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...
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...
