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I didn’t know I enjoy…

The jump-off line is from Things I didn’t know I loved by Nazim Hikmet.  I didn’t know I enjoy stories featuring animals or emphasizing cuteness. I’m not much of an animal or cutesy person but I’m very much empathic. I can dive into others’ passions and what they enjoy, through reading.  I didn’t know IContinue reading “I didn’t know I enjoy…”

Revisiting the Character Grid

I had actually switched back into doing the character grid for the twin sister story (the other project is now officially on hold although now I am itching to turn my Fate-turned-Cortex game into a novel with a different campaign premise than the one I am running now and have started plotting it as aContinue reading “Revisiting the Character Grid”

Ideas: Recycling and Autobiography 

I think I alluded to this topic of ideas generation before but I didn’t have enough material to actually blog about. But I think now I can start to talk about this in light of my recent experience of letting the WIP that I had been working on for about 10 years go and redevoteContinue reading “Ideas: Recycling and Autobiography “

What I don’t remember (aka Not…)

The jump-off line comes from What Belongs to Us by Marie Howe. Not the birthday cakes that I once cherry picked for my birthdays. I remember them looking cute or pretty but no exact details. Not the stamp set of animals I once had. Not even my childhood closet- all the princessy dresses I usedContinue reading “What I don’t remember (aka Not…)”

Moonlake’s Writing Updates- March 2026

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”

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”