I’ve previously listed constellations under Worldbuilding- Moonlake’s Favourite Elements. Today I want to show two snippets of my writing where constellations feature prominently. The New Moon shone pale against the backdrop of black velvet that was the sky. In contrast, various constellations competed intensely in a race to outshine each other. In the centre ofContinue reading “World Building: Constellation”
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What Moves Me- Summary from My Latest Personal Reflection Spell
As promised, I will start off this year with a post summarising my take-away from the personal reflection spell I alluded to in my last blog post last year. But firstly, let me describe what happened that brought it on. Well, the main culprit was this mainland Chinese dating show that I stumbled upon thatContinue reading “What Moves Me- Summary from My Latest Personal Reflection Spell”
Writing Plan
I’m briefly back but I am not officially coming back to the blogging world until next year. Before I go into my writing plan, I thought I would briefly go back what’s been happening in my blogging absence. So long story short is that I’ve been caught up in a personal reflection spell in July-Continue reading “Writing Plan”
Moonlake’s Serendipities (2)
Above is a slightly different definition of serendipity that I first came across and understood the term but let’s just say I think of it as life’s little surprises. I haven’t reported on any life surprises for a while and since one just happened recently, I thought I would blog about it. So I hadContinue reading “Moonlake’s Serendipities (2)”
Moonlake’s Book Discoveries- June 2019
I tried to read Ken Liu’s Dandelion Dynasty series but because the book was so thick I ended up delaying it to July when I would get a one week break. As of the time this is published, I am reading book 1 of Tad Williams’ Memory, Sorrow and Thorn quartet- The Dragonbone Chair. IContinue reading “Moonlake’s Book Discoveries- June 2019”
Moonlake’s Writing Updates (8)
I am someone who is always more cautious about sharing bad news but the truth is that I’ve been a bit lost over these 2 months for my novel. Technically I’m not that lost but I haven’t been adding word counts on a daily basis and I haven’t been doing work for the novel onContinue reading “Moonlake’s Writing Updates (8)”
Tales of Inspiration (1)
“Where do you get your inspiration from?” That seems to be a FAQ for writers. So I thought I would answer it here by describing how each of my story ideas came to me. It would also be a good way for me and my future readers to acquaint ourselves so they get a glimpseContinue reading “Tales of Inspiration (1)”
Meta Fiction: Shuang Gu Sword (Double Branched Sword)
Author’s notes: this sub borrows heavily from actual Chinese history and folklore (at least, so far as the legend section goes but a fair bit was just the author adapting real history to her own use). Appearance: It is a set of two short swords (housed within the same scabbard) that weigh approximately the sameContinue reading “Meta Fiction: Shuang Gu Sword (Double Branched Sword)”
Remarkable Women in Ancient China (3)- Ban Zhao
Who is she: The first female historian in Chinese history, a renowned politician and poet Author of the influential text “Lessons for Women” that is inextricably linked to female suppression Notable life events: Born into the prestigious Ban family (which was reputedly the descendants of a famous philosopher in the Warring State Period) as theContinue reading “Remarkable Women in Ancient China (3)- Ban Zhao”
What my Favourite Characters tell me about Myself
The previous two posts have all been about my writing so I thought I would change the pace a bit by talking about a topic that leans towards the reading side: a reflection of the attributes of my favourite characters and what they show about me. Firstly, I like a female protagonist who isContinue reading “What my Favourite Characters tell me about Myself”
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