Fei Fei Physical Description: Shaped like a racoon dog but a white tail. Special Properties: Adopting it as a pet removes anxieties. Long Chi Physical Description: Looks like a horned pig. Special Properties: Consuming its meat prevents nightmares. Flying Fish Physical Description: A pig-like fish with red patterns on its body. Special Properties: Consuming itsContinue reading “Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (24)”
Category Archives: Writer’s Craft
Remarkable Women in ancient China (22)- Wang Zhenyi
Who is she: Notable Life Events: Moonlake’s thoughts on her: This is clearly a woman who knows what she wants from her life and works to cultivate that. I have great respect for her. English Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Zhenyi_(astronomer)
Book analysis as learning tool
I’ve been doing book analyses on and off as a means to improve my own writing craft. This is something I picked up from the UBC novel writing courses. I mean, it’s a simple enough idea but the key takeaway or revelation was that you could use this to study specific craft elements which meansContinue reading “Book analysis as learning tool”
Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (23)
Wen Wen Physical Description: A bee-like insect with a forked tail and a tongue that grows backwards. Special Properties: It makes a loud sound. Ying Shao (or Baby Spoon) Physical Description: A magpie-like bird that has red eyes, a red beak, a white body and a tail shaped like a spoon. Special Properties: It makesContinue reading “Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (23)”
Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (22)
Pi Physical Description: An deer-like creature with its anus growing on its tail. Tong Tong Physical Description: An pig-like creature. Special Properties: The sound it makes is like its name. Pearls grow inside its body. Xiu Fish Physical Description: Looks like the Crucian carp with a big head. Special Properties: Its meat is a cureContinue reading “Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (22)”
Tips on Dealing with Low Energy: Moonlake’s Insights
For those who have followed me for a while, yes, I’m still on the low energy phase with the WIP. And as the title indicates, this is a post where I will talk about my strategies for carrying on. But before I delve into my own specifics, I think the most useful thing for managingContinue reading “Tips on Dealing with Low Energy: Moonlake’s Insights”
The Character based Approach to Story: Moonlake’s Take
The character based approach to story is basically the idea that the character is your story so all you have to do is basically really really inhabit your main character and you are done (if you are writing third person limited or first person. Arguably, it’s useful in omniscient too but there you have toContinue reading “The Character based Approach to Story: Moonlake’s Take”
Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (21)
Xiang She (or Elephant Snake) Physical Description: A bird that looks like female pheasants except for multi-coloured feathers. Special Properties: The sound it makes is like its name. It is a uni-sex creature. Xian Fu Physical Description: Looks like a Crucian carp except that it has a pig-like body. Special Properties: Consuming its meat isContinue reading “Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (21)”
Moonlake’s Writing Updates- July 2024
I have now switched over to my female protagonist and I’m somewhere in Act 2 for her (her act 1 is pretty much done, unlike my male protagonist). Now, how am I measuring up against set goals? The honest truth is I don’t know. I am now fully in the tunnel and have absolutely noContinue reading “Moonlake’s Writing Updates- July 2024”
Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (20)
Fen Physical Description: A magpie-like bird with a white body, red tail and six feet. Special Properties: The sound it makes is like its name. It is easily scared. Human Fish Physical Description: Looks like a catfish with four feet. Special Properties: The sound it makes is like babies crying. Consuming its meat protects againstContinue reading “Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (20)”
Moonlake's Fiction Space 