Tag Archives: battle

Teaser Tuesday: Harbor Battle

Posted on May 20, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

This was the first teaser for War of Nytefall: Lost and it dove right into the beginning of the book. I used a lot too. The story takes place 17 years after War of Nytefall: Loyalty, which is when I … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaser Tuesday, War of Nytefall | Tagged action adventure, battle, Dawn Fangs, excerpt, fantasy, high fantasy, sword & sorcery, teaser Tuesday, vampires, War of Nytefall, Windemere | 6 Comments

Teaser Tuesday: The Tribe Baron

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

The Compass Key had so many good fights, but it was tough to pick a teaser without spoiling a lot. This fight between Delvin and the leader of a giltris (lizardmen) army is probably one of the safest to show. … Continue reading →

Posted in Legends of Windemere, Teaser Tuesday, The Compass Key | Tagged author, battle, Compass Key, Delvin Cunningham, epic fantasy, fantasy, Giltris, high fantasy, Legends of Windemere, lizardman, magic, series, sword & sorcery, teaser, teaser Tuesday, tuesday, warrior, Windemere, writing | 7 Comments

Scenario: Using Spells in a Big Battle

Posted on January 15, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

This scenario does give you a lot more personality leeway than the previous one. I want to see if leaving it more flexible will be easier than making people be in a very strict role. So, here we go again. … Continue reading →

Posted in Questions 3 | Tagged battle, caster, fiction, friendly fire, magic, scenario, strategy, wizard, writing | 12 Comments

Teaser Tuesday: Aganippe

Posted on October 29, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

First teaser after Quest of the Brokenhearted went live for 99 cents. So, exciting. While this isn’t Kira’s first battle in the story, this is the first official champion that she faces. I had a lot of fun writing the scene … Continue reading →

Posted in Legends of Windemere, Teaser Tuesday | Tagged action adventure, battle, excerpt, fantasy, fiction, magic, mermaids, monsters, naiad, Quest of the Brokenhearted, sharks, sword & sorcery, teaser Tuesday, water monster, Windemere, writing | 7 Comments

Music of Legends of Windemere: Warlord of the Forgotten Age

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

Here we are at the ending. Not so much of this lengthy blog series, but the final book of the series. Legends of Windemere: Warlord of the Forgotten Age took a while to lock into place. I had so many ideas for … Continue reading →

Posted in Legends of Windemere, Warlord of the Forgotten Age | Tagged action adventure, Baron Kernaghan, battle, caster, Dariana, death, Delvin Cunningham, demons, dragons, epic fantasy, fantasy series, finale, Fizzle, friendship, heroes, hope, Kira Grasdon, Legends of Windemere, lich, love, Luke Callindor, magic, music, Nyx, prophecy, Queen Trinity, Sari, series ending, sorcerers, spells, spirits, survival, sword & sorcery, Timoran Wrath, undead, videos, Warlord of the Forgotten Age, wizards | 5 Comments

Teaser Tuesday: This Ends Now #fantasy #adventure

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

One of my favorite scenes from Legends of Windemere: The Compass Key! “And so we come to the end!” the Lich declares from his low balcony. He grins at his enemies as they step out of the stairwell and into the … Continue reading →

Posted in Legends of Windemere, Teaser Tuesday, The Compass Key | Tagged battle, demons, excerpt, fantasy, Legends of Windemere, lich, Luke Callindor, sneak peek, sword & sorcery, teaser Tuesday, The Compass Key, undead, warriors, wizards | 10 Comments

Teaser Tuesday: Mercenary Prince vs Tribe Baron #fantasy #adventure

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

The Compass Key managed to get a vote and I was surprised how little I’d done teasers for it. Part of the reason for this is because it’s a big transition book during the Legends of Windemere series. I wanted to … Continue reading →

Teaser Tuesday: Raid on the Port

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Here it is! The first teaser for War of Nytefall: Lost and we’re going to see how it opens. Went for a big chunk too. It’s been 17 years since War of Nytefall: Loyalty, so a lot has changed and stayed the … Continue reading →

7 Tips to Writing Battles: Let The Owies Begin!

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

One thing that Quest of the Brokenhearted did is push my limits on writing fight scenes. Many people thinking writing an action scene is easy because you just have to put in ‘fighting stuff’. This includes punches, kicks, soliloquies, gloating, guns, … Continue reading →