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Questions 3: Messages in Writing

Posted on November 15, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I know a lot of people don’t like messages in their stories.  Personally, I think there is always something we can learn from a story.  It might not be overt or intentional, but it’s nice to glean even a little … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Being Interviewed

Posted on September 29, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Just like before, this was inspired by a class last school year.  I figured if I did tips for one side of the table, I should do it for the other.  Thinking about it now, October is coming up with … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Running an Interview

Posted on September 27, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I came up with this post and the one on Friday while I was a TA in an ELA class last school year.  The students had to interview a person, so they were learning about how to ask questions to … Continue reading →

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Author Q and A

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

For those that missed the last two Sundays, I came up with a way to promote Do I Need to Use a Dragon? before returning to work/school.  That would be gathering questions and answering them on this post.  Feel free to … Continue reading →

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Another Day of Asking for Interview Questions

Posted on August 27, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

As I said last Sunday, I wanted to help promote Do I Need to Use a Dragon? before I go back to work on Tuesday.  This is the second day of asking for any questions that will create an interview post.  … Continue reading →

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Any Questions? (Requesting Questions for a Future Q&A Post)

Posted on August 20, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

This is going to be fairly simple. I’m coming to the end of summer and wanted to do something special to help promote Do I Need to Use a Dragon? before I go back to work.  So, I’m going to use the … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Your Author Identity

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

To be an author, you need to have some understanding of yourself.  Even on the unconscious level, you need to be sure of who you are in order to put pen to paper and create.  This requires creating an author … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: The Quest

Posted on June 27, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Can’t really have a story without a quest or plot.  While quests do tend to be the most common plot in fantasy, the advice one gets can go for general story creation.  Do I Need to Use a Dragon? has you covered … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: The Characters

Posted on June 20, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Characters are rather important to a story.  Even if you only have one, they need to have some kind of personality.  That’s why I dedicated a section of Do I Need to Use a Dragon? to this topic.  It covered a lot … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: The World

Posted on June 13, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

World-building has to be one of the toughest parts of writing, especially when you aren’t working on Earth.  That’s why Do I Need to Use a Dragon? has a big section on it.  As you can see, Fizzle needed to bribed with … Continue reading →

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