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Improvisational Writing

Originally posted on Live to Write – Write to Live:
I took an improv class in Cambridge this winter. It’s something I’ve wanted to do since 2008, when I did improv during a Master Coach training. Since taking the class, I’ve been using some of the techniques I learned to get more words on the…

“What does Writing Mean to you?”

I skipped out on the post yesterday because I was preparing the response to selection criteria document for a job- yes, that most pesky activity that one could be engaged in! Having said that, I’m applying for a job in familiar fields so to speak and there would be no more weird questions at interviewsContinue reading ““What does Writing Mean to you?””

Characterisation- Moonlake’s List of Moods

I won’t be able to post tomorrow so I’m posting in advance today and it is about yet another list I’ve created as a result of my 10 by 10 exercise for characterisation, which is on the possible moods that a character typically goes through. · affectionate · aloof · angry · anguish · argumentativeContinue reading “Characterisation- Moonlake’s List of Moods”

Characterisation- Moonlake’s List of Personal Values

Before delving into the actual topic of this post, I have to mention that I edited the previous post about Catalyst Events and Elements yesterday rather than going with 2 separate posts on the same topic as previously planned. So in today’s post, I’m going to share yet another list I had created that aidsContinue reading “Characterisation- Moonlake’s List of Personal Values”

Plotting with Catalyst Events and Elements

Today I’m going to talk about a particular approach to creating plots- the use of catalyst events and elements, which is just my term for any event or element that moves the story along. Normally, the grand skeleton of a story comes to me of their own accords but I find this catalyst event approachContinue reading “Plotting with Catalyst Events and Elements”

Writing Challenges

This is the made-up post that I had promised earlier for the post I had skipped due to sickness. In this post, I’m going to talk about writing challenges. How are these different from writing prompts, you ask? Well, not different at all in essence as they are both meant to spark off ideas. It’sContinue reading “Writing Challenges”

Worldbuilding- Moonlake’s Favourite Elements

This post is somewhat inspired by the post of Berkeley Kerr that I’ve reblogged under this same category some months back but compared to his very extensive article, mine is more modest in scope. I’m merely talking about my favourite elements in world building aka things I like to include whilst building my own fantasyContinue reading “Worldbuilding- Moonlake’s Favourite Elements”

Chinese Lore- Tian Gou (Heavenly Dog)

Physical Description: A fox-like creature whose head is white, said to be originating from a pre-histoical mammal. Lore: Originally seen as an animal that can counter evil, it somehow became the synonym to comets which are seen as bad omen in ancient China. In particular, the Tian Gou eating the Sun or the Moon isContinue reading “Chinese Lore- Tian Gou (Heavenly Dog)”

Chinese lore- Pan Hu

I love lore and myths in general and so I figured that I will start a new series of posts on Chinese lore that I’ve collated and manually translated across to English. My followers and other readers can read it for inspiration or just for entertainment. Anyway, it will be stored under the Inspiration sub-categoryContinue reading “Chinese lore- Pan Hu”

Tricks for overcoming Writer’s Block

I haven’t found much time to write today so today’s post will have to be a shortie. I’ve decided to share some of the tricks I use to overcome the Writer’s Block or being stuck in more general terms. My foremost trick in overcoming Writer’s Block aka perfectionist streak is to always put square bracketsContinue reading “Tricks for overcoming Writer’s Block”