Category Archives: Thoughts

Do Artists Have To Be Tortured?

Posted on July 1, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

(Originally posted on February 12, 2013.) There seems to be a sense that a true artist is drunk, drugged, or nucking futs.  It’s almost as if there is a grand tradition of self-destructive and mentally abusive behavior within artists.  Edgar … Continue reading →

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The Female Badass Comes, Goes, and Returns?

Posted on June 19, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

I mentioned on Monday how I have some confusion around the narrative surrounding female protagonists.  I’ve seen pushes to have them be less feminine, Mary Sues, or caricatures of the entire concept.  The reason this confuses me is that I … Continue reading →

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The Brawling Heroine

Posted on June 15, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

So, the scene above is from the anime ‘May I Ask For One Final Thing?’ and the protagonist is the woman in red.  Basically, Scarlet’s abusive arranged fiancée announced he was calling it off to be with the pink-haired girl … Continue reading →

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Time Is Faster in the Past

Posted on June 14, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

This is going to be a rant, but I don’t know how long how it will be.  It comes from hearing so many people talk about the passage of time.  Specifically, in relation to teenagers while the speakers are adults.  … Continue reading →

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Individual or Personal Setting

Posted on June 12, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

The final layer of setting is smaller and personal.  It is about the individual as well as the aspects of the world that are neither physical nor temporal.  I really found two explanations for this layer, which makes it a … Continue reading →

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Environmental or Physical Setting

Posted on June 10, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

The second layer we are going to look at is probably the most obvious.  It isn’t also the second most important or the second one you work on.  That’s just the order I’m going in at this time.  So, let’s … Continue reading →

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Temporal Setting

Posted on June 8, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

I went looking for author subjects and found this on the three layers of setting.  I always enjoy world-building, so I wanted to look into this.  Now, I think most authors do this without meaning to, but it’s good to … Continue reading →

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Is Not Killing Weak or Strong?

Posted on June 3, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

. . . . . . . . (I made this post on September 16, 2014.  I’m reposting it because it works for the question I’m going to put at the very end.) For anyone who doesn’t know the above … Continue reading →

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Violent Past and Forgiveness

Posted on June 1, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

Now, I don’t remember the character that made me wonder about this topic.  It can fall into various categories with high body counts: Former supervillain Hero who was a soldier Monster that gains humanity Serial killer who gets a second … Continue reading →

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Revisiting: Ways To Help Ease Anxiety

Posted on May 27, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

(Originally posted on April 20, 2022.  Just have to change the ‘2 years’ to ‘4 years’ and add a few.) The last 4 years hasn’t done my anxiety any good.  Normally, I’d avoid doing a big post about it because … Continue reading →

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