Welcome to the Nest!
Hello there! I’m Gianne Rabena, an author and illustrator from the Philippines. I’m just your average ordinary everyday Geeky Creative!
This little corner of the Internet is my archive of Works-in-Progresses, creative stuff, and updates about my art and stories. Get inspiration or fangirl with me in this crafty safe space—home of the chaotic creative.
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(Note: Some future stories may only be excerpts, but I’m still working on those. I am also making separate Substack Publications dedicated to my art and some sections for my stories that I might only intend for online reading in the meantime.)
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Why the Raven’s Nest?
The Raven’s Nest came about when I started wanting to make a social media presence on Instagram dedicated to my writing during the pandemic. My surname, Rabena, sounds like ‘Ravena’ or ‘Raven’. The Ravena is also a fictional mythical species in a popular Filipino Fantasy TV series I grew up watching in the early 2000s, Mulawin. It’s about a half-bird-half-human species, LOL. I used to get comments in grade school about being a ‘Ravena’ and I just thought it was amusing. Today, aside from my surname, I find myself fascinated by Ravens, and thought it would be cute to use them as a mascot or theme for my ‘Writing Persona’.
Since I’m inspired by the Superhero genre, much like the Robin is to the sidekick, I donned the Raven.
Have I mentioned I have a novel?
Heart and Hero
The first in a series of YA Superhero Fantasy books set in an alternate modern Philippines!
Enter the world of the Superhumans, Engkantos, and Diwatas.
Not sure yet? No worries! Newsletter subscribers can get a FREE Excerpt copy of the first six chapters here!
