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Do I Need to Use a Dragon? (Fantasy Writing Tips) for 99 cents

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Have you ever wanted to write a fantasy story? Not sure about the rules? Well, look no further! Hidden within these pages are opinions and observations that MIGHT help you with your literary adventure. Boiling fantasy and writing in general … Continue reading →

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Being Morally Gray

Posted on December 8, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

A while back, someone mentioned characters who are morally gray.  These are the ones that sit between good and evil.  While their actions can be reprehensible, they have good reasons for taking action.  Here are some examples I found: Boromir … Continue reading →

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The Lovable Grouch

Posted on December 3, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

I don’t remember exactly what made me notice this character type recently.  It just popped into my head and I noticed how often the lovable grouch appears.  Oscar, Al Bundy, Dr. House, Carl Frederickson (Up), and more fall into this … Continue reading →

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Possible Promo Idea That I Need a Week to Set Up, So I’m Stalling

Posted on December 2, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

I took all of November to try and think of promos to set up.  I might use the rest of December’s Tuesday to be silly or maybe do simple series promos.  There are 4 more after today, which will cover … Continue reading →

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The Issue With Character Interviews

Posted on November 11, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

This is going to be a short post because it’s more of a rant. So, I used to set up interviews with my characters.  I did this two ways in the past: One version was me posting about the character … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Promo Ideas

Posted on November 4, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m pretty much out of teasers since I’m reusing old ones.  So, I’m trying to figure out something I can do to keep Tuesday as a book promo day.  Here are some ideas that I can do starting in December: … Continue reading →

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Revisit: What Do You Look For In A Funny Villain?

Posted on September 22, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

(Originally posted on August 16, 2013.  This is different than a standard villain question and I guess this gears more towards stories aimed at children.  Kind of a shame because I think adults deserve more comical bad guys.) Now, we’ve … Continue reading →

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Revisit: What Do You Look For in a Third Book of a Series?

Posted on September 19, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

(Originally posted December 3, 2013.  Couldn’t resist putting this one after the one about a sequel.  This post had more meat to it since I was promoting Allure of the Gypsies for it’s debut.) So, here I am sitting around … Continue reading →

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Revisit: What Do You Look For in a Villain?

Posted on September 12, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

(Originally posted on July 29, 2013.  I still stand by this, but I definitely wrote the post before I every put Stephen Kernaghan on paper.  He kind of stands out as the true monster of my villain gallery.  Pretty sure … Continue reading →

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Revisit: What Do You Look For In Character Evolution?

Posted on September 8, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

(Originally posted on July 25, 2013.  Not exactly the evolution about since we’re talking more mental and emotional than physical.  Realizing that many of these are kind of short too.  Guess it’s from a time when I had more activity … Continue reading →

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