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C.S. Boyack’s #bookrelease: WRECK OF THE LANTERNFISH #adventure #pirates

Posted on December 14, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

Ciao, amici! I’ve got a real treat for you today. If you’re a speculative fiction fan, you’ve surely come across the work of this wildly inventive … C.S. Boyack’s #bookrelease: WRECK OF THE LANTERNFISH #adventure #pirates

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What To Do About Thursdays?

Posted on December 12, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

Not really sure what else to talk about here.  Mostly because this is really stuck in my mind as I get close to the end of the year.  I like having a post go up every day because I don’t … Continue reading →

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The Three Acts: Act 3

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

Hi again, gang. Craig with you once more to continue my series on Three Act Structure. If you’re coming in here, the previous posts were Act 1, Act 2… The Three Acts: Act 3

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Great Endings to Your Stories

Posted on December 8, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

Ciao, SEers! This is my last post of the year, and it’s only fitting it’s on endings. I wrote one back in 2018 that discussed, among other things, … Great Endings to Your Stories

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#NewRelease – Mountain Laurel Christmas #ShortStory #ChristmasStory @JanSikes3

Posted on December 8, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

I want to welcome Jan Sikes to Fiction Favorites. She has a new book and is here to describe it to you. Jan and I have been friends for a long time … #NewRelease – Mountain Laurel Christmas #ShortStory #ChristmasStory … Continue reading →

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New Release! “Wreck of the Lanterfish” by C. S. Boyack @Virgilante #newrelease #whattoread #writingcommunity #mustread

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

D. L. Finn is a wonderful author and one of my Story Empire colleagues. She’s generously offered to lend me her site today to talk about Wreck of the… New Release! “Wreck of the Lanterfish” by C. S. Boyack @Virgilante … Continue reading →

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Happy Hanukkah 2021! (Nope. I’m Not Early.)

Posted on November 28, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

Needless to say, I was shocked when I checked a calendar and saw Hanukkah started November 28th and went until December 6th.  Guess we’re really trying to escape the gravitation pull of Christmas this year.  Anyway, enjoy some funnies while … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Using Flight in Fiction

Posted on November 26, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

From the picture above, you can see how many ways there are to fly. Wings, flying mount, technology, wind, magic, simply going, and the list continues.  It’s probably one of, if not THE, most common and popular special ability in … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving . . . I Think

Posted on November 25, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

Time for holiday funnies because I’m busy with family.  Either interacting with them or hiding under the bed from them.  Could be both at times.

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7 Tips to Using Intangibility in Fiction

Posted on November 24, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

This is a power that fascinated me when I was younger, but I stopped paying attention to it as I got older.  Intangibility is what it sounds like.  A person can pass through objects like a ghost.  It seems simple … Continue reading →

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