by lauralizbuckley | 31 Aug, 2021 | Writing
Everyone knows what you need in a first chapter, right? You just need it to be an absolutely perfect sample of writing that intrigues readers without looking like it’s trying too hard. No big deal. Let me just whip one of those up this morning. There’s a lot riding on...
by lauralizbuckley | 8 Dec, 2020 | Writing
It’s one of the first things you decide when you start writing: past or present tense? You may not even have been aware of the decision! But the minute you started writing your story, even just a tiny piece of it, you made the choice. Sometimes I work with writers who...
by lauralizbuckley | 1 Sep, 2020 | Writing
Writing compelling character descriptions can be tough. There’s a lot of pressure on the first description of a character! Here in the real world people often say that you don’t get a second chance at a first impression, and that’s true. However, you do get to keep...
by lauralizbuckley | 18 Aug, 2020 | Writing
How to Master Tenses in your Writing As an editor, one thing that I find trips up a lot of writers is tense consistency. They’ll switch from past to present, or vice versa. It’s an easy mistake to make, and when you look at the way we talk it’s not surprising. If I’m...
by lauralizbuckley | 9 Jun, 2020 | Writing
Most writers have to get reasonably comfortable with it, but how many write honestly great dialogue? The question of how to polish speech in your writing is one that plagues a lot of writers, but stress no longer! I’ve got some handy, straightforward tips for you to...
