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7 Tips to Being the Author You Were Meant to Be

Posted on November 27, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

It’s difficult to be an author and carve out your own identity.  There are industry standards, armies of gatekeepers, lengthy histories of each genre, and the constantly gnawing self-doubt.  A negative opinion on our style can hit harder than 100 … Continue reading →

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The Overlapping of Genres and Styles

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

This is kind of carrying over from the ‘rules’ of writing posts from last week.  It got me thinking about this blog and how people perceive it.  Not the promotional stuff or the comedic things like Ye Olde Shoppe.  I’m … Continue reading →

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Another Round of Author Memes

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

I was going to do something more interesting.  It was going to be about mental health and the current state of things.  Just to think of others.  Then, the week got rough and I didn’t have the mojo to delve … Continue reading →

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Goals . . . Eh, I Might as Well Try Again

Posted on November 21, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Pure honesty: I’m writing this right before I go to bed Friday night. Purer honesty: I’ve had a few drinks before tackling this.  I’m not drunk, but I’m in a drowsy state. I guess I could have waited for the … Continue reading →

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Rules of the Writer

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

A bubble of thought That drives pen to paper And finger to key Is the first step To a world of freedom And coiling restrictions * Voices ring out Do this Not that Follow this And follow that One negates … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Following the ‘Rules’ of Writing

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

With such a maze out there, we can never tell what we should or should not do until we attract someone’s wrath.  I’m here to give you a few tips to navigate this maze with the least amount of stress. … Continue reading →

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Wizard, Magician, Magic-User, Sorceress, Witch, Warlock, Caster, Etc.

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

It seems there are so many words out there to denote practitioners of magic.  That’s only the arcane side of things and not the holy ones too.  Imagine if we add priests, priestesses, paladins, druids, and the rest of those … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Nailed the Goalie in the Nards!

Posted on October 17, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Think I might be the goalie in this scenario.  At least this week went smoother than previous ones.  Work was busy, but not as stressful.  Still some kinks to iron out of a couple systems.  Noticed last week that nobody … Continue reading →

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Monsters of Nytefall: Desirae’s ‘Babies’

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Guess War of Nytefall: Ravenous had one more promo left in it.  Well, it’s October, so I’m focusing on monsters, which makes this a perfect time to explain a piece of the overall story.  This would be what is called Desirae’s ‘Babies’.  … Continue reading →

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The Pleasure Shadow: Windemere’s Naughty Secret

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Yeah, I’m not putting the picture of a brothel on here.  Yet, the Pleasure Shadow is more than that.  So, I figure a busy tavern will do just as nicely.  After all, War of Nytefall: Ravenous really only shows the cleaner side … Continue reading →

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