Category Archives: Thoughts

Revisit: What Do You Look For in a Villain?

Posted on September 12, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

(Originally posted on July 29, 2013.  I still stand by this, but I definitely wrote the post before I every put Stephen Kernaghan on paper.  He kind of stands out as the true monster of my villain gallery.  Pretty sure … Continue reading →

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Revisit: What Do You Look For in Magic?

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

(Originally posted on July 24, 2013.  My thoughts did change a bit on this one.  Mostly, I’m better about spells being broken or misfired by a sneeze or distraction.  Still not a fan of it happening a lot.  It really … Continue reading →

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Revisit: What Do You Look For In Character Evolution?

Posted on September 8, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

(Originally posted on July 25, 2013.  Not exactly the evolution about since we’re talking more mental and emotional than physical.  Realizing that many of these are kind of short too.  Guess it’s from a time when I had more activity … Continue reading →

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Revisit: What Do You Look For In a Hero?

Posted on September 5, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

(Originally posted on July 22, 2013.  Pretty simple and to the point.  Realizing these posts are mostly for interactions though.  What do you think?) One of the more interesting things about Beginning of a Hero reviews was that a few … Continue reading →

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Revisit: What Do You Want in Female Characters?

Posted on September 3, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

(Originally posted on July 18, 2013.  Don’t think my mindset has changed much.  Though, the one comment about my female villains not being whores kind of changes thanks to Desirae Duvall in War of Nytefall. I do think there has been … Continue reading →

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Revisited: So You Want to Write Fantasy (A Pessimist Approach)?

Posted on September 1, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Posted on July 22, 2013.  I really enjoyed writing this and I stand by it.  😀 So you want to write fantasy.  Well, let me load you up on everything you need to get yourself started.  Have some elves, dragons, … Continue reading →

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Revisit: No Magic Pasties of Protection! And How to Avoid Rusty Blades.

Posted on August 31, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

First, happy Labor Day weekend . . . Second, I need a time machine in order to smack myself for that nightmarish post title.  This went live on July 19, 2013 and somebody should have told me to rename the … Continue reading →

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Revisit: Weapon? Who Needs a Weapon?

Posted on August 29, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Debuting on July 31, 2013, I finally brought any end to the weapon posts.  Not saying they were bad, but I didn’t stick to my schedule at all.  Looking at the dates, I hadn’t even been blogging for a year … Continue reading →

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Revisit: So, Jamie’s Got a Gun (Part 2 of Weapon Series)

Posted on August 27, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

This post was published on July 12, 2013 and I realize it was a guest post.  The person who did it knew a lot more about guns than me.  So, he offered to write it up and use his own … Continue reading →

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Revisited: Pointy End Goes Into The Other

Posted on August 25, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Posted on July 17, 2013 . . . I have no idea why I didn’t note that this was part of the ‘weapons in fiction’ series.  Took me 5 minutes to figure out where everything was after gun post.  I … Continue reading →

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