Tag: Stuff for Writers

• Let’s Talk About Writer’s Block

  Throughout my blogging years, I’ve often stated boldly, annoyingly, and stupidly that I don’t believe in writer’s block. And as you’ve probably guessed, that little nugget has come back to bite me in the ass. 🤣 After almost two years of being utterly unable to write, I have to admit my mistake. Writer’s block is […]

  Yolandie Horak

  November 3, 2022

  Writing

  Creativity, Indie Writers, Stuff for Writers, Writer, Writer's Block, Writer’s Life, Writers’ Block, Writers’ Resources, Writing, Writing Advice, Writing Community, Writing Journey, Writing Life, Writing Process, Writing Tips

• Point of View (Podcast Episode #5)

  

  I’m super excited to be back with another podcast. In this one, I chat about why I write in deep third point of view and how I choose characters for each scene. I hope you enjoy it! Links mentioned in this one: A Study of Ash & Smoke purchase links: A Study of Ash & […]

  Yolandie Horak

  September 15, 2021

  Writing

  A Curse of Venom & Scales, A Study of Ash & Smoke, A Trial of Sparks & Kindling, ACOVAS, ASOAAS, ATOSAK, Book Talk, Book Talk with Yolandie, Deep Point of View, Fall of the Mantle, Fall of the Mantle Book 1, Fall of the Mantle Book 2, Fall of the Mantle Book 3, Indie Writers, Podcast, Podcaster, Point of View, Stuff for Writers, Writer, Writer’s Life, Writers’ Resources, Writing, Writing Advice, Writing Community, Writing Goals, Writing Journey, Writing Life, Writing Process, Writing Tips, Yolandie Writes

• Let’s Write PTSD

  

  Updated in 2022 I touched a slight bit on PTSD in the Let’s Write Fear post, but I figure this is a complex emotional state and needs more detail. This is a post about how traumatic events might influence characters, which means traumatic events will be mentioned. Not in detail, but they’re there. Please don’t […]

  Yolandie Horak

  August 18, 2020

  Writing

  Anxiety, Character Development, Emotions, Let’s Write, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Resources, Stuff for Writers, Writer, Writer’s Life, Writers’ Resources, Writing, Writing Advice, Writing Emotions, Writing Life, Writing PTSD

• Five Easy Ways to Combat Writer’s Block

  

  Ah, writer’s block. The bane of many a writer’s existence. It’s that feeling of shock and having no direction when the inspiration suddenly runs out. It happens to all of us at one point or another, so we all know it’s real. Personally, I just don’t believe in it. Yes, having no inspiration is a […]

  Yolandie Horak

  February 18, 2020

  Writing

  How To, Indie Authors, Indie Writers, Resources, Stuff for Writers, Writer, Writer’s Life, Writers’ Block, Writers’ Resources, Writing, Writing Advice, Writing Community, Writing Journey, Writing Process

• On Perspective

  

  Just the other day, my fellow blogger and author, SM Mitchell, asked me for my thoughts on impostor syndrome for a blog post. This is the quote she included from yours truly: “No critic can tell you how much is wrong with what I’ve written better than I can. It’s so hard for me to […]

  Yolandie Horak

  February 4, 2020

  Personal, Writing

  Impostor Syndrome, Personal, Perspective, Self-Care, Self-Discovery, Self-Doubt, Stuff for Writers, Writer, Writer’s Life, Writers’ Resources, Writing, Writing Advice, Writing Community, Writing Journey, Writing Life, Writing Tips

• Let’s Write – Common Mistakes

  

  Welcome back to another post in our self-editing miniseries. It’s been a hot minute since we last talked about this, so if you want to catch up on the first three posts, here are the links. The Basics of Self-Editing The Structural Edit (pt 1) The Structural Edit (pt 2) Today, we’re going to have […]

  Yolandie Horak

  January 21, 2020

  Writing

  Better Writing, Cliches, Common Writing Mistakes, Dictionary Writing, Intensifiers, Let’s Write, Modifiers, Pet Phrases, Resources, Self-Editing, Simple Verbs, Stuff for Writers, Weak Sentence Construction, Weasel Words, Writer, Writer’s Life, Writers’ Resources, Writing Community, Writing Life

• Let’s Write – The Structural Edit (Continued)

  

  In the last post, we talked about the first two elements we must revise during the structural edit–plot and setting, and characters. Today, we’ll wrap up the last three. Flow and pace Conflict and resolution Voice and style Let’s get right to it. Flow and Pace I’ve grouped these two elements together, because most of […]

  Yolandie Horak

  October 31, 2019

  Writing

  Edit, Editing, Editors, How To, How To Self-Edit, Indie Authors, Indie Writers, Self-Editing, Structural Editing, Stuff for Writers, Writer, Writer’s Life, Writers’ Resources, Writing, Writing Advice

• Let’s Write – The Structural Edit

  

  Welcome back to the self-editing miniseries. 🙂 It’s good to have you. Last time, we summarised the self-edit. Feel free to check that out if you want to brush up first. In the next two posts, we’ll be looking in-depth at the first big part of the self-edit–structural editing. (Quick note. I wanted to keep […]

  Yolandie Horak

  October 29, 2019

  Writing

  Basic Self-Editing, Better Writing, Edit, Editing, How To, How To Self-Edit, Indie Authors, Indie Writers, Let’s Write, Self-Editing, Structural Editing, Stuff for Writers, Writer, Writer’s Life, Writers’ Resources, Writing, Writing Advice

• Let’s Write – Basics of Self-Editing

  

  Something about the editing process has always intrigued me, and I’ve wanted to take an editing course or two for ages. Yet, I’ve always had an excuse why not to take that course. I sent off A Trial of Sparks & Kindling to my editor at the end of September, which meant I had nothing […]

  Yolandie Horak

  October 17, 2019

  Writing

  Basic Self-Editing, Developmental Editing, Editing, How To, How To Self-Edit, Let’s Write, Line Editing, Proofreading, Self-Editing, Structural Editing, Stuff for Writers, Writer, Writer’s Life, Writers’ Resources, Writing, Writing Advice

• Major Character Death

  

  I’ve recently read a few books where major characters died–and I’m talking viewpoint or main cast characters–only to be resurrected. Then, you know, they all live happily ever after. When this dead-but-resurrected-thing happened the first time, I was annoyed but okay. My mood elevated to disgruntled by the second time, then shot into the orbit […]

  Yolandie Horak

  July 25, 2019

  Writing

  Character Development, Character Tropes, Characters, Major Character Death, Opinions, Readers, Stuff For Readers, Stuff for Writers, tropes, Tropes we hate, Tropes we love, Writer’s Life, Writers’ Resources