Tag: Punctuation

• Are Em Dashes AI Spawn?

  

  Em dashes are making waves on social media. I’ve lost count of how many posts and videos I’ve seen in the last few weeks of book enthusiasts either accusing authors of using AI in their writing or defending those accused. I feel like I blinked and now this is an issue. And, like, yeah, there…

  Yolandie Horak

  April 6, 2026

  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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