by lauralizbuckley | 29 Jun, 2021 | Blog Posts
Who doesn’t love a film or TV adaptation of their favourite book? Well, quite a few people actually. Adaptations can be fraught, and can leave fans disappointed. It’s almost inevitable that an adaptation will disappoint some people who love the source material. I...
by lauralizbuckley | 1 Jun, 2021 | Writing
The question, ‘how long should your book be?’ isn’t always easy to answer precisely. Exactly how long your manuscript will be comes down to a few factors. Some of those will be highly specific, but luckily some can be more generalised. The two main things to take into...
by lauralizbuckley | 11 May, 2021 | Book Reviews
It’s national Mental Health Awareness week. Because of that, I wanted to take a look at some of the books I’ve read in the not-too-distant past that centre mental health, or characters who are dealing with mental health issues. Some of these books I enjoyed more than...
by lauralizbuckley | 8 May, 2021 | Book Reviews
I Wish You All the Best plot summary Ben knew their parents weren’t likely to respond well when they came out as nonbinary. They weren’t expecting to be cast out onto the street. With no keys, no money, no shoes, Ben doesn’t have many options. They do the only thing...
by lauralizbuckley | 4 May, 2021 | Writing
Working to tighten up dialogue can feel challenging. When we’re writing dialogue, we typically want our characters to sound real. But real dialogue is a mess! It’s full of fillers, back-tracking and accidental contradictions. It’s meandering and messy, and can take a...
