Category Archives: Thoughts

Top 5 of 2019: The Perverted Character (#4)

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

This went live on September 9, 2019 and I’m not shocked to see that one of the ‘pervert’ posts made it on here.  Although, I remember check the Top 5 a week before 2019 ended and these posts weren’t close.  … Continue reading →

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Does Fantasy Have to Be Medieval?

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Various questions come up when someone wants to write high fantasy and many of them are completely understandable.  They may deal with magic, various races, and creating a world that isn’t Earth.  Yet, there are other questions that you can … Continue reading →

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Fantasy Tip Book List of Topics

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

This is the last day of break for many, so I didn’t want to do anything complicated.  Still, I’ve been meaning to make this post for a while.  I haven’t come up with titles for most of these topics and … Continue reading →

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For the Love of Violence

Posted on December 11, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

I was trying to decide if I wanted to do this as a thought piece or a poem.  The former won because I didn’t think the latter would work too well.  This is actually connected to when I did a … Continue reading →

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The Bad Girl: Is It a Worthwhile Character Type?

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Way back in the first week of July, I touched on the topic of Bad Boys.  I was asked by a few people about Bad Girls.  It was noted that they tend to be called Femme Fatales, but that had … Continue reading →

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Jung’s Archetypes: The Self Quarter

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Here’s the final grouping that focuses on the Self.  This does feel like it’s very close to the soul, so it can be confusing.  The difference that I can see is that there is a focus on influencing others through … Continue reading →

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Jung’s Archetype: The Soul Quarter

Posted on November 20, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Here we are with the next group, which are the archetypes that fall under the ‘Soul’ category.  These characters pursue fulfillment of the spirit and all have some sense-  of freedom within their core.  This may be physical, emotional, or … Continue reading →

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Jung’s Archetypes: The Ego Quartet

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

You can see examples of each one in the above picture, which I’m going to attach to each of the posts.  This one is going to be about the 4 Ego Archetypes, which are Innocent, Everyman, Hero, and Caregiver.  As … Continue reading →

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The Infamous Retelling of An Old Story (7 Tips!)

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

The meme is right, but I’m going to talk about retellings more than remakes.  Is there a difference?  At first glance, I thought there wasn’t.  Then I considered the nuances a bit more and realized it was subtle.  A remake/reboot … Continue reading →

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Diving Into Public Domain: The Pool Might Be Deepening

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

There’s going to be a few steps here because I’m sure people have questions. What is Public Domain? These are works that are no longer under copyrights because they have existed for a certain amount of time.  That’s a very … Continue reading →

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