Moonlake: Hi, I’m Moonlake Ku and welcome to the second episode of Writer’s Awakenings. Today, we have author Helen Patrice with us. Firstly, tell us about yourself and your journey into writing, Helen. Helen: It started with me loving being read to as a little girl, and then once I learned to read, starting to soak upContinue reading “Writer’s Awakening- Helen Patrice”
Category Archives: Writer’s Craft
Writer’s Achievement Diary- 25 June 2017
Mon 19/06/2017 Decided on how to proceed by switching pace of alternating narration Tue 20/06/2017 Amended scene 2 of chap 20 Wed 21/06/2017 Removing 2 chapters’ worth of scenes from chaps 11-20 to fix up timing bug Thu 22/06/2017 Completely restructured sequence of scenes by switching the order of narrative alternation Scene 1, chap 9Continue reading “Writer’s Achievement Diary- 25 June 2017”
Writer’s Awakening- Renee Wiseman
Moonlake: Hi, I’m Moonlake Ku and welcome to the first episode of Writer’s Awakening. Today, we have author Renee Wiseman with us. Firstly, tell us about yourself and your journey into writing, Renee. Renee: My journey into writing was a twisted one, because I actually started as a kid. My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer, andContinue reading “Writer’s Awakening- Renee Wiseman”
Writer’s Achievement Diary- 18 June 2017
Mon 12/06/2017 Long weekend plus still down with cold so took a day off. Tue 13/06/2017 Scene 1, chap 20 Wed 14/06/2017 Doc appointment day, took it off Thu 15/06/2017 Resting at home to recover from sickness Fri 16/06/2017 Relocated part of a scene to later Sat 17/06/2017 Chap 20 done Sun 18/06/2017 Took aContinue reading “Writer’s Achievement Diary- 18 June 2017”
Writer’s Achievement Diary- 11 June 2017
Mon 5/06/2017 1. Chap 17 done Tue 6/06/2017 1. Scene 1, chap 18 Wed 7/06/2017 1. Chap 18 done Thu 8/06/2017 1. Expanded scene 2 of Chap 18, tagged on a little more events to fill it up so that it can stand on its own 2. Scene 1, chap 19 Fri 9/06/2017 1. RoughContinue reading “Writer’s Achievement Diary- 11 June 2017”
Writer’s Achievement Diary- 4 June 2017
Mon 29/05/2017 Settled on ages for 2 main male characters Re-order a bunch of scenes between chaps 12-15 Readjusted content of scenes in chap 13 Idea seeds on chaps 16, scene 1 of chap 17 Tue 30/05/2017 20 grids filled for Chan Lok Vague idea for scene 1, chap 16 Wed 31/05/2017 22 grids filledContinue reading “Writer’s Achievement Diary- 4 June 2017”
Moonlake’s Progress as a Writer
Random reminder: there’s now the option to receive new posts of this blog via email. It’s located at the bottom of the blog for anyone interested. This blog has now been up for exactly two and a half years (as of the time of writing) and just prior to the creation of this blog, IContinue reading “Moonlake’s Progress as a Writer”
Writer’s Achievement Diary- 28 May 2017
Mon 22/05/2017 Scene 1, chap 46 done Scene 2, chap 46 outlined very roughly Tue 23/05/2017 Scene 1, chap 47 partially outlined Wed 24/05/2017 Scene 1, chap 47 changed completely Chap 47 done Scene 1, chap 48 done Thu 25/05/2017 Changed ending of scene 1, chap 48 Scene 2, chap 48 Scene 3, chap 48Continue reading “Writer’s Achievement Diary- 28 May 2017”
Writer’s Achievement Diary- 21 May 17
Mon 15/05/2017 1. Finished off scene 2 of Chap 27 2. Figured out main gist of scene 2, chap 28 3. Made decision to relocate another side-plot section 4: Sketched out scene 2 of Chap 28 from scratch Tue 16/05/2017 1. Decided on general shape of events for Chap 29-30 (equivalent of 4 achievements) WedContinue reading “Writer’s Achievement Diary- 21 May 17”
Writer’s Achievement Diary- 14 May 17
Mon 8/05/2017 1. Fleshed out the empathy scene b/w Sin Sin and Lok for potential future incorporation 2. Identified key decision points for the outline as a separate doc Tue 9/05/2017 1. 10 grids filled for Ip Wed 10/05/2017 1. Came up with rough idea on scene 2 of chapter 26 Thu 11/05/2017 1. ComeContinue reading “Writer’s Achievement Diary- 14 May 17”
Moonlake's Fiction Space 