Who is she: Daughter (only child) of Huang Chen Yin, an influential scholar in Jingzhou which was a big region encapsulating what are now the Hubei and Hunan provinces as well as surrounding areas (it was a rich and flourishing region where scholars thrive which was quite rare in ancient China). The Huang family wasContinue reading “Remarkable Women in Ancient China (4)- Huang Yue Ying”
Category Archives: Writer’s Craft
Chinese Lore- A selection of Mythical Flora (2)
I usually run my Remarkable Women in ancient China (RWAC) series this month but I didn’t want a break in between the Mythical Flora series so I decided to move back the RWAC post to next month. Face Tree Physical Description: A tree with branches that sprout peach-like fruits with human faces Lore: Another lifeformContinue reading “Chinese Lore- A selection of Mythical Flora (2)”
Tales of Inspiration (2)
Today I’m going to talk about the inspiration behind my novella A Thread of A Chance and how the external impetus+internal processing framework discussed in the first post of this series works in giving birth to this particular story. The external impetus actually comes in two parts: the first is the anthology series I wasContinue reading “Tales of Inspiration (2)”
Chinese Lore- A selection of Mythical Flora (1)
Shadow Wood Physical Description: A tree distinguishable because in the day-time, each of its leaves has one hundred of the Chinese character that means “shadow” on it while at night its flowers will shine like stars. This tree will only bear fruit every 10 000 years. Its fruits are as large as a melon, withContinue reading “Chinese Lore- A selection of Mythical Flora (1)”
World Building: Constellation
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”
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 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)”
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”
Sneak Peek: My Tentative Next Series
What?! You have a next series already lined up when you haven’t officially debuted with a single book yet? I know most of you are thinking this but it is true. In fact, if I look at my commercial project list document (to be distinguished from my idea journal where anything goes although the distinctionContinue reading “Sneak Peek: My Tentative Next Series”
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