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...
by lauralizbuckley | 16 Mar, 2021 | Writing
Always in search of good descriptive writing tips, I found myself watching this video the other day. It’s a short video on how to write descriptively. It made some interesting points; some I agreed with, some I didn’t. But I thought it would be interesting to go...
by lauralizbuckley | 9 Mar, 2021 | Writing
For a story to really work, you need to build an antagonist. But how do you create a great villain? There are a lot of different types of antagonist, so you need to choose the best kind for your story. Even after that though, there’s a lot of work that goes into...
by lauralizbuckley | 21 Jan, 2021 | Writing
I’m always on the lookout for writing productivity tips! And on my internet travels, I came across this infographic which I thought was really interesting. It’s from Lorna Faith’s website, and it covers seven steps to accelerate your writing...
by lauralizbuckley | 19 Jan, 2021 | Writing
What made me want to write an ultimate guide to redrafting? Thank you so much for asking. There were a couple of key things: I finished redrafting my contemporary YA story last year, and actually enjoyed the process! So, I wanted to spread the joy.In working with...
