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 | 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 | 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...
by lauralizbuckley | 6 Oct, 2020 | Writing
We’re a few weeks away from November, which can only mean it’s time to get prepare for NaNoWriMo! If you’re not sure what NaNoWriMo is, I talked about it a little more in this post. Essentially, it’s a writing challenge where you aim to write 50,000 words in the month...
by lauralizbuckley | 29 Sep, 2020 | Writing
The close third-person perspective has some great advantages to recommend it. Obviously, it’s not all sunshine and flowers. Every perspective choice has its drawbacks, and make sure to come back for my next blog post for a run-down of those! Or, if first-person is...
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...
