Category Archives: Thoughts

Is There Ageism in Publishing?

Posted on November 15, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

Pretty sure I’ve already said too much and at least one person has skipped right to the comments.  I haven’t seen many posts and articles about this topic, but I know it’s going to ruffle feathers.  In fact, I can … Continue reading →

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Using Giant Monsters in Books

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

There have been times when I’ve used a huge monster in my stories.  Legends of Windemere had dragons and various giant species.  War of Nytefall had vampirized giants and other massive beasts.  They were fun to write, but I always wondered if … Continue reading →

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The Limitations of Zany Series and Stories

Posted on November 5, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

The biggest danger with writing a series that is designed to be crazy and off-the-wall is that you can easily go too far.  You feel like you have to up the insanity with every episode or chapter, which eventually hits … Continue reading →

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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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