Tag Archives: author

Hiring for Adventure!

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

Thank you for answering our Help Wanted ad. We have a big job coming up and one of our members isn’t able to join us.  What happened to your predecessor?  There was an incident with a dragon, two kegs of … Continue reading →

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Adventuring Parties: A Job For Everyone . . . Except Billy

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

Like with every group, an adventuring party usually consists of members who each have a niche.  Even if you have all warriors, they tend to differ in combat style, tactics, and weapons.  Typically, a group has people of various skills … Continue reading →

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Forging a Hero Group: Everyone Get Along!

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

While people do pick favorite heroes in Legends of Windemere, there really isn’t a central hero once it reaches Prodigy of Rainbow Tower.  Luke Callindor is the first one we meet and Nyx has been raised as a champion, but that doesn’t … Continue reading →

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First Week of Work in 2017: Anybody Got Some Rum?

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

The hardest thing about ending a vacation is that you quickly feel like you need another by the end of the first week.  It’s even stranger when you work at home because your guard is down about such things.  Yet … Continue reading →

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Top of 2016 #6: Questions 3: Stuck in the Emotions

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

(Originally posted HERE.) First, I’m pretty sure this guy runs the show in my head most of the time.  Occasionally, Sadness knocks him out of the way and you can tell what movie my son watches about once a week. … Continue reading →

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Top of 2016 #5: Ways to the Support the Author in Your Life

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

(Originally posted HERE.) Many of us have seen the above picture and it’s right.  That is a great way to support an author that you enjoy and want to see them continue.  Yet, there is another area of support that … Continue reading →

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Top of 2016 #4: 7 Signs You Have a Dragon Infestation

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

(Originally posted HERE.) We’ve all been there.  Minding our own business when we stumble onto a sign that there are dragons nearby.  If we’re lucky, the beast is already gone or simply passing through the area.  Yet there are times … Continue reading →

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Top of 2016 #3: 7 Ways to Put a Robot in Your Fantasy Story

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

(Apparently, the 7 Lists stole the show last year.  Original is HERE.) It isn’t easy putting tech into a fantasy setting.  Yet it can be done!  Sometimes even correctly.  Here are 7 methods that might or might not work.  Though … Continue reading →

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Top of 2016 #2: 7 Signs a Person is Suffering from Author Fatigue

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

(Originally posted HERE.) Does this really need an intro?  Sure most, if not all, of us have been here at some point.  This is possibly a new thing I’ll do from time to time, which was inspired by John W. … Continue reading →

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Top of 2016 #1: Guest Post: Writing Weird Stuff- Or Breaking Every Rule in the Book by Sue Vincent

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

(I’m going to be posting the Top 7 posts of 2016 this week.  I only chose the ones that debuted in 2016 since a lot of old ones hit the mark like Dinosaurs in Fantasy and Conflict: Fancy Way of … Continue reading →

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