by lauralizbuckley | 1 Feb, 2022 | Writing
It can be tricky to form a solid writing habit and stick to it. The number of times I’ve made a New Year’s Resolution to write more, only for it all to fall apart by February? Innumerable. I mean, not literally, I’m only 28, but it feels that way. But writing is...
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 | 4 Feb, 2021 | Writing
I love working with new writers, I do it a lot, and I’ve been thinking about writing tips for complete beginners. Not people who’ve got a half draft or two knocking about on their hard drive. Not people who’ve been tinkering with fanfiction. People who honestly have...
by lauralizbuckley | 2 Feb, 2021 | Writing
There are myriad helpful tools for writers out there, and I’ll be honest: I haven’t tried most of them. But I have picked up and abandoned a fair few tools, systems and platforms in my life! So, if I’m still using something today, it’s typically because I think pretty...
by lauralizbuckley | 5 Aug, 2020 | Writing
How can you get writing done when you’re really not feeling it? If you want to write every day, being able to push through resistance is going to be an important skill. Some of these techniques are going to be useful for other things than writing, some are more...