Category Archives: Thoughts

Writing a Zany Series and Making it Work

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

Throughout my life, I’ve watched a lot of series.  Most of them have long-winding stories or episodes that connect in some fashion.  It all makes sense by the time the story is done even if only a small portion of … Continue reading →

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Beep . . . Ding . . . Ring . . . Beep . . . Oh, Come on!

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

Strange for me to put a serious one like this on a Sunday, but I really needed to get this off my chest.  All year, there has been a strange habit of people messaging, calling, or flat out invading my … Continue reading →

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Using War as a Backdrop

Posted on September 6, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

There are times when it felt like the Vampire Civil War wasn’t going on, but War of Nytefall: Anarchy has it as the backdrop.  I needed to do this because there were only two books left, so I needed to remind the … Continue reading →

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The Ignorant Badass: How Can They Not Know?

Posted on August 27, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

The above characters are from anime that I recently watched.  Space Dandy is from the anime named after him and Lloyd is from ‘Suppose a Kid from the Boonies Moved to a Starter Town’ or whatever it’s called.  One is … Continue reading →

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Does Amnesia Give You a Second Chance at Life?

Posted on August 18, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m sure this has been examined in fiction before, but I haven’t seen it done a lot in the genres I favor.  So, I’m sorry if I’m totally wrong here.  Please feel free to say so in the comments. Amnesia … Continue reading →

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Amnesia . . . I Forgot Why I Chose This Topic

Posted on August 16, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

I forgot what prompted me to choose this topic back in June.  I believe I watched a TV show where a character had amnesia at some point.  It brought up an odd question in my mind in regards to second … Continue reading →

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Can Narcissism be a Positive?

Posted on August 11, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

That’s a really rough list and I agree with it.  Let’s keep in mind that for personal reasons, I’m rather biased here.  I see narcissism as a negative and I’ve found that most people would agree.  Even narcissists who don’t … Continue reading →

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Narcissists and How They Operate

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

This is a tough one because people don’t always know what these types of characters or real people are like.  We see them as egotistical manipulators or arrogant figures that are prone to gloating.  Sadly, I’ve had to interact with … Continue reading →

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The Pain of Being Told ‘Just Be Positive’

Posted on August 2, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

You might not be surprised to learn that I am a negative person.  Pessimism tends to be my default if I’m stressed, tired, or not paying attention to my surroundings.  Comes from many things, but I’m not getting into that.  … Continue reading →

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Curse of the Chapter 3

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

Disclaimer:  I actually misread my note that said ‘Ch. 3 Curse’.  I thought I meant to make a post about curses that come in 3’s, which I thought was odd.  So, I got the above picture and sat down to … Continue reading →

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