Those who followed my blog for a while should probably know that I’m a whimsical person when it comes to reading and writing. So that’s my approach to writing exercises if I have to sum it up with one word. I bounce around with writing exercises in that if I grow tired of one, IContinue reading “Moonlake’s Approach to Writing Exercises”
Category Archives: Writer’s Craft
Remarkable Women in Ancient China (21)- Yoshiko Kawashima
Who is she: Notable Life Events: Moonlake’s thoughts on her: I think this is a woman that is worthy of being cast as a female lead for sure (there was definitely a HK movie about her where she was played by Anita Mui): she has outward charm and she knows what she is doing. EnglishContinue reading “Remarkable Women in Ancient China (21)- Yoshiko Kawashima”
Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (19)
Xiao Physical Description: A monkey-like bird with two pairs of wings, a single eye and a dog-like tail. Special Properties: The sound of its call is like that of magpies. Consuming its meat cures stomachaches and diarrhea. Yong Yong Fish Physical Description: A fish that looks like a yak. Special Properties: The sound it makesContinue reading “Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (19)”
Writing Scenes
Those who have been following my blog would probably know that I firmly belong to the planner school in terms of a writer. This is to say that I outline each scene rather than write them on-the-go. But how does my process look like after that, you might wonder. This is what this post isContinue reading “Writing Scenes”
Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (18)
Ge Ge Fish Physical Description: A carp-like fish with six feet and a bird’s tail. The sound it makes is Ga Ga. Ze Fish Physical Description: Looks like a crucian carp with one head but ten bodies. Special Properties: It smells like a fragrant herb with a similar smell to fragrant angelica. Consuming its meatContinue reading “Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (18)”
Cracking the Omniscient Voice
I have been making some attempts at ‘cracking’ the omniscient voice in that I wanted to try to dip my hands into writing in that voice even though I won’t be using that particular for a long time (the truth is that my WIP has quite a long way to go still but I doContinue reading “Cracking the Omniscient Voice”
Writing updates- Feb 2024
This is now my second round at my male protagonist (the first round was abandoned somewhere in Act 2 when I felt like I haven’t really gotten back into him so I started from scratch) but the truth is I’m so much into my procrastination mood (I’m a bit tired with the reiteration approach thatContinue reading “Writing updates- Feb 2024”
Remarkable Women in Ancient China (20)- Empress Deng Sui
Who is she: Notable Life Events: Why is she remarkable: Moonlake’s thoughts on her: In the Chinese references that I had read through, she seems to be the archetype of a good woman- a very filial grand-daughter (the hair cutting incident) and a woman who knows her place and is not jealous at all (IContinue reading “Remarkable Women in Ancient China (20)- Empress Deng Sui “
Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (17)
Zao Fish Physical Description: A carp-like fish with chickens’ claws. Special Properties: Consuming its meat cures neoplasm, tumors and abnormal growths. Yi Fish Physical Description: A fish with a dog’s head. Special Properties: The sound it makes is like babies crying. Consuming its meat can cure insanity. Zhen Fish Physical Description: A fish that looksContinue reading “Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (17)”
Moonlake’s Writing Goals 2024
For those who have followed me for a while, you might have noticed that I have been flagging behind on my WIP. The truth is that I’ve been sidetracked by lots of things: the application for Outschool that I’ve left aside after the initial failed attempt, a proposed trip to Italy, Switzerland and France inContinue reading “Moonlake’s Writing Goals 2024”
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