Category Archives: Questions 3

Questions 3: Stressing About Stress

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Let’s finish up our week about stress by opening the floor to everyone.  I’m sure we all have an opinion, strategy, or thoughts on the topic.  Some people shrug it off while others let it get to them.  So, I’m … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: The Runaway or Elusive Idea

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ve spent the week writing tips and my own thoughts on how to handle a twisting idea.  I admit that it isn’t my area of expertise.  My character bios, plot summaries, outlines, and other world building write-ups put me in … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Your Thoughts on Writing a Series

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

War of Nytefall: Eradication is the 4th book of this series.  Not much more of a lead in to that for this post.  Mostly because everyone has their own opinion on writing and reading the middle volumes of a series.  The … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Using Historical Horrors in Fiction

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

I tried getting into ‘Man in the High Castle’, but it didn’t stick.  That’s not what this post is about, but the two episodes I watched had me thinking of something.  We have a lot of fiction that incorporates real … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Talk about Talking

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

The original plan was for this to be a post about the different styles of dialogue.  I ran into a problem, which is that I really only know about how I do it.  Feels wrong to talk about the methods … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Your Blogging Journey

Posted on November 8, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

I tried to do another Ye Olde Shoppe skit, but it wasn’t working.  Fearing that the well has gone dry on those topics.  At least for a while since you need something you can give a lot of options for.  … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Surviving Writing Breaks

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

After having a very busy summer and nearly jumping right back into the TA job, I haven’t had much writing time.  People might notice that I haven’t been able to get to my books for most of the year.  Finishing … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Transform Yourself

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

To be honest, I tried to make this a ‘Ye Olde Shoppe’ post about transformations, but it really didn’t work.  So, I’m going to do a simple one that lets people have fun in the comments.  After all, I covered … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Summer Edition . . . How Ya Doin’?

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Well, we’re pretty deep into summer and things are going.  Sure, I’m writing this up in early June, but I know what’s coming.  Sadly, I’m sure it isn’t an author contract, a billion dollars, and/or a good night’s sleep.  Anyway, … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Writing an Encyclopedia/Compendium

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

My parents used to have this set and it got me through so many school projects.  People don’t use physical encyclopedias these days thanks to Wikipedia.  Then again, I’m thinking of another type of encyclopedia.  We’ll get to the questions … Continue reading →

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