Tag Archives: adventure

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 →

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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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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.

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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Quest for the Shattered Something: The Collecting Plot

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

There are many types of quests out there, which have been used throughout mythology, history, and fiction.  You have hunting down a villain, finding a mentor to save the world, and the long journey.  Another that doesn’t turn up as … Continue reading →

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7 Tips If You Want To Go Dungeon Crawling

Posted on December 19, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

It’s not the easiest way to make a living, especially since you never know if someone has come before you.  Yet, people still take on the hobby known as dungeon crawling.  For those who don’t know, this is the exploring … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: A Surprising Denizen #fantasy #adventure

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

This week it’s Legends of Windemere: Sleeper of the Wildwood Fugue.  I’m taking slightly bigger risks with these excerpts in terms of potential spoilers, but the books have been out for a while.  This one shows part of Helgard, which is … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Creating a Series Mascot

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

With the publishing of War of Nytefall: Lost, I’ve introduced a literary aspect that I’ve done before.  Not exactly since Lost has a bunny and Fizzle is a dragon, but both of them can be seen as mascots.  In Legends of Windemere, … Continue reading →

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