by lauralizbuckley | 28 Jul, 2020 | Writing
There comes a time in every author’s life (probably) where they have to learn how to cut down on exposition. Exposition, or the narration of background information, is sometimes essential in storytelling. How else are you supposed to explain your character’s...
by lauralizbuckley | 25 Jul, 2020 | Book Reviews
Something to Talk About Plot Summary A photograph of Hollywood writer Jo and her assistant Emma on the red carpet starts rumours that the two are dating. Rumours that are completely ridiculous… right? Despite the fact that the gossip is entirely baseless, they prove...
by lauralizbuckley | 22 Jul, 2020 | Blog Posts
New Year’s Resolutions are great! But they do have a tendency to get forgotten. If I’m being totally honest, I’d kind of forgotten what mine were, considering everything that’s been going on at the moment. But we’re just over halfway through the year (even if it feels...
by lauralizbuckley | 18 Jul, 2020 | Book Reviews
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle Plot Summary At a party thrown by her parents, Evelyn Hardcastle will be killed – again. Aiden Bishop has eight days and eight bodies to solve a murder. To be more specific, he has one day eight times. Seeing each day through new...
by lauralizbuckley | 14 Jul, 2020 | Writing
The terms active and passive voice get chucked around a fair bit. But what’s actually the difference between them? And does it matter which one you’re using? In today’s blog post we’re going to go through what we mean by the active and passive voice. We’re also going...
