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7 Tips to Writing a Bad Boy: As If I Know What I’m Doing

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

As I said on Monday, I’m not really sure of what I’m doing.  I’m seeing that I do watch a bunch of shows that have ‘Bad Boy’ protagonists.  There are a few themes that I’ve seen that enhance their rebellious … Continue reading →

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Does Everyone Really Love a Bad Boy?

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

A while back, somebody suggested I write a few posts on the ‘Bad Boy’ concept.  I agreed thinking it shouldn’t be too hard.  Now, I’m sitting here trying to figure out what I was thinking.  Seriously, this feels like it’s … Continue reading →

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The Experimental Hero: Brought to You By Science

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ve touched on a lot of different heroes over the years, so I’m surprised I never thought about this one before.  I mean, they’ve slipped into a few categories at times, but I never really locked onto the ‘experiment’ origin.  … Continue reading →

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Villains with Hearts of Evil Ice

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Villains can make or break a story.  You need some type of adversity for the hero to overcome and having another sentient being to face can push them to new levels of strength.  Many times these antagonists become more popular … Continue reading →

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Dean Pendrac: The Vampire Queen’s Loyal Servant

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

I hate to admit that I almost forgot about this character who shows up in War of Nytefall: Rivalry.  I have no real excuse.  Maybe it’s because Dean Pendrac has a rather strange origin when compared to all of the … Continue reading →

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Truth or Lie?

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Going to try something fun in the final lead up to War of Nytefall: Rivalry.  Each of the characters below will be saying something either true or a lie about themselves.  I’d have more about this like making it a contest, … Continue reading →

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New Versions of Old Characters: More Than the Look

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

This is another post where I wrote down the topic and wasn’t really sure where I was going with it.  ‘New versions of characters’ can mean so many things, but I knew it had to do with War of Nytefall: Rivalry.  … Continue reading →

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2018 Top 5: #3- 7 Tips to Being Dramatic . . . In Fiction

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

This post originally went live on February 14, 2018.  Weird that the first of the Top 5 are from early in 2018. Adding drama into your writing can be tough and many are leery about adding this due it skewing … Continue reading →

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What About the Voices that Come from Others?

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

To example the picture, Captain America wasn’t created by Stan Lee.  He was added to the Avengers, which was a Stan Lee/Jack Kirby creation.  I’ve noticed that many people think every Marvel superhero was made by Stan Lee, but that … Continue reading →

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Luke Callindor vs Clyde: The Angel and Devil in My Mind

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Perhaps two of the loudest voices in my head have been Luke Callindor from Legends of Windemere and Clyde from War of Nytefall.  A big reason for this is because they could be considered my two first ‘real’ protagonists.  It’s a tough … Continue reading →

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