout my elementary and high school years, and then switched to debating in my college years. During that time, I had finished a Filipino novel in the romance pocketbook-style and worked on more than three other novels-in-progress. Right now, I’m in the middle of the first draft of what I plan to be my debut novel, entitled “Smile, Old Heart”. I mostly write YA, romance and fantasy stories. Aside from doing freelance work, I also maintain 4 blogs in WordPress, Blogspot, Hubpages, and Medium. My main influences are Mitch Albom, Paulo Coelho and Antonio Enriquez.