This is a piece created from a prompt from Maya Stein’s Press Play. I truncated the last paragraph because it was too personal but I like the ending to this truncated piece as well. Enjoy: The songs we could have been singing, the dances we could have danced, the words we could have spoken… howContinue reading “The songs we could have been singing”
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Maybe there is nothing going on
This piece below is still prompted by a line in the poem Starfish: Maybe there is nothing going on. Maybe there is nothing going on. Nothing. Nothing at all. Nothing except my imagination. Oh, I’ve always had imagination. When clouds flowed by in the sky, I could see shapes in them. I could conjure storiesContinue reading “Maybe there is nothing going on”
A Blogging Holiday
I’ve just decided to give myself a monthly blogging holiday and since October is my birthday month, I feel like I want to make this my annual blogging holiday. I am currently in a low energy phase with writing and that’s across the board. It applies to my main project, my side project and blogging.Continue reading “A Blogging Holiday”
Writer Scam Alert- Shaw Academy
I’m writing such a post because recently I’ve run into a scam with the Shaw Academy which offers online courses of creative writing and other topics and one month of free trial. How did I first encounter this scam? Through a Facebook advertisement. So how do they scam you? Well, when I wanted to cancelContinue reading “Writer Scam Alert- Shaw Academy”
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)”
What am I not writing?
Yes, you’ve read it correctly, in this post I am going to talk about what I am not writing. This is my attempt to set out expectations for my future/prospective readers *wink* Let’s start with genre (and for those who need a reminder, mine is Chinese fantasy or fantasy in a Chinese setting with ChineseContinue reading “What am I not writing?”
Jigsaw Puzzles, Writing and Me
So I just came back from my holidays and I wanted to write about something a little different from my usual focus: jigsaw puzzles. Actually, it was one of my childhood hobbies that I only recently picked back up. So what has it got to do with writing at all? Well, jigsaw puzzles: Trained myContinue reading “Jigsaw Puzzles, Writing and Me”
Where have you gone, Moonlake?
I went off to outline the first book of a Chinese fantasy series that I intend to debut with under the name of Moonlake (I am waiting until I have more materials before sharing details but stay tuned!). Yes, you heard me correctly, I’ve been outlining a book for almost 2 years now and IContinue reading “Where have you gone, Moonlake?”
A Restless Mind
To be honest, I have more than enough things floating around my mind to blog about but as the title of this post indicates, I’m suffering from a restless mind at the moment. So I might as well commit the clamour to my blog and then move on. I think it comes from two mainContinue reading “A Restless Mind”
Excursions from the Citadel- Excerpt from Grey
The peace of the kingdom hung, dark cloud rain The prince sat huge old throne worn crown worn sword always alone no kin no advisors duty as the peace restlessly he fingered throne then crown and sword the dark cloud broke…….. The numbness of the day settled on me. The cold winter morning was punctuatedContinue reading “Excursions from the Citadel- Excerpt from Grey”
