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Elemental Uses: Earth Can Be Fun

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

The last of this element series is one that doesn’t get as much attention as the others because it has a lot of limitations.  Earth isn’t an element that can be rationalized very easily if it comes from the human … Continue reading →

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Elemental Uses: Fire Is More Than Destruction

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Today and next week, I’m going to be doing some posts on the classical Four Element system that gets used in magic a lot.  Not only going through the history, but showing various ways to use it.  Typically, you see … Continue reading →

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2017 Top 5: #2- Powers of the Windemere Sea: Magnificent Mappers

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

This post originally went live on May 19. There is a third group that is specific to the sea that is neither navy nor pirate.  They might be found with those other two groups, but they are unique because of … Continue reading →

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2017 Top 5: #5- Short Stories vs Novels: A Taste of Both Worlds

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

(This whole thing was a lot more difficult than I realized it would be.  A lot of the top 5 ended up being promos that didn’t work any more.  So, I stuck with things that were topics for conversation and … Continue reading →

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War of Nytefall: Loyalty Cover Teaser

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

While it might be a few months away, I have a preliminary sketch for the War of Nytefall: Loyalty cover. The artist is Alison Hunt and the idea is to do a symbol for each cover. Enjoy.

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7 Tips to Being an Author: Who Put Glass on This Road?

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Full disclosure on this one:  I’m not sure what this was supposed to be about.  There are times I get an idea for a post, jot it down in shorthand, and assume I’ll remember what I meant later.  Less than … Continue reading →

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The Art of Bantering: Not As Easy As You Think

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

What exactly is banter these days?  I know the official definition is a ‘playful or friendly exchange of teasing remarks’.  Not exactly like what you see in one of the above examples, but I keep seeing examples of banter that … Continue reading →

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Life of an Innocent Bystander

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Do we really consider innocent bystanders when we’re writing action or disaster scenes that take place in residential areas?  I mean, we know they’re there and write them in to show the carnage.  Maybe we purposely put one in a … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Ruins: Vines, Sand, Snakes, & More Vines

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

You can’t have a fantasy world without some ruins, but there’s always the question of how to create them.  Okay, so many authors might come off as simply cobbling together a bunch of broken buildings and wastelands.  Yet, there’s much … Continue reading →

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My Week in Pics and Gifs

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

I had this idea to make a post about odd and possibly controversial things I learned over the last five years. Male heroes can’t cry, never let your female badasses take a punch, love triangles are just asking for trouble, … Continue reading →

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