by lauralizbuckley | 30 Jun, 2020 | Blog Posts
For writing, and everything else! I signed up for a new challenge recently. I was meant to be doing another Tough Mudder event in September, but this has now been officially cancelled. In the absence of any Tough Mudder events running this year, they’re putting...
by lauralizbuckley | 27 Jun, 2020 | Book Reviews
The Names They Gave Us Plot Summary When Lucy finds out that her mum’s cancer has come back, it turns her world upside down. Suddenly all of the rules she’s followed so carefully, and her previously unshakeable faith, don’t seem to make any sense. When her mum...
by lauralizbuckley | 23 Jun, 2020 | Blog Posts
I have such mixed feelings about book sorting. On the one hand, is there anything more satisfying than a freshly re-organised bookshelf? On the other hand, pretty much the only time I sort books is when I need to get rid of some. That was the case this time. We’re...
by lauralizbuckley | 20 Jun, 2020 | Book Reviews
A Love Hate Thing Plot Summary When tragedy leads to Tyson Trice being shot and relocating to affluent Pacific Hills, he isn’t sure how to feel. Between mistrust of the phony people he’s now surrounded with, the trauma of the shooting he survived and guilt over what...
by lauralizbuckley | 16 Jun, 2020 | Writing
It’s pretty broadly accepted that reading makes you a better writer. It’s why I made reading more one of my writerly New Year’s Resolutions! But how do you actually go about reading to get the most benefit out of it? Sure, you can just read a load of stuff and wait...