Tag Archives: audience

How did you not see that coming? Tales Already Told

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

A while back I got into BBC’s Merlin and part of the fun was seeing the new take on the old tale.  So when characters I remember from the few stories I read showed up, I was excited and intrigued.  … Continue reading →

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Post Revisited: Crushers of Souls and Puppies

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

Due to being busy with things and heading out for the weekend, I’m going to keep the ‘Post Revisits’ going for today.  This one was originally posted on January 2, 2013. I read a post about the characteristics of heroes … Continue reading →

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Throwback Post: These Are Not Rules of Fantasy

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m drawing out a popular post from July 4, 2014.  I’m still standing by this, but a year hasn’t even passed.  As usual, I don’t edit these when I put them back up for another look.  I might be doing … Continue reading →

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These Are Not Rules of Fantasy

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

A big headache for genre writing is that nearly every reader has their own set of rules about how that genre should work.  They have their favorite authors and all others get compared to those ‘elite’.  Any deviation is met … Continue reading →

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Now About that 4th Wall

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

One of the most popular tricks to do these days is ‘Break the 4th Wall’.  For those that don’t know, this means for a character to interact with the audience.  The 4th wall refers to where the audience is sitting … Continue reading →

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Why Do You Do It?

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I was wondering what to post and a thought came into my head.  I’ve seen it asked across the blogosphere, but I’m still curious.  Not about the origin.  I’m curious about the continuation. Why do you continue to blog? I … Continue reading →

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Can’t Please Everyone

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

You write what you want Because you are what you write Others will do what will Start your story off slow Or start it off fast The pace is yours to grow Follow the trends if you so wish Or … Continue reading →

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The Perfect Style Is . . .

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I was in a writer’s workshop years ago and somebody asked what the perfect writing style was, so they could adopt it. This led to a lengthy conversation about what would constitute the perfect style and I played my part … Continue reading →

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Boromir, We Hardly Knew Ye

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

One of the most difficult decisions any author can make is killing off a character.  Many of us don’t have the luxury of working in comic books where death is nothing more than a temporary situation.  So, an author will … Continue reading →

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Magic of Support

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ve been thinking a lot about the support that writers get when they are trying to ply their trade.  I’m not talking about agents and publishers, but the people who are there to hold them up.  I remember hearing a … Continue reading →

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