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Ask-A-Character: Kira Grasdon the Returning Fiancee

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Yes, I know this is probably the third time I’ve put her in the hot seat.  First time was good and second time went relatively unnoticed.  Still, she returns in Legends of Windemere: The Compass Key to reveal that she’s … Continue reading →

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Ask-A-Character: Delvin Cunningham the Former Mercenary

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

First up for this week of interactive interviews is Delvin Cunningham who takes on a big role in the newest book Legends of Windemere: The Compass Key.  Here is a little backstory. Delvin is a former mercenary and a previous … Continue reading →

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Reave by C. Miller (Book Review)

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

I thought I knew how I would start this review as I was coming to the end of, but that ending was a real brain scrambler.  Not in a bad way, but in a way that what I thought was … Continue reading →

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Do You Want to Be in a Movie, Luke Callindor?

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Luke Callindor–  Who’s at the top of this post? Timoran Wrath–  A vigilante from a comic book and the author has been waiting all week to put into a post.  This is the final day of this topic, so it … Continue reading →

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Character Origins: Delvin Cunningham the Mercenary Prince

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Been a long time since I did an origin post for a character, but this one has been a long time coming.  Delvin Cunningham is a scourge to my spellchecker because Word refuses to believe it’s a name.  This really … Continue reading →

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So You Want to Have Married Characters in Fiction?

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Even though it isn’t very common, it isn’t that hard to make a believable married couple the central focus of a non-romance story.  I’m not talking about having their relationship be the focus.  That tends to run into the inevitable … Continue reading →

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Origins: The Krypters

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

For anyone who has read the blurb for Family of the Tri-Rune, you’ve heard of the Krypters.  They are the ravenous undead that appear around Hero’s Gate and cause a lot of trouble.  This is their story . . . … Continue reading →

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Party in the Caster Swamp

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

The Lich– Do we have a question to work with here? General Vile– I believe we are supposed to discuss being villains and our various motivations. Trinity– There aren’t many of us here.  The big boys were told to stay … Continue reading →

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Loyalty Broken Without Warning or Reason

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

One of the most common twists is the ‘Betrayal’ and I wrote about this once before.  This is where a lot of depth and growth can come from.  A traitor can ruin plans and destroy group cohesion in one simple … Continue reading →

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To Trash a Romance or Not to Trash a Romance?

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Now if violence happens with no reaction then sex/relationships have the opposite problem.  Many authors take an approach that the best way to stir things up is to screw with a romantic subplot.  That is a good method, but you … Continue reading →

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