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l.w.buxton

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I hope to interact with fellow writers, as I'm zealous about new, honest writing, and would like to discuss narrative styles, language and creative ideas. Sometimes I'm more interested in not what happened but how it happened.


favourite books

Some I can think of:

The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde
Birdsong, Sebastian Faulks
Ulysses, James Joyce
Enigma, Robert Harris
Lady Chatterley’s Lover, D.H. Lawrence
Atonement, Ian McEwan
David Copperfield, Charles Dickens
The Remains of the Day, Kazuo Ishiguro
Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh
The War of the Worlds, H.G. Wells
1984, George Orwell
The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood

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I wrote 1096 days ago

A mystical injection, reminiscent of Lord of the Rings. After reading 'suddenly found himself surrounded by magical creatures' I expected to be repelled by a world of cliches, but in fact it works, it's imaginative and it's enjoyable. Backed. Luke view book

I wrote 1188 days ago

Hi Alice. Here are some thoughts on the first three chapters Chapter 1: ‘How strange’ repeated There is a fair amount of questions, but little action. Maybe a flash back of a significant event would pick up the pace. Do we need the information about the estate agent – something more ent... view book

I wrote 1197 days ago

Rachel, I am drawn to the book because of the intensity of the protagonist's feeling for herself. Your method of balancing the past with the present is smooth and works well. Three chapters in and we are introduced to a number of complex issues, substantiating the character and her story. I feel you... view book

I wrote 1197 days ago

Hi. I read the prologue and two chapters and have some criticism I hope you will find constructive. Writing should be honest, and I would welcome your thoughts on Sherwyn Revisited. The prologue brings the reader in the gently with some mild motion and gentle pace. Sometimes the language seems a ... view book

I wrote 1199 days ago

With a story set in a jungle it's always going to be difficult to dodge all that green and get out of the canopy to look down into the characters' realm. In the first three chapters, you invite the reader hospitably with movement and dialogue that don't aim for the invisible stars. The idea of The G... view book

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