Tag Archives: experience

Questions 3 and Looking Back at ‘The Life & Times of Ichabod Brooks’

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

The Life & Times of Ichabod Brooks . . . Where to even begin? This is a short story collection staring Ichabod Brooks.  He is an experienced adventurer with a wife and kid back home.  The jobs put food on the … Continue reading →

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The Struggle for Mastery

Posted on April 5, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Mastery is a strange concept.  It’s something we always strive for, but not everyone has the same definition.  Even within the same field, people may see some as masters and others may see those same people as still learning.  Ego … Continue reading →

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Can You Be Too Experienced for Advice?

Posted on August 21, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Yoda is half wrong. The part that is wrong is about the wise men, which is why I grabbed this meme.  It makes it sound like you eventually hit a point in your life when you don’t need advice.  Many … Continue reading →

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‘Leave It To The Experts’?

Posted on August 2, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

There are 3-4 days left of Do I Need to Use a Dragon? being 99 cents on Amazon Kindle.  That being said, there was one statement that went through my head and was even uttered to me while I wrote this book: … Continue reading →

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Training vs Experience

Posted on April 26, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Another area of discussion is ‘Training vs Experience’.  People argue over which one is better.  You see this a lot when people are debating characters fighting each other.  Many think training always wins against experience alone while others go in … Continue reading →

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Do Superpowered Characters Need Combat Training?

Posted on April 24, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

This is an interesting question.  One that I’ve seen debated over the years.  What are the two sides? Some people think a character who has super powers doesn’t need to have any combat training.  They believe it just comes with … Continue reading →

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Is There Ageism in Publishing?

Posted on November 15, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

Pretty sure I’ve already said too much and at least one person has skipped right to the comments.  I haven’t seen many posts and articles about this topic, but I know it’s going to ruffle feathers.  In fact, I can … Continue reading →

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Coming in with a Reputation

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ve been doing some thinking about heroes and their reputations.  Mostly how I work with them in my books.  I’ve always found it interesting when a character considers the long term affect of their adventures.  Even if they don’t think … Continue reading →

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End of an Era Revisit: Feeling Down and Irritable

Posted on December 25, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Odd that this one is on the list and turns up today.  It’s another in April of 2013, which was soon after I started publishing.  It was also before I locked in pictures as part of my posts and when … Continue reading →

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Author Pitfalls: You Probably Fell Into Some of Them Already

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

The world of writing is a dense jungle full of poisonous creatures, carnivorous plants, sudden drops, and a stopwatch that changes speed every few seconds.  You may be calm and plan the initial idea, but chaos will appear for most … Continue reading →

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