Day 12 started our 3 days’ stay at Interlaken. The first day was spent at Interlaken and Brienz. We had breakfast at Cafe de Paris where we had two plain omelets. Since that was rather filling for us, we skipped lunch. There was really nothing at Interlaken (it was also raining that day) so weContinue reading “23 days Italy, Switzerland and France trip on trains- Switzerland part 2”
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Remarkable Women in ancient China (22)- Wang Zhenyi
Who is she: Notable Life Events: Moonlake’s thoughts on her: This is clearly a woman who knows what she wants from her life and works to cultivate that. I have great respect for her. English Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Zhenyi_(astronomer)
Craft and Curiousity reads 2024: Change of Plans
I had just ordered In Cold Blood by Truman Capote from my local library because I had heard about it during the UBC novel writing courses and I found it on my local library’s electronic catalogue so I switched out the Lovely Bones. I’m still contemplating the idea of swapping out the Shipping News forContinue reading “Craft and Curiousity reads 2024: Change of Plans “
Book analysis as learning tool
I’ve been doing book analyses on and off as a means to improve my own writing craft. This is something I picked up from the UBC novel writing courses. I mean, it’s a simple enough idea but the key takeaway or revelation was that you could use this to study specific craft elements which meansContinue reading “Book analysis as learning tool”
23 days Italy, Switzerland and France trip on trains- Switzerland part 1
Day 8, we finally left rainy Venice for Zurich. Not much to be said for the short flight but somehow we got completely turned around from the tram stop to our hotel, which was only 5 minutes away, and ended up lugging around two checked in luggages plus one hand carry and two backpacks forContinue reading “23 days Italy, Switzerland and France trip on trains- Switzerland part 1”
Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (23)
Wen Wen Physical Description: A bee-like insect with a forked tail and a tongue that grows backwards. Special Properties: It makes a loud sound. Ying Shao (or Baby Spoon) Physical Description: A magpie-like bird that has red eyes, a red beak, a white body and a tail shaped like a spoon. Special Properties: It makesContinue reading “Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (23)”
Moonlake’s Book Discoveries: September 2024
Fantasy Northern Lights by Phillip Pullman I got curious because His Darkest Materials was the title for the lesson on research for the novel writing course that I did with the University of British Columbia up on the edX platform. As I was reading it, it reminds me a little of one movie that IContinue reading “Moonlake’s Book Discoveries: September 2024”
I wonder why people never…
The jump-off line is actually invented by Laurie Wagner, inspired by An Ordinary Day by Jean Reinhold. I wonder why people never expect things to go wrong until they do? Inborn optimism or protagonist syndrome? I wonder why people never talk about the failures or think about them even if they are talked about? WhyContinue reading “I wonder why people never…”
23 days Italy, Switzerland and France trip on trains- Italy part 3
Day 6, we traveled by train from Florence to Venice. In general, I found Santa Maria Novella much more pleasant compared to Rome Termini. The platform numbers came out about half an hour rather than 20 minutes on the dot and obviously it was smaller so less mad dashing across platforms. Also, by this time,Continue reading “23 days Italy, Switzerland and France trip on trains- Italy part 3”
Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (22)
Pi Physical Description: An deer-like creature with its anus growing on its tail. Tong Tong Physical Description: An pig-like creature. Special Properties: The sound it makes is like its name. Pearls grow inside its body. Xiu Fish Physical Description: Looks like the Crucian carp with a big head. Special Properties: Its meat is a cureContinue reading “Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (22)”
Moonlake's Fiction Space 