Where did you grow up, and how did this influence your writing?
I grew up in the Philippines, the only Christian Nation in Southeast Asia. I was born and baptized as a Roman Catholic but was exposed to other religious sects too. That exposure led me to reexamine the practices of the Roman Catholic religion and compare them to those written in the Bible. That comparison inclined me to write about what I have learned.
When did you first start writing?
I started writing poems when I was in college. The first was: "My Lost Doubt" and followed by "Emmanuel" published in a National magazine in the Philippines. During that time I was also composing songs based on the verses I write. My first attempt in writing book was: "We Are Gods: Jesus Said So" in 2007.
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