by lauralizbuckley | 27 Oct, 2020 | Writing
It’s time to talk about arguably the biggest challenge of writing 50,000 words in 30 days: making time. NaNoWriMo is just a few days away now (can you believe it?) and preparation is in full swing for many of us. I’ve already written a few posts this month to help you...
by lauralizbuckley | 24 Oct, 2020 | Book Reviews
Majesty Genre:YA contemporary fiction, romance Content warnings:Mentions of drugging, mentions of racism, infidelity, grieving Majesty plot summary Beatrice Washington is America’s first queen, but she’s never felt less in control of her life. Princess Samantha is...
by lauralizbuckley | 21 Oct, 2020 | Writing
Every story takes place somewhere, so some element of worldbuilding will need to go into your book! As with my other NaNoWriMo preparation posts, the focus of this is not to get you a fully developed world. My aim here is to help you pick out some worldbuilding...
by lauralizbuckley | 18 Oct, 2020 | Book Reviews
And the Stars Were Burning Brightly Genre Young adult contemporary Content Warnings Suicide, intense bullying Plot summary: And the Stars Were Burning Brightly It’s been three days since Al killed himself. Three days since Nathan found his older brother’s body. Three...
by lauralizbuckley | 13 Oct, 2020 | Writing
Part of the process of preparing for NaNoWriMo involves working out your characters for what you want to write. I’ve talked about character development before on here, and if you’re interested in character development in general, I’d recommend this post on getting to...
