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”

You will meet yourself again…

The jump-off line comes from You Will Be Changed by Jeannette Encinias.  I meet myself again, all these years later. At the core, I’ve never changed. I’m still serious, stubborn and proud. That’s why I liked Pride and Prejudice alone of all the classics I read, Lizzy and Darcy remain one of my favourite couplesContinue reading “You will meet yourself again…”

Moonlake’s Writing Updates- December 2023

This year, I’m approaching the work slightly differently. Instead of always cycling in between my two protagonists, I’ve given my female protagonist two consecutive goes. I’m happy to report that this does let me drill down further into her scenes but progress is still slow overall.  At the time of writing and your reading this,Continue reading “Moonlake’s Writing Updates- December 2023”

This is for… shake the dust…

The line comes from Shake the Dust by Anis Mojgani. I usually like more flowery prose but the line has got some gritty attitude to it that makes it beautiful in some way to me.  This is for the butterflies waiting to emerge from their cocoons, for those likewise trapped in stasis, for those whoContinue reading “This is for… shake the dust…”

It’s all in the frame…

This is based on a blog piece titled It’s all in the frame by Laurie Wagner. I think she said it was a line of dialogue one of her friends said. I’ve actually taken this line quite literally in the piece below where I’ve basically described all the framed photos that are sitting in theContinue reading “It’s all in the frame…”

A few reasons I said no/yes…

I couldn’t remember from which poem the starting line was inspired from but I took a line invented by Laurie Wagner instead of from the poem.  A few reasons I said no: I don’t want it, I’m mostly past the stage of yielding to common courtesy I have my doubts and my interest is notContinue reading “A few reasons I said no/yes…”

The moment she crossed the threshold

The line is not from Wild Writing actually but taken from the novel Northern Star Guide me Home by Jo Spurrier. I like the line a fair bit, in that I can take it in so many directions, such that I reused it for free writing for my female protagonist of my work-in-progress. Anyway, enjoy. Continue reading “The moment she crossed the threshold”

Good days of writing… bad days of writing…

This is just my own prompt inspired by a Wild Writing piece I did off “good news… bad news…”  Good days of writing: you know what happens in the scene and you just know how to write it. Everything flows seamlessly onto the page.  Bad days of writing: you try to write it but there’sContinue reading “Good days of writing… bad days of writing…”

Joy is not a trick

The line is from Instructions for Traveling West by Joy Sullivan.  Joy is not a trick. It might not last but nothing lasts. Not truly.  Joy is not a trick. It’s a signal, telling you something is right. Life is good if you are still enjoying something.  Joy is not a trick. Or maybe itContinue reading “Joy is not a trick”