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”
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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 Approach to Writing Exercises
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”
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”
Moonlake's Fiction Space 