Babes Cajayon
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Babes Cajayon is a renowned author of Tagalog
popular romance novel
s in the Philippines
. Cajayon used the pen name Martha Cecilia, a nom de plume she adopted from her daughter. Her trademark in pocketbook writing are novels with happy ending
s. She is the writer for the bestselling Kristine series, that has been adopted as a television series
. Cajayon was born in Dapitan City
in Zamboanga del Norte
, Mindanao
, and was a resident of Kabacan, North Cotabato. She has four children.
and from Conchita Bernardo's Karilagan Finishing School in Sta. Mesa, Manila.
another Filipino writer, and by foreign writers such as Sandra Brown
, Judith McNaught
, Dalton Trumbo
(particularly by the anti-war book Johnny Got His Gun
), Sun Tzu
(author of the Art of War), Robert Greene
(author of The 48 Laws of Power
). Cajayon was the cofounder of the Love Match line of paperbacks, after writing for Precious Heart Romance.
Tagalog language
Tagalog is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a third of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by most of the rest. It is the first language of the Philippine region IV and of Metro Manila...
popular romance novel
Romance novel
The romance novel is a literary genre developed in Western culture, mainly in English-speaking countries. Novels in this genre place their primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and must have an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending." Through the late...
s in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. Cajayon used the pen name Martha Cecilia, a nom de plume she adopted from her daughter. Her trademark in pocketbook writing are novels with happy ending
Happy ending
A happy ending is an ending of the plot of a work of fiction in which almost everything turns out for the best for the protagonists, their sidekicks, and almost everyone except the villains....
s. She is the writer for the bestselling Kristine series, that has been adopted as a television series
Kristine (TV series)
Martha Cecilia's Kristine is a 2010 Filipino romance-drama primetime television series produced and aired by ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation. It is based on 54 books of the pocketbook the Kristine Series, by Martha Cecilia...
. Cajayon was born in Dapitan City
Dapitan City
The City of Dapitan is a 4th class city in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 68,178 people in 13,560 households...
in Zamboanga del Norte
Zamboanga del Norte
Zamboanga del Norte or simply known as ZANORTE is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Its capital is Dipolog City and the province borders Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga Sibugay to the south and Misamis Occidental to the east...
, Mindanao
Mindanao
Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. It is also the name of one of the three island groups in the country, which consists of the island of Mindanao and smaller surrounding islands. The other two are Luzon and the Visayas. The island of Mindanao is called The...
, and was a resident of Kabacan, North Cotabato. She has four children.
Education
Cajayon studied at the University of the EastUniversity of the East
The University of the East is a private nonsectarian university located in University Belt Area, district of Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines. The university was founded in 1946 as a coeducational institution...
and from Conchita Bernardo's Karilagan Finishing School in Sta. Mesa, Manila.
Career
Cajayon began her writing career in the popular romance genre after having a chance meeting with Filipino writer Olga Medina. Apart from Olga Medina, Cajayon was also influenced by the works of Edgardo M. ReyesEdgardo M. Reyes
Edgardo M. Reyes is a Filipino male novelist. His literature first appeared in the Tagalog magazine, Liwayway. His novels include Laro sa Baga, and Sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag. He is also one of the authors of the critically acclaimed anthology of Tagalog Short Stories, the "Mga Agos sa Disyerto".-His...
another Filipino writer, and by foreign writers such as Sandra Brown
Sandra Brown
Sandra Lynn Brown is an American bestselling author of romantic novels and thriller suspense novels. Brown has also published works under the pen names of Rachel Ryan, Laura Jordan, and Erin St. Claire....
, Judith McNaught
Judith McNaught
Judith McNaught is a bestselling author of over a dozen historical and contemporary romance novels, with 30 million copies of her works in print. She was also the first female executive producer at a CBS radio station...
, Dalton Trumbo
Dalton Trumbo
James Dalton Trumbo was an American screenwriter and novelist, and one of the Hollywood Ten, a group of film professionals who refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947 during the committee's investigation of Communist influences in the motion picture industry...
(particularly by the anti-war book Johnny Got His Gun
Johnny Got His Gun
Johnny Got His Gun is an anti-war novel written in 1938 by American novelist and screenwriter Dalton Trumboand published by J. B. Lippincott company.-Plot:...
), Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu
Sun Wu , style name Changqing , better known as Sun Tzu or Sunzi , was an ancient Chinese military general, strategist and philosopher who is traditionally believed, and who is most likely, to have authored The Art of War, an influential ancient Chinese book on military strategy...
(author of the Art of War), Robert Greene
Robert Greene
Robert Greene may refer to:*Robert Greene , English writer*Robert Greene *Robert Greene American author of books on strategy*Robert L. Greene, American psychologist...
(author of The 48 Laws of Power
The 48 Laws of Power
The 48 Laws of Power is a 1998 book by Robert Greene. Robert Greene takes elements of some of the worlds most influential political thinkers to come up with the 48 Laws of Power, from Niccolò Machiavelli to Sun Tsu, he captures their most important points of power. - The Laws :# Never outshine the...
). Cajayon was the cofounder of the Love Match line of paperbacks, after writing for Precious Heart Romance.
See also
- Armine Rhea MendozaArmine Rhea MendozaArmine Rhea Mendoza is one of the most prolific writers of contemporary Tagalog romance novels in the Philippines. Using the pseudonym Camilla, which Mendoza adopted from a female warrior in the Iliad , Mendoza writes for Precious Heart Romances , the Tagalog pocketbooks brand published by...
- Evelyn May GuinidEvelyn May GuinidEvelyn May Guinid is a renowned author of Tagalog popular romance novels in the Philippines. She is the bestselling author of the Lothario romance book series. She uses the pen name Eve Montelibano.-Career:...
- Maria Teresa Cruz San DiegoMaria Teresa Cruz San DiegoMaria Teresa "Tessa" Cruz San Diego is a prolific and bestselling author of Tagalog popular romance novels in the Philippines. As a writer for the Tagalog pocketbooks industry, San Diego used the noms de plume such as Maia Jose and Tisha Nicole....
- Lualhati BautistaLualhati BautistaLualhati Torres Bautista is one of the foremost Filipino female novelists in the history of contemporary Philippine Literature. Her novels include Dekada '70, Bata, Bata, Pa'no Ka Ginawa?, and ‘GAPÔ....