I am currently co-outlining two novel projects and both feel a little autobiographical in nature to be honest (and from this, you can probably tell that I’ve put the thieving friends idea that came from ChatGPT on the back burner. Can’t say that it surprises me). The project currently coming out slightly ahead is actuallyContinue reading “Moonlake’s Writing Updates- March 2026”
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Follow your own Voice
This jump-off line is from Start close in by David Whyte. Follow your own voice. It calls to you. Listen to it and follow it. But listen carefully. Make sure it’s your own. The mind is a tricky place. Things enter there and get scrambled. You might mistake something as your own, easily. So beContinue reading “Follow your own Voice”
Gaming and writing- Fate session planning adapted to novel outline
Since I last blogged about GMing, I’ve actually started a brand new Fate game rather than dragging the carcass of that old game left by the Fiasco. But that’s not the main point of this post. In outlining the twin sister story, I’ve kind of hit a wall in the sense that I can summariseContinue reading “Gaming and writing- Fate session planning adapted to novel outline”
Writing pile 2026
I am going to bring back the concept of having a writing pile for myself. As my last post referred to, I’ve now decided to run three rather than two projects side by side. The twin sister story is still going to be the primary project since I’ve already started to outline it since theContinue reading “Writing pile 2026”
CCC day 31- Thieving Friends (Fate Accelerated)
For the last day of CCC, I’m really short on the premise so I’m just going to grab a novel idea that is not active, generated by ChatGPT, about two thieves who escaped an executioneer’s wagon and then was cursed to age differently. Ye (Night) Aspects: Approaches: Careful+3, Sneaky and Forceful+2, Clever and Quick+1 Stunts:Continue reading “CCC day 31- Thieving Friends (Fate Accelerated) “
Writing plans for 2026
I don’t tend to create new year resolutions but I had an idea yesterday which was to create a new novel project besides the WIP. To be honest, I really think that I should let it go but for now, I’m giving it the slow fade approach that I use for personal relationships. Meanwhile, IContinue reading “Writing plans for 2026”
Character Creation Challenge 2026
I’ve decided to take part in the 2026 character creation challenge. And I’m not going to post up every day but would rather combine two days at least because otherwise the post would be too sparse. Days 1 and 2: Lan and Chi, twin sisters for my new novel project Day 3: Strong willed, JackContinue reading “Character Creation Challenge 2026”
I don’t know if other people feel….
The opening line is from Access Road by Alison Luterman. I don’t know if other people feel this way, feel the way I do. Yeah, that’s what a lot of people expressed, at some time. I don’t particularly feel anything right now. Sure, there is the ebb and flow of emotions. But it’s all underneathContinue reading “I don’t know if other people feel…. “
Moonalake’s Writing Updates- December 2025
I have officially moved onto draft 0.84, which is somewhat of a milestone since I’ve been stuck at draft 0.83 for three years and a little bit over now. One of the main takeaways (well, I’ve always known this but the Excel exercise gave me a much clearer idea of the difference between my maleContinue reading “Moonalake’s Writing Updates- December 2025”
You can’t have it all but there is this…
The opening line is from You Can’t Have it All by Barbara Ras. It wasn’t a prompt that I took well but I did manage to move into it after the first two paragraphs. I wrote this about one year or two years back. I had been moving away from Wild Writing because to beContinue reading “You can’t have it all but there is this…”
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