Tag Archives: evil

Author Morality Vs. Reader Morality

Posted on December 12, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

One of the toughest parts of a story is considering the morality, which we don’t really pay much attention to.  Why?  We tend to assume everyone believes in the same concept of ‘good vs evil’.  In general, the definitions of … 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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Ghosts Month: Demonic Entities

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

I can hear the arguments already and I agree.  Demonic entities aren’t really the same thing as ghosts, but they get connected at times.  This could be why certain ghost categories get moved to demons depending on your definition.  So, … Continue reading →

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Revisit: What Do You Look For in Demons?

Posted on September 15, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

(Originally posted on July 26, 2013.  Pretty much self-explanatory since I played with demons all the time in my stories.) Traditionally, demons are the bad guys.  The monsters and eaters of human.  There has been a slight change with characters … 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 a Hero?

Posted on September 5, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

(Originally posted on July 22, 2013.  Pretty simple and to the point.  Realizing these posts are mostly for interactions though.  What do you think?) One of the more interesting things about Beginning of a Hero reviews was that a few … Continue reading →

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Revisit- Conflict: Fancy Way of ‘Good vs Evil’

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Looks like I first talked about conflict on April 17, 2013.  I’m surprised I had a thought list since it looks like I was all over the place back then.  Some posts only had one line and I assume a … Continue reading →

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Revisit: Crushers of Souls and Puppies

Posted on July 14, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

This went live on January 2, 2013 and it comes off as fairly naive.  I seem so simplistic in my view on villains and what makes one good.  Not sure why I lacked any nuance, especially since I had to … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Seeking Balance

Posted on July 3, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

(A poem about balance.  You know I had to have at least one somewhere.) Life is on a tightrope With predators below Shadowy beasts Leaping Baring poison fangs Before you even tilt   I lack the tools To keep afloat … Continue reading →

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Coming Back From Writing a Villain

Posted on June 20, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Villains are always fun to write.  They can be over-the-top in all sorts of ways that the heroes and supporting cast can’t get away with.  Still, there are times you write a nasty, horrible villain that makes your skin crawl.  … Continue reading →

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