Tag Archives: character

Character Origin: Serum

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ve been rather serious today beyond the Rainbow Unicorn poem and the further adventures of Nyx.  So, I’m going to write about a character who is still looking for a series to call his own. Years ago, I wanted to … Continue reading →

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Got My First 1-Star

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Woke up to find that I got my first 1-Star review.  🙂 “The author had a good premise but the lack of solid plot and poorly developed characters made this a book I couldn’t finish. With some good editing this … Continue reading →

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Family of the Tri-Rune Up-Date

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

So, I have less that 200 pages left to type in the hand-written edits and I’m realizing something.  I don’t give Sari nearly enough credit.  I always thought of her as the weakest of the champions, but she’s proving to … Continue reading →

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Project Phoenix: Samson

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

A lot of the Project Phoenix heroes are based off friends and Samson is based on one of my closest friends.  Originally, he was an obscenely powerful combination of Goku from Dragonball Z and Superman.  Then I realized how bad … Continue reading →

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Character Origin: Roland Gauntlier

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I haven’t done one of these in a while, so I’m going to go to another minor character from Beginning of a Hero. Roland Gauntlier is a strange one because he had no preparation.  Even after he was given a … Continue reading →

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A Possible Contest for Artists

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Long ago I came up with an idea.  This is before I jumped on the blog-o-sphere and was a simple dreamy-eyed, whiskey-drinking aspiring author editing his finished books.  The idea stemmed from the fact that I can’t draw.  The rules … Continue reading →

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Character Origin: Rayne

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

This character won’t be making an appearance until the one-shot book that covers a loose end of Legends of Windemere.  Still, I’m going to throw her out there and see how the wolves take to her. Rayne was created by … Continue reading →

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Game of Names

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I think every fiction writer has had a character where they struggle with the name or even look back and wonder where a name came from.  In fact, I find it awkward when people ask me how I came up … Continue reading →

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Project Phoeinx: Eryx

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

One of the originals that survived the various changes, I’ve always had the same story for him.  He’s a half-demon designed from an experiment to see what happens when demon DNA and angel DNA are combined with human DNA.  The … Continue reading →

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Child Protagonists: Parenting at its Best

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

There are several types of protagonists that one can choose from.  You have true blue heroes, anti-heroes, resistant heroes, silent heroes, and so many others that have their own strengths and flaws.  One of the most difficult heroes, in my … Continue reading →

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