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Is Racial Homogenization in Fantasy a Problem?

Posted on August 15, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

First, what is racial homogeneity?  This is when a neighborhood, city, town, or country has only one race or group.  In the real world, this would be an area that has only Jews or Italians or Jamaicans.  No other groups … Continue reading →

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Should My Fantasy Races Hate Each Other?

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(I was going to write a post about the traditional Elves vs Dwarves in fantasy.  Instead, I realized I had a lengthy section of Do I Need to Use a Dragon? (Fantasy Writing Tips) that covered the topic of racism in fantasy.  … Continue reading →

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Calendar and Holidays of Windemere

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Originally, I was going to make a 7 tips list for designing holidays in fantasy worlds.  Then, I realized I never really used them in my stories.  Part of the reason is that I always forget to keep track of … Continue reading →

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Poetry Month Overflow: The Life & Times of Ichabod Brooks #fantasy #shortstories

Posted on July 1, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

Ichabod has no quest Beyond the basics Food on the table And a roof Over his family’s head Adventurer by trade Known far and wide His bow holds fame While his face shows miles Knees click And hips ache Ichabod … Continue reading →

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Poetry Month: Warlord of the Forgotten Age #fantasy #adventure

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

Champions Facing their destined foe Enduring scars That may never heal Unraveling truths That make their path unclear It all will end As the one Who all gods fear and hate Returns to history Forcing the six And all who … Continue reading →

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War of Nytefall 1-3 on Sale for 99 cents each! #vampires #fantasy

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Get all 3 books for less than $3! War of Nytefall: Loyalty In the wake of the Great Cataclysm, a new predator will emerge from within Windemere’s shadow. For fifty years, Clyde has been trapped beneath the earth while the … Continue reading →

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#October Sale: War of Nytefall for 99 cents each #vampires #fantasy

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

For the month of October, all three War of Nytefall books will be available for 99 cents each. I’ll be posting about this once a week and keeping up a pinned Tweet for the entire month, which is really it for promotions.  … Continue reading →

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Bigotry in Fantasy Worlds

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Something that many consider a ‘staple’ of fantasy is conflict and tension between the various races.  There’s this weird dislike that seems to appear among them, which is hateful globally and more mild bickering for those in the same party.  … Continue reading →

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Loyalty and Lost: Two Fang-Filled Adventures #vampires #fantasy

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Start the last month of 2018 with the following books for $2.99 each. War of Nytefall: Loyalty! In the wake of the Great Cataclysm, a new predator will emerge from within Windemere’s shadow. For fifty years, Clyde has been trapped … Continue reading →

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Vampires in Fantasy: The Non-Human Breeds

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

It didn’t cross my mind until recently that there might be some confusion when vampires turn up in War of Nytefall.  Specifically, the concept of non-humans races getting turned into vampires.  Since they are normally found on Earth (or space, … Continue reading →

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