Tag: Basic Grammar

• Let’s Write – The Basics of Self-Editing: Common Mistakes

  

  Phew, we made it! Welcome to the final instalment in our series on How To Self-Edit. We’ve already discussed: Today, we’ll focus on the common mistakes found in our writing. You know, those little gremlins that slip into even the tightest manuscript, and leave writers pulling out their hair. The good news is these issues…

  Yolandie Horak

  May 12, 2025

  Writing

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• Let’s Write – The Structural Edit: Flow & Pace

  

  Welcome back to our series on How To Self-Edit. We’ve already covered: Today we’ll talk about flow and pace, a duo of story elements that influence how excited or bored our audience will be while reading our books. Define Flow and Pace Pace is the speed/tempo at which the story is told. Meanwhile, flow is…

  Yolandie Horak

  April 21, 2025

  Writing

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• Let’s Write – The Basics of Self-Editing

  

  The editing process has always intrigued me—a fascination that most authors don’t share, I know. But it still blows my mind how applying grammatical and stylistic rules can take a manuscript from so-so to great, and that with minimal effort. And the best part is that self-editing is an easy skill all authors can learn…

  Yolandie Horak

  March 31, 2025

  Writing

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