Tag Archives: adventure

New Release: Serang by C.S. Boyack #fantasy #adventure (What Do You Think of Prequels?)

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

(Today, I have C.S. Boyack, who is here to promote his newest book.  It is called Serang and is a prequel to Voyage of the Lanternfish.  It’s his first prequel, so I asked him to talk about this experience.  Enjoy.) Thanks … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blogging, Spotlight | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 19 Comments

Teaser Tuesday: Starting Off on an Odd Foot #fantasy #shortstories

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Here’s another one from The Life & Times of Ichabod Brooks.  I’m finding it difficult to locate the older teasers, so they might all be new.  This is a part from Ichabod Brooks & the Vixen of Errenshar.  I’m going to let the … Continue reading →

Posted in Ichabod Brooks, Teaser Tuesday | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

Character Acrostics: More Poem Fun

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Basically, every letter that starts the line is going to be part of a word.  That word will be a character associated with each series.  Think I’m going to do 4 or 5 here, but two of them will be … Continue reading →

Posted in Poems | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 18 Comments

Teaser Tuesday: Underwater Action #fantasy #shortstories

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Here’s another excerpt from The Life & Times of Ichabod Brooks and it’s pretty lengthy.  The reason is because it’s an underwater scene, which means I had to work with no dialogue.  I’ve found that I’ve been attempting these a lot … Continue reading →

Posted in Ichabod Brooks, Teaser Tuesday | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 18 Comments

Teaser Tuesday: Ichabod Brooks & the King of Nowhere #fantasy #shortstories

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

By popular demand, The Life & Times of Ichabod Brooks got 6 votes on the Teaser Tuesday poll.  Since these are short stories, it’s hard to pick something that isn’t too much, so I am going to post the beginning of … Continue reading →

Posted in Ichabod Brooks, Teaser Tuesday | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 24 Comments

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 →

Posted in Thoughts | Tagged , , , , , | 19 Comments

Teaser Tuesday: Entering the Mangrove Swamp #fantasy #adventure

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Another blast from the past for Teaser Tuesday.  Enjoy this piece of Legends of Windemere: The Spirit Well.

Posted in Teaser Tuesday, The Spirit Well | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

Teaser Tuesday: Awkward Allies #fantasy #adventure

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Taking excerpts from The Life & Times of Ichabod Brooks is tough because they’re short stories.  So, I’m always happy to find pieces that I can share.  This one is from Ichabod Brooks & the Island of Mirrors.  Fingers crossed that he … Continue reading →

Posted in Ichabod Brooks, Teaser Tuesday | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 23 Comments

Guest Post: Voyage of the Lanternfish by C.S. Boyack #adventure #pirates

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

(Today I have a special guest.  Lisa Burton is here to talk about C.S. Boyack’s newest book, Voyage of the Lanternfish.  She’s brought both a new picture of herself and a look behind the curtain at one of the story’s colorful … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blogging, Spotlight | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 31 Comments

7 Tips to Working with a Collecting Quest Story: Read the Whole Set

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

It isn’t easy setting up a story where you have to get a bunch of things to make one thing or stop someone.  There’s the risk of tedium, repetition, and getting visited by the irritable McGuffin fairy.  He doesn’t take … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 27 Comments