Tag: Fall of the Mantle
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March Writing Update
I wanted to start this post with something witty, but then I remembered my actual writing-related news and needed a moment to celebrate. It’s been a journey, friends. Setback after setback made me hate A Curse of Venom & Scales for a moment there, but I’m ECSTATIC to announce we’re back on track. What’s fourteen…
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First Listen – A Curse of Venom & Scales Playlist
The plague has once again descended on my house, and while we’ve all been Covid-ridden, I haven’t been in the mood to do much of anything. As always, though, music (and the odd audiobook) perked me up. And that made me think of the playlist I created while writing A Curse of Venom & Scales.…
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Let’s Write – Sequels
I’ve finished A Curse of Venom & Scales!! Okay. Because I schedule most of my content, I’m a tad late in sharing the news. I officially finished the manuscript on the 23rd of August. I’m so late, in fact, that the first beta readers have given me their feedback, and others are progressing swiftly on…
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What Can You Tell Us About A Curse of Venom & Scales?
The most important news is that I have about ten chapters left. (AGAIN.) The goal is to finish this book within the next two weeks, so watch this space! But since I’ve recently had several questions about this book, I figured it was time to update you again. Before we get going, a disclaimer. THIS…
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Birthday Freebie – Colouring Pages
I can’t even fathom the words I’m about to type, but A Study of Ash & Smoke turns 5 today. My baby is five years old. How did that even happen? The last few years have been wild. I’ve never struggled to write as much in my life, but the knowledge that I published two…
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Writing Playlists
My high school art teacher believed music helps us create. She once said you can’t paint sunshine and daffodils while listening to metal, but you needed those angry sounds to paint thunderclouds. And those words have burrowed in my heart. I need music to set the scene while I write. I find it impossible to…
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Simple City Map Take Two
I wrote the predecessor to this post in July 2017. The sad news? I never finished my pencil-and-paper city map. The good news? It took me only seven years to pick up where I left off and finish a digital version. So, booyah. 😁 I see this as the heart of Downtown Roicester, with suburbia…
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Updated Planning Methods
Planning a novel doesn’t always come easily. As a hybrid planner/pantser and an ADHD’er, I often find myself super excited at the beginning of the planning process, pouring myself into putting every minute detail to paper. Until the impatience sets in, at which point I must write. Once I’ve abandoned the planning, I hurl myself…
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March Writing Update
I announced last year that I’m officially back at work on A Curse of Venom & Scales (the story that has been a literal curse in my life). Since then, many of you have reached out to learn more about this book. Friends, it has been a journey. If I’m honest, I’ve never been more…
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A Study of Ash & Smoke AI Character Art
I learned about Artbreeder around 2020 when a bunch of my writer friends had loads of fun quickly generating portraits for their characters. As these things go with me, I only created an account around 2022. I’m always the last to jump on a trend if I jump on it at all. In that regard,…
Yolandie Horak 