Category Archives: Thoughts

Writing Addiction in Fiction

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

This might be simplifying up above, but it does come off that way at times.  As I said on Friday, War of Nytefall: Ravenous has a very serious subplot that deals with addiction.  You might be wondering how I could add that … Continue reading →

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Mourning in Fiction: Accessing the Shadows

Posted on August 24, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

I was wrestling with the idea of this topic since this year has been horrible.  Writing this on July 2nd too, so I don’t know what will happy leading up to today.  Many people have lost loved ones, so mourning … Continue reading →

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Upping the Sex in a Series

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m going to tackle this one right off the bat.  There’s a reason that this weighs heavy on my mind with War of Nytefall: Ravenous.  Actually, it’s a few reasons: Desirae Duvall’s main business hub is a brothel. Desirae Duvall is … Continue reading →

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Two Authors, One Book, and Possible Headaches

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

So, I was asked about co-authoring a book a while back.  If I thought it was a good idea or something that I would do in the future was the gist of it.  This isn’t as easy a question as … Continue reading →

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Desert Adventures: Hard to Do Without Writing ‘Dessert’ By Accident At Least Once

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ve actually talked about sea journeys and a few other specific types over the years, but I realized that I never touched on this one.  Desert adventures have been really popular for a long time.  You find it in many … Continue reading →

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Writing Indoors: A Test of Isolation or Socialization?

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

This one is more my style.  I’m definitely more of an indoors author than an outdoors one, which is my choice.  Specifically, I prefer to write at home.  Here is where I have full control over my surroundings and I … Continue reading →

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The Fun of Writing Outdoors

Posted on July 13, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

With summer here, many people find that they want to spend as much time outside as possible.  Usually because I’m writing this in May, so I have no idea if we’re still under lockdown or not.  Last thing I heard … Continue reading →

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The Physical Description: A Necessary & Surprisingly Difficult Piece

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

I think we can take this for granted.  Physical descriptions come off a little like a ‘duh’ concept.  We need to know what our characters look like to some extent.  Otherwise, every reader gets their own visual with no similarities.  … Continue reading →

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Battling a Shortened Attention Span

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Going to try hard not to jump on a high horse because I’m aware that I fall into this category too.  In fact, I think most people have lost part of their attention span and that makes selling books a … Continue reading →

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Curses! Not the Censored Kind

Posted on June 15, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

I don’t think I’ve touched on this topic outside of a casual mention, so I’m going to attempt to go below the surface.  Curses show up in a lot of genres even when magic isn’t a main component.  Some are … Continue reading →

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