Tag Archives: adventures

Questions 3: Beginning An Adventure

Posted on November 14, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

It doesn’t always have to be a major quest or a wild adventure. Yet, groups have to start somewhere even if it’s prior to the book.  Authors need to consider the beginning when they go with ensemble casts.  After all, … Continue reading →

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Starting An Adventure Behind Bars

Posted on November 12, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Pretty sure we can all think of at least one story that begins in jail.  Many stay within that setting too.  It isn’t only fantasy as well.  There is something about a prison story that appeals to readers.  Maybe it’s … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Everthorne the Northern Sister City

Posted on September 3, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Teasers have returned!  Here is an excerpt from The Merchant of Nevra Coil.  Called Everthorne, this is the northern Sister City and sits in a very difficult region.  A briar forest to the south, icy expanses to the east, swamplands … Continue reading →

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Questions 3 and Looking Back at ‘The Life & Times of Ichabod Brooks’

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

The Life & Times of Ichabod Brooks . . . Where to even begin? This is a short story collection staring Ichabod Brooks.  He is an experienced adventurer with a wife and kid back home.  The jobs put food on the … Continue reading →

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No Rest For A Hero

Posted on April 1, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

I forgot what made me think about how certain heroes never get to rest.  Might have been when I was watching ‘Highlander’ Season 1.  I remember a character telling the protagonist that he can’t stay out of the contest of … Continue reading →

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Packing Up for Exploration!

Posted on March 8, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Adventurer 1– So, we haven’t been to this place before.  Let’s make sure we’re prepared, Jimmy. Jimmy– You got it, Bart. Bart– Extra clothes, backpacks, bedrolls, food rations, rope, torches, flint and steel, and weapons are first on the list. … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Exploring New Lands in Fiction

Posted on March 6, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Is having your characters explore a new world difficult?  Maybe.  Some authors have an easier time than others.  This depends entirely on how your imagination works and what your writing style focuses on.  For example, I think those who work … Continue reading →

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#1 Post of 2021: What is Plot Armor?

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(Post originally published July 5, 2021.  That was a leap.  Guess things died once the summer started.) I was surprised when I ran into people who had never heard of ‘Plot Armor’.  It’s been around for a while and gets … Continue reading →

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What is Plot Armor?

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

I was surprised when I ran into people who had never heard of ‘Plot Armor’.  It’s been around for a while and gets tossed about the Internet fairly often.  It shows up a lot when it comes to action adventure, … Continue reading →

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Side Jobs: Because Being a Hero Doesn’t Always Pay the Bills

Posted on February 10, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

I was thinking about this as a friend explained an RPG he had been playing.  He brought up various skills of his character that weren’t really adventuring ones.  They helped there, but he did it mostly to get new gear … Continue reading →

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