Tag: New Beginnings
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2024 Goals
We’re officially in that strange transition period where our fingers always go for the 3 instead of the 4 when we type the year. 🤣 Hello, folks, and welcome to 2024! I hope it’s a good one. As always, I’d like to start my yearly blogging journey with some goals. This post will come to…
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Accidental Accent
Okay, the title might be confusing, considering we moved to this country almost six years ago. 🤭 But this topic feels like a natural extension of my post about our citizenship. While living in Germany, we could get by with things we regularly said in South Africa. ‘Ja’ is a staple there, pronounced identically to…
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Let’s Talk About Debut Novels
What is it about a debut that the world so adores? But not just any old debut, mind you—we want a newcomer with a story of runaway success and broken, no shattered, records. The debut novel must tick all the boxes: perfect characters, compelling storylines, breathtaking descriptions, an endless list of awards, and impending movie…
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Quick and Easy Crochet – Granny Square Backpack
As is typical of my brand of ADHD, I didn’t start my crochet journey with the easy stuff. I fell head-first into intermediate projects, which resulted in a lot of unravelling and re-crocheting. I do the same thing when I write novels. 😂 I get so excited that I skip the groundwork and dive into…
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Signs of Life
Okay, you guys. This is not a drill. I’m glad to announce I’m officially back on the blog. I dropped off of the face of the planet without much of an explanation, and I’m sorry about that. My Patreon tribe still saw posts, art, and heard my chancing accent via podcast episodes, but I just…
Yolandie Horak 