by lauralizbuckley | 6 Apr, 2019 | Writing
Do you think you could write 50 000 words in a month? Or, perhaps the more pertinent question, would you even want to? I’ve heard a lot of different thoughts on NaNoWriMo since I first encountered the idea a few years ago, and I feel like most of them have been...
by lauralizbuckley | 18 Mar, 2019 | Book Reviews
I haven’t tried writing a book review since A level English Lit (and if you think I’m going to tell you how long ago that was, you can think again pal), but I wanted to try it out. Fair warning: This review does contain plot spoilers right up to the end of...
by lauralizbuckley | 3 Mar, 2019 | Writing
I was watching Partner play a video game this afternoon. I usually find this pretty entertaining; the games he tends to play are pretty story-heavy, so I sit there reading or writing or whatever and tune in during the cut scenes. It’s like watching a vaguely...
by lauralizbuckley | 18 Feb, 2019 | Writing
This morning was always going to be a frustrating workout. I hadn’t been to the gym in a couple of weeks, and my exercise schedule for the month or so before that has been… let’s say, sporadic. Minimal. Near-zero. Patchy gym attendance is unfortunately the rule,...