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Scene by Scene breakdown- Reflections to date

I did feel like my amended version of the scene by scene breakdown was more easy to fill out compared to the original version. In particular, it is certainly more suitable for my needs due to my tendency to lose access to my characters. Or rather, I should say that I’m mostly in contact withContinue reading “Scene by Scene breakdown- Reflections to date “

The Role of Etiquette in Chinese culture (2)- Left versus Right

There are two aspects to which left versus right is important in Chinese culture. The first is that unlike Western society where right is considered the power position, it’s the reverse in Chinese culture. By the power position, I mean both seating arrangements and whether you walk to the left or right of someone else.Continue reading “The Role of Etiquette in Chinese culture (2)- Left versus Right “

Moonlake’s Writing Updates- September 2025

Due to an accidental hand injury which lasted for a week and the two changes in approach I made for this particular task (first changing from index card to Excel and then leveraging FATE scenario creation technique for my novel), I’m expecting that it would probably be closer to the end of this year thatContinue reading “Moonlake’s Writing Updates- September 2025”

The Role of Etiquette in Chinese culture (1)- Titles and Personal Addresses

This topic is actually inspired by my study in translation (I started my graduate certificate in translation in the middle of July) and I thought etiquette does play a very important role in Chinese culture, all the way from ancient times. Before I delve into the topic area of this post, I will just listContinue reading “The Role of Etiquette in Chinese culture (1)- Titles and Personal Addresses “

Moonlake’s Book Discoveries- September 2025

Fantasy The Wilderwomen by Ruth Emmie Lang Technically this is the subgenre of urban fantasy or supernatural fantasy but to be honest it felt more like a family story to me because it’s all about two sisters’ efforts to find their missing Mom. It’s okay, the pacing is a little slow at bits but IContinue reading “Moonlake’s Book Discoveries- September 2025”

22 days train trip in Spain and Portugal- Portugal part 1

We caught a Flibus from Seville to Faro and didn’t do much at all on the first day because once we moved to Portugal, my prepaid Spanish Orange 20 stopped working. And basically despite us receiving a printed out map at the hotel on how to get to the city, we ended up going onContinue reading “22 days train trip in Spain and Portugal- Portugal part 1”

I see the way…

The jump off lines is from Collecting Light by Deb Cooper and this is from a day when I’m not feeling the prompt: I see the way my fingers dip into the trough of hand cream and withdraw while leaving the shape intact. I see the way, or rather feel the way, this pen I’mContinue reading “I see the way…”

Running a FB group for aspiring novelists

I am running out of writer craft insights to share and so I’m branching out to this other enterprise that I have been running for my fellow students from the UBC novel writing courses. I created this back in 2018, off this random idea I have of providing a platform for us all to gatherContinue reading “Running a FB group for aspiring novelists”

22 days train trip in Spain and Portugal- Spain part 3

The last leg of the Spanish journey is based in Seville. My original itinerary would cover the Santa Cruz neighbourhood in the morning and the signature landmarks such as the Royal Alcazar, Cathedral de Sevilla and Plaza de Espana etc in the afternoon on the first day. But as is our norm, we skipped mostContinue reading “22 days train trip in Spain and Portugal- Spain part 3”

Oriental Fantasy 2025 (2)

Continuing with Striking the Zither by Joan He, I think it’s best seen as a fantasy set around certain historical events as detailed in the Romance of Three Kingdoms. In fact, after section 1, the fantasy element is so much that it’s enough to tip the whole story into the fantasy genre. On the otherContinue reading “Oriental Fantasy 2025 (2) “