Category Archives: Teaser Tuesday

Do I Need to Use a Dragon?- Female Characters

Posted on June 21, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

( I couldn’t avoid this topic.  Hopefully, I handled it well, but you never know.) This is a question I get asked a lot and it always throws me. Personally, I put my heroes through the wringer regardless of gender. … Continue reading →

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Do I Need to Use a Dragon?- Short Story Worlds

Posted on June 16, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

(I end the three big sections by touching on short stories.  These tend to work differently than full novels, so I felt they should get their own entries.  This is part of the one for the ‘World’ section.) Before we … Continue reading →

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Do I Need to Use a Dragon?- Monsters

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

(This subject had to be tackled.  I was surprised how often it came up in conversation.  Maybe I shouldn’t have been.) One of the staples of fantasy is having a world with unique creatures. You may go traditional with orcs … Continue reading →

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Do I Need to Use a Dragon?- Racism in Fantasy

Posted on June 12, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

(Let’s dive into the World section of Do I Need to Use a Dragon?  There were a lot of sections to choose from here.) At the start of Beginning of a Hero, I touched on a cliché of fantasy because I … Continue reading →

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Do I Need to Use a Dragon?- Tenses!

Posted on June 9, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Even though most books are written in past tense, new authors continue to wonder if that is the way to go. It is very easy to see why. Since we are raised reading past tense books almost entirely, that is … Continue reading →

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Do I Need to Use a Dragon?- Inspirations!

Posted on June 7, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

(I should probably clarify something.  Each week is going to have excerpts from a different book section.  This week is the Author section, which is the smallest.  So, it’s not easy putting this together.  Enjoy.) I was surprised when this … Continue reading →

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Do I Need to Use a Dragon?- Pantser or Plotter

Posted on June 5, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

(Just a quick note before we kick off the June posts that will be connected to Do I Need to Use a Dragon?, which will be out on July 4th.  Everything will be excerpts from various sections.  Just to give you … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Are We Making Progress?

Posted on April 25, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Today we have a section of The Merchant of Nevra Coil where Nyx and her rival, Queen Trinity, aren’t exactly acting like themselves.  I loved writing these scenes and was tempted to split this entire book into two in order … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Eager Recruits

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

This was a fun introduction.  At the time, I wasn’t entirely sure where the characters would go too.  Not the way I expected in the end, but it all worked out.  Check out War of Nytefall: Anarchy as a $2.99 eBook … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Anger of The Blonde

Posted on April 11, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

While it never sold well, I always enjoyed writing the Bedlam series.  Maybe I’ll go back to it one day, but the last two volumes went blog only.  Kind of hard to go back to publishing after that.  Anyway, this … Continue reading →

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