Tag Archives: dialogue

Dreams vs Reality

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Reality- That’s a load of bull! Dreams- I don’t know.  Seems to make sense to me. Reality- You can’t touch dreams.  They might be in your brain, but you can’t really interact with them.  Most of your kind fade away … Continue reading →

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When the Character Doesn’t Want to Go Back

Posted on August 5, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Author– As their swords collide and the battle reaches its climax . .. FLASHBACK! Hero–  Wait!  What are you doing? Author–  Perfect time for a flashback. Hero–  No!  It’s a terrible time. Villain–  Let’s hear him out. Hero–  Shut up.  … Continue reading →

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Why I Love/Hate Eucatastrophe?

Posted on July 16, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

Hero–  I’m rather torn on this subject. Villain–  I flat out hate the thing.  Almost as much as not having a name for this skit. Hero–  We can agree on that second problem. Villain–  Hear me out on eucatastrophe.  It … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Talk about Talking

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

The original plan was for this to be a post about the different styles of dialogue.  I ran into a problem, which is that I really only know about how I do it.  Feels wrong to talk about the methods … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Writing Semi-Coherent Dialogue

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

You would be surprised how often people get confused on writing dialogue.  To be fair, it isn’t easy.  Not everyone uses the same amount or the same structure.  You have a variation of tags and tactics when it comes to … Continue reading →

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Using Dialogue in Fiction: This Is a Debate?

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

I was a little confused when I stumbled onto the debate about the use of dialogue in fiction.  At first, I thought it was the method or amount of use, which is probably how it started.  By the time I … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Fanged Words of Wisdom #vampires #fantasy

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Here’s another excerpt from War of Nytefall: Rivalry.  It’s a very low key scene, but it involves Decker who doesn’t get a lot of page time.  I feel bad that I don’t use him as much as I want.  He was … Continue reading →

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2017 Top 5: #3- Fashion and Fiction with Our Guests C.S. Boyack and Lisa Burton

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

This was a guest post by C.S. Boyack done on March 19. The doorbell rang at the writing cabin, and Lisa Burton the robot girl answered. “Charles Yallowitz, what brings you out here?” She gave him a huge hug. “Hi, … Continue reading →

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Fashion and Fiction with Our Guests C.S. Boyack and Lisa Burton

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

The doorbell rang at the writing cabin, and Lisa Burton the robot girl answered. “Charles Yallowitz, what brings you out here?” She gave him a huge hug. “Hi, Lisa. I was talking to Craig about fashion in fiction and he … Continue reading →

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Even Heroes Enjoy Black Friday

Posted on November 25, 2016 by Charles Yallowitz

Luke Callindor–  Zombies!  I’ll take the ones on the right.  Oddly fast and aggressive for undead though. Timoran Wrath– I do not think they are zombies.  They do not smell like corpses and are more interested in the objects around … Continue reading →

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