by lauralizbuckley | 29 Sep, 2020 | Writing
The close third-person perspective has some great advantages to recommend it. Obviously, it’s not all sunshine and flowers. Every perspective choice has its drawbacks, and make sure to come back for my next blog post for a run-down of those! Or, if first-person is...
by lauralizbuckley | 26 Sep, 2020 | Book Reviews
The Truants Genre Contemporary fiction, mystery Content Warnings Drug use, explicit references to sex, abortion, death The Truants plot summary Jess made her university choice based on one thing, and one thing only. Professor Lorna Clay, author of The Truants, and the...
by lauralizbuckley | 24 Sep, 2020 | Writing
Last week I talked about the major drawbacks, but what are the advantages of the first-person perspective? It’s a hugely popular perspective, so what’s drawing people to it? Let’s look at four of the biggest pluses to first-person narration. And, of course, I’ll also...
by lauralizbuckley | 19 Sep, 2020 | Book Reviews
An American Marriage Genre Contemporary fiction, romance Content Warnings Sexual assault, abortion, violence, suicide, death or dying Plot summary Roy and Celestial have only been together for a year and a half when he goes to prison. Sentenced to 12 years in...
by lauralizbuckley | 15 Sep, 2020 | Writing
I’ve written a little about the benefits and limitations of the first-person perspective before. But that was in a discussion about all of the different narrative perspectives you have to choose from, so I didn’t go into a lot of detail. Recently I’ve been thinking...
