by lauralizbuckley | 12 Sep, 2020 | Book Reviews
Loveboat, Taipei Genre YA Contemporary, romance Content Warnings Domestic abuse, revenge porn, mentions of suicide, discussions of racism Loveboat, Taipei plot summary After all the sacrifices her parents have made for her, giving up her dream of dancing to instead...
by lauralizbuckley | 8 Sep, 2020 | Writing
Sometimes characters are going to make bad decisions, but how to do that without annoying your readers? Nobody in real life makes perfect choices all the time, and we shouldn’t hold our fictional characters to that standard either! Today, let’s take a look at three...
by lauralizbuckley | 5 Sep, 2020 | Book Reviews
Genre: Post-apocalyptic fantasy Content warnings: Descriptions of torture, sexual assault Misericorde Plot Summary The angel Tzadkiel believes that mercy still exists in humankind. He’s been allowed 100 years to prove his theory, or else the final...
by lauralizbuckley | 1 Sep, 2020 | Writing
Writing compelling character descriptions can be tough. There’s a lot of pressure on the first description of a character! Here in the real world people often say that you don’t get a second chance at a first impression, and that’s true. However, you do get to keep...
