Category Archives: Thoughts

The Coming of Age Story

Posted on November 30, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

The above is probably one of the biggest examples from my generation.  ‘The Breakfast Club’ was always a big ‘coming of age’ story.  It had a group of high schoolers in detention where they got to know each other.  They … Continue reading →

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The Tradition of Summoning Servants

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

In fantasy, it’s fairly common for servants to be summoned.  It could be for battle, healing, terrorizing, and the list keeps going.  You see it in books, cartoons, and video games with a countless number of systems.  The methods to … Continue reading →

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Dynamic vs Static Characters

Posted on November 18, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

I was on the fence about writing about this because I thought it was a given.  Then, I ran into people who didn’t know the difference.  Others swore that a good story is one where the main character doesn’t change.  … Continue reading →

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Third-Person POV: Omniscient vs Limited

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

The one issue I have with writing this post is that omniscient is a pain to write.  I get it wrong half the time.  So, I might cut this short to stop getting frustrated.  That and I think it’s fairly … Continue reading →

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One Size Does Not Fit All

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Been thinking about how people tend to give advice.  It’s usually unsolicited stuff, but you get it when you ask too.  Don’t worry because I’ll bring this writing rather quickly.  Just from the title, I’m sure people know where I’m … Continue reading →

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Backlash Toward Invulnerable Characters

Posted on November 11, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Many people hate Superman because of his powers.  The one that gets a lot of attention is his invulnerability because it means he can never be hurt.  People roll their eyes when kryptonite appears and call it a strained plot … Continue reading →

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Invulnerable vs Invincible

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

I wanted to do a week on characters who are ‘Invulnerable’.  As you can guess, I ran into an interesting stumbling block.  It started with a google image search where the above showed up fairly quickly.  This made me realize … Continue reading →

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The Frustration of Inconsistent Deathblows

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Long ago, I started watching Dragon Ball Z.  Early on, one of my favorite movies was Krillin’s Destructo Disc.  It’s a large disc of energy that can cut through anything.  At least, that’s how it was presented.  This thing was … Continue reading →

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The Trouble with Misusing Words

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

This is one of those topics that’s been on my mind, but I’m not really sure how to fully explain it.  I don’t mean using the wrong words or typos here.  I’m thinking more about how people will take one … Continue reading →

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What is an Isekai?

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

The graphic pretty much does the job.  Isekai is the term used when we’re talking about anime and manga.  Yet, this isn’t exclusive to those genres.  In fact, the concept of a person from one world being transported to another … Continue reading →

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