Barbara Ann Yoder

writer, editor, teacher, coach

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From My Blog

New Year, New Site

After a long hiatus from blogging, two long years of social distancing due to the Covid-19 pandemic, sixteen months of hard work, draft six of my novel completed and in good shape, the next thing on my list, the thing I’d been avoiding for years, was to redesign my website and consider blogging again. So here I am, doing just that!

Taking a Break from Blogging

With more than one hundred posts behind me and a book pushing to be born, I’m going to take a break from posting. Please keep in touch!

How to Get Your Book Written

You have lots of ideas about how to proceed, and by tapping your own wisdom, you can create your own plan for developing and completing your book.

Quote of the Week

“Let us simmer over our incalculable cauldron, our enthralling confusion, our hotch-potch of impulses, our perpetual miracle.”—Virginia Woolf

Staring Down the Challenges of Writing

Paul Auster reflects on the writing of his latest novel. There’s lots of wisdom in this brief video.

Tapping a Deep Reservoir for Writing

Here’s what I learned from hearing Gail Tsukiyama, award-winning author of seven novels, in conversation with the legendary Dorothy Allison at an intimate Hedgebrook event in San Francisco last week.

Quote of the Week

“What you want to do is write the best book you can write. There is no timeline to that. Do the best you can do with what you have. Get rid of the timeline.”—Gail Tsukiyama

Writing a Single Second

Artist Cesar Kuriyama spent a year videotaping one second every day. What if we started a One Second Every Day journal and filled it with sense impressions?

Working a Scene a Day

So it’s official. I’m going to spend a month—probably November—writing a scene or two a week, maybe every day. If you want to join me, here are some resources to help us get started.

Quote of the Week

“Find the entry point that will hold up … and the voice that will sustain the work.”—Dorothy Allison

Featured Pieces

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Get Inspired

On my blog you’ll find posts about writing and the writing life, interviews with writers, and opportunities and resources to support your writing. I hope you’ll find inspiration, too!
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Give Yourself Permission

Sometimes asking myself better questions is all I need to do to find my writing focus and turn my day around.
Image of dancing woman with feather hat, "Allegory of a Paradise Bird," copyright Starovoitova Nadiia, 2013.

Write Through the "Block"

What does a writing block look like to you? If you think you have one, here are some creative ways to break through it.
Isadora Duncan performing barefoot. Photo by Arnold Genthe during her 1915–18 American tour. Image via Wikipedia Commons.

Give Yourself Space

Give yourself the freedom to write any way you please.
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Write with Joy

Through years of writing and teaching, I’ve developed strategies, exercises, tips, and tools to overcome self-censorship and boost creativity. Writing is a process to explore, a practice to embrace, an art to celebrate. May your writing bring you joy!

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Give Yourself Time

How can you make more time in your life for writing? Here’s some advice on how to get started.

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