Category Archives: Thoughts

Revisited: So You Want to Write Fantasy (A Pessimist Approach)?

Posted on September 1, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Posted on July 22, 2013.  I really enjoyed writing this and I stand by it.  😀 So you want to write fantasy.  Well, let me load you up on everything you need to get yourself started.  Have some elves, dragons, … Continue reading →

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Revisit: No Magic Pasties of Protection! And How to Avoid Rusty Blades.

Posted on August 31, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

First, happy Labor Day weekend . . . Second, I need a time machine in order to smack myself for that nightmarish post title.  This went live on July 19, 2013 and somebody should have told me to rename the … Continue reading →

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Revisit: Weapon? Who Needs a Weapon?

Posted on August 29, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Debuting on July 31, 2013, I finally brought any end to the weapon posts.  Not saying they were bad, but I didn’t stick to my schedule at all.  Looking at the dates, I hadn’t even been blogging for a year … Continue reading →

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Revisit: So, Jamie’s Got a Gun (Part 2 of Weapon Series)

Posted on August 27, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

This post was published on July 12, 2013 and I realize it was a guest post.  The person who did it knew a lot more about guns than me.  So, he offered to write it up and use his own … Continue reading →

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Revisited: Pointy End Goes Into The Other

Posted on August 25, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Posted on July 17, 2013 . . . I have no idea why I didn’t note that this was part of the ‘weapons in fiction’ series.  Took me 5 minutes to figure out where everything was after gun post.  I … Continue reading →

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Revisited: Unlimited Ammo and One-Handed Greatswords?

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Originally posted on July 10th, 2013 . . . It seems this was my first big theme that carried for a while.  I’ve become a lot more lax about this topic, but not with my own writing.  Keep needing to … Continue reading →

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Revisit: Dangers of Writing with Children

Posted on August 20, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Originally posted on July 3rd, 2013, this is the companion to Monday’s post.  Clearly, I hadn’t settled completely on sticking to 7 items per list.   This is part 2 of possibly 2.  Last week I talked about the benefits … Continue reading →

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Revisited: Benefits of Writing with Children

Posted on August 18, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Posted on June 26, 2013, this was apparently part of a set that I did for a few weeks.  I haven’t written about writing and parenting combined for a while.  So, it seems like a good time to repost it.  … Continue reading →

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Revisit: When One Book Just Won’t Do

Posted on August 13, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Originally posted on May 1, 2013 . . . This one tries to hit everything, which shows where my mind was.  I was more interested in promos, poems, and random stuff as if this was a Livejournal.  Yet, flickers of … Continue reading →

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Revisit- Conflict: Fancy Way of ‘Good vs Evil’

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Looks like I first talked about conflict on April 17, 2013.  I’m surprised I had a thought list since it looks like I was all over the place back then.  Some posts only had one line and I assume a … Continue reading →

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