by lauralizbuckley | 20 Mar, 2021 | Book Reviews
Men Explain Things To Me summary In this collection of essays, established non-fiction author Rebecca Solnit covers a range of feminist topics. From mansplaining (before we had a word for it) to sexual violence, to the overall progress of the feminist movement, Solnit...
by lauralizbuckley | 16 Mar, 2021 | Writing
Always in search of good descriptive writing tips, I found myself watching this video the other day. It’s a short video on how to write descriptively. It made some interesting points; some I agreed with, some I didn’t. But I thought it would be interesting to go...
by lauralizbuckley | 13 Mar, 2021 | Book Reviews
Pariah’s Lament blurb When an attempt is made on the life of Ashara, Keeper of Yurr, his young, hapless advisor Edvar must uncover and stop those behind it. With enemies in the capital city and the belligerent Tesh, Keeper of neighbouring kingdom Karrabar stirring...
by lauralizbuckley | 11 Mar, 2021 | Author Interviews
I had the absolute pleasure this week of interviewing Richie Billing, author of the forthcoming Pariah’s Lament. Richie Billing writes fantasy fiction, historical fiction and stories of a darker nature. His short fiction has been published by, amongst...
by lauralizbuckley | 9 Mar, 2021 | Writing
For a story to really work, you need to build an antagonist. But how do you create a great villain? There are a lot of different types of antagonist, so you need to choose the best kind for your story. Even after that though, there’s a lot of work that goes into...
