Writer’s Craft – Page 21 – Moonlake's Fiction Space

Writer’s Tool: Palm Cards

I am sure that a lot of writers use palm cards as an organisation tool and different people use it in different ways. In this way I’m just discussing my particular usage of them. To be honest, I started using them when I got stuck on a particular scene. I had a gut feeling thatContinue reading “Writer’s Tool: Palm Cards”

Moonlake’s Novel Planning Method

I haven’t shared any writing insights lately because my novel is stagnating a little. But today I’m in the mood to post about writing again. In particular, I would like to share my particular method of novel planning. My current method is actually derived from the following two articles: The Snow Flake method by RandyContinue reading “Moonlake’s Novel Planning Method”

Moonlake’s Writer Home

Since I mentioned it in my last post, I might as well write up where I frequent as a hobby writer, a place that I think of as my virtual home. It might come as a surprise to some but it is neither a writers’ site as people think of it nor someone like WattpadContinue reading “Moonlake’s Writer Home”

10 by 10 Character Grid

Today I’m going to share another technique that I learnt from one of these writer self-help books (again the The Creative Writers’ Workshop by Cathy Birch for those interested) that I’ve adapted to my use and found extremely useful in terms of filling out characters. This time, the procedure is really simple: you use aContinue reading “10 by 10 Character Grid”

Writing from a Sequence of Events

I’ve just realised one major mistake to my approach of transferring plots (or events) to words and this is what I will be sharing in this post. In case you haven’t figured it out, this blog is really more about sharing what I’ve learnt about writing and since I’m just freshly into being a wannabeContinue reading “Writing from a Sequence of Events”

Most Ridiculous Excuse made up by a Villain

This is not really writing related but I’ve just finished watching a TV series where the villain made up the most ridiculous excuse I’ve ever heard to justify his actions. I thought it might serve as inspiration somehow as a means of shedding light upon the extent to which the human brain is capable ofContinue reading “Most Ridiculous Excuse made up by a Villain”

Berley’s Top 10 World Building Tips for Sci Fi or Fantasy

Originally posted on Curse Breaker Series:
Like I have mentioned in past blog posts, it took me ten years of writing and collecting rejection letters to get to level I am today. And even so I’m still working and still climbing. Always working and always writing to improve my craft. The bad part about going…

Daily Inspiration Prompt

Given that it’s the new year (it’s the new year over here in Australia), I’m putting up my very first post on the topic that I feel has the closest association to the concept of freshness, about finding inspirations. I’m going to put up a long comprehensive article about the different ways that one couldContinue reading “Daily Inspiration Prompt”