by lauralizbuckley | 7 Jun, 2022 | Writing
I can’t remember where I first heard about The Artist’s Way. It might have been in the context of morning pages, and associated recommendations about making sure to write something first thing every morning. It might have been some advice thread somewhere for blocked...
by lauralizbuckley | 31 May, 2022 | Writing
Sometimes your characters need a break – sometimes you need to let your characters win. This is a companion piece to the blog post I wrote a little while ago: Defeat is More Interesting Than Victory. I stand by that – I think in most good books the balance of...
by lauralizbuckley | 19 Apr, 2022 | Writing
You may well have heard the phrase ‘Chekhov’s gun’ thrown about in reference to movies, books or TV shows. It’s an interesting dramatic principle, and once you’re aware of it you’ll probably recognise examples everywhere. Including in your own work! What is it, and...
by lauralizbuckley | 25 Jan, 2022 | Writing
“There are no original ideas.” You’ve almost certainly heard it before. And it can be hard to know what to do with that! As writers, we spend so much time working on these stories. The ideas might come to us in flashes of inspiration, or they might be the result of...
by lauralizbuckley | 18 Jan, 2022 | Writing
Your characters should lose more often than they win. That might sound mean! You’ve poured your heart and soul into the characters on the page, and now I’m telling you to torture them, basically. But there are good reasons why defeat is more interesting than victory...
