Category Archives: Thoughts

Let Dining Authors Dine

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

If sleeping is how you recharge when stationary then eating is how you get energy while on the move.  That may have made more sense in my head.  People have probably figured out that I do enjoy eating.  I talk … Continue reading →

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Let Sleeping Authors Lie

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

So, I had an idea for a theme this week and it was ‘Eat, Drink, and Be Merry’.  I thought the first two worked together and decided that sleeping should be mentioned.  Anyway, these three things are fairly essential to … Continue reading →

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Keeping Your Emotions in Check When Writing

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

One of the things I had to learn way back in high school when I started writing was how to control my own emotions.  Not block them off completely, but temper them and access the ones I needed for certain … Continue reading →

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Some Messages from the Zoo Day

Posted on June 2, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

So, my son and I went to the zoo last weekend and a few things have stuck with me.  Most good, but a few that I need to get off my chest.  The place was packed, which meant there was … Continue reading →

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The Horror of the Rushed Ending

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

A few months ago, I finished reading ‘Yu Yu Hakusho’.  I remember hearing that there was something off about the ending.  Well, I have to agree even though I would recommend the series for any manga/anime fans.  It’s considered a … Continue reading →

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Writing Empathy as a Power or Ability

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Mary L. Schmidt asked a few months ago about writing a post about empathy or intuitiveness towards emotions.  Now, I’ve thought a lot about this and I think this is something we should look at for every character.  Sure, you … Continue reading →

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Oracles, Seers, Fortunetellers, and Ritualists in Fiction

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ve touched on a lot of characters from War of Nytefall, but I haven’t really talked a lot about Stephanie Talon.  I gave her a post to explain her origin a little over a year ago and haven’t gone back.  One … Continue reading →

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The Spymaster a.k.a. Why Intel is Important Even to Fictional Armies

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

In the War of Nytefall series, Kai Stavros is the acting spymaster working under Xavier Tempest.  His job is to gather information on enemies, handle assassinations, and report on potential dangers to his master.  Kai isn’t much of an infiltrator in … Continue reading →

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More Artist than Businessman: Blows to the Brain

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

We live in a society where you are judged by how much money you make. Yeah, that’s a brutal way to start this off, but I don’t really think I’m wrong.  For 5 years, I was a stay-at-home parent while … Continue reading →

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Can Action Scenes Erode Writer’s Block?

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

(The above scene from ‘Into the Badlands’ is fairly violent.) This is another post suggestion by Chelsea Ann Owens, but it is one that I’m not sure I fully understand.  It was stated by someone that you can write a … Continue reading →

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