by lauralizbuckley | 28 Nov, 2020 | Book Reviews
In the Sweep of the Bay blurb This warm-hearted tale explores marriage, love, and longing, set against the majestic backdrop of Morecambe Bay, the Lakeland Fells, and the faded splendour of the Midland Hotel.Ted Marshall meets Rene in the dance halls of Morecambe and...
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, 2019 | Writing
A little while ago I wrote about the dangers of head-hopping in writing, and mentioned that it’s a technique (or, depending on how you look at it, a mistake) often confused with use of a third-person omniscient narrator. Which kind of begs the question: what is the...