Tag Archives: death

A Tradition in Fiction: Killing Parents

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Charles Yallowitz

First, I know there are exceptions to the above meme like ‘Brave’ and ‘Peter Pan’.  That’s not the point here. A recent thought crossed my mind and led me to look at the parentage of the champions.  I have 2 … Continue reading →

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Night of the Ghost Dance

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

Starry skies are set abuzz Killing all but a lonely echo Evil rises in moonlight dim Leaving their shadowy tomb Ears of vapor listen for the concert To tell them when to dance Once it starts, the dance is endless … Continue reading →

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When a Fictional Fight Gets Bloody

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

I recently finished writing a scene where two characters have their final showdown.  It’s a very brutal fight with broken bones, punctured organs, bleeding, and a wonder that both of them didn’t die.  The reason it came to this is … Continue reading →

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Remnants Left on the Web

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

Words waiting for their day Scheduled to save time May be the last one types What happens if I vanish? No more stories can be told And all my world goes still Though it would trudge along Posts and tweets … Continue reading →

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Death’s Revolving Door Depot

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

Welcome to Death’s Revolving Door Depot where we have all of your character death needs.  We carry everything from permanent death packages to temporary death packages to our ‘I Swear This Will Stick’ package.  A few companies that wish to … Continue reading →

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Sleeper of the Wildwood Fugue Cover Teaser

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

So this is part of the cover for SLEEPER OF THE WILDWOOD FUGUE.  Jason will be doing the final touches today, so expect the ‘Book is Live!’ email tomorrow.  Always willing to take more volunteers for this.  I’ll make a … Continue reading →

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Why Don’t You Kill the Hero?

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

This is a spontaneous post born from an interesting statement on a review.  The person asked why the villains don’t kill the heroes or why I explain the reason for such an action.  You know what?  I’m betting we all … Continue reading →

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Throwback Post: These Are Not Rules of Fantasy

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m drawing out a popular post from July 4, 2014.  I’m still standing by this, but a year hasn’t even passed.  As usual, I don’t edit these when I put them back up for another look.  I might be doing … Continue reading →

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So You Wanna Kill a Character?

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

I was going to be serious and some of these suggestions will be in that category.  Yet I find myself in a silly mood, which means we’ll see what happens.  So what are some things to consider when killing off … Continue reading →

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Return of Boromir, We Hardly Knew Ye

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

Way back on January 30th, 2103, I wrote a posted entitled ‘Boromir, We Hardley Knew Ye‘.  This was two months after I started blogging so I got no comments and very few likes on it.  It was about killing characters … Continue reading →

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