by lauralizbuckley | 25 Feb, 2020 | Writing
First drafts are always bad. Right? Well, maybe, maybe not. This oft-repeated bit of writing wisdom gets very mixed responses, including people being offended that aspersions are being cast on their hard work, people feeling discouraged at the prospect of putting a...
by lauralizbuckley | 22 Feb, 2020 | Book Reviews
Dreams of Gods and Monsters Plot Summary An army of angels descends upon the human world. Karou and Akiva have to find a way to bring their forces together, or face annihilation by a mutual enemy. One who, if he succeeds, will soon return to Eretz with weapons beyond...
by lauralizbuckley | 18 Feb, 2020 | Blog Posts
The question comes up once in a while, on Twitter or Reddit, do authors need editors? As both a writer and editor myself, I have some thoughts on the topic. This isn’t an uncommon overlap; while not every writer enjoys editing, or vice versa, there are a lot of people...
by lauralizbuckley | 15 Feb, 2020 | Book Reviews
Alice has moved halfway across the world, to America, with her brand-new husband, looking for a brand-new life. Unfortunately, arriving in Baileyville, Kentucky, turns out not to be quite the adventure she was expecting. Until she gets involved with the travelling...
by lauralizbuckley | 11 Feb, 2020 | Writing
I wrote a post recently on punctuating dialogue in which I referenced dialogue tags, and I wanted to take some time to explore these in a bit more depth. Let’s kick off with a basic dialogue tags definition. These tags are used to provide a reader with...
