Tag: Learning How to Self-Edit

• 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

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• Let’s Write – The Structural Edit: Voice & Style

  

  We’re back with another addition to our series on How To Self-Edit. During the last handful of weeks, we’ve discussed: Today, we’ll wrap up the structural edit by delving into authorial voice and style. Let’s go! Voice and Style We touched on voice while discussing character development, and many of the points raised there apply…

  Yolandie Horak

  May 5, 2025

  Writing

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• Let’s Write – The Structural Edit: Plot & Setting

  

  We kicked off this series about the basics of self-editing in last week’s post. For the next few weeks, we’ll discuss the first step of self-editing, the structural edit. Structural or developmental editing is the phase of the editing process where we focus on the individual elements of our stories and ensure that each fits…

  Yolandie Horak

  April 7, 2025

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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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