Tag Archives: fantasy

Teaser Tuesday: Everthorne the Northern Sister City

Posted on September 3, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Teasers have returned!  Here is an excerpt from The Merchant of Nevra Coil.  Called Everthorne, this is the northern Sister City and sits in a very difficult region.  A briar forest to the south, icy expanses to the east, swamplands … Continue reading →

Posted in Legends of Windemere, Merchant of Nevra Coil, Teaser Tuesday | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Questions 3 and Looking Back at ‘Do I Need to Use a Dragon?’

Posted on August 27, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

This book has been out for a little over a year.  So, I don’t think this is going to be much of a looking back.  Making the situation even more difficult, this book plagued me for a while due to … Continue reading →

Posted in do I need to use a dragon, Questions 3 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 13 Comments

Questions 3 and Looking Back at War of Nytefall: Eulogy

Posted on August 20, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

The finale of War of Nytefall wasn’t an easy story to write.  Having to juggle the aftermath of the previous volume, I put myself into a rather difficult corner.  Can’t even do a synopsis without spoilers.  I’ll just touch on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Questions 3, War of Nytefall | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

The Fantasy Orc Stereotypes

Posted on August 16, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Well, we did elves and dwarves.  Always felt orcs were the third fantasy species that showed up all the time.  Sometimes they are simply goblins, but they usually have the same themes.  Definitely big stereotypes with these guys too.  So, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 13 Comments

The Fantasy Dwarf Stereotypes

Posted on August 14, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Can’t talk about elves without touching on dwarves.  Let’s just dive into the first one: Dwarves hates elves and the feeling is mutual.  Right from Tolkien, but misses the fact that Legolas and Gimli became friends.  Many authors just have … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 16 Comments

Questions 3 and Looking Back at War of Nytefall: Anarchy

Posted on August 13, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Here we have the penultimate volume of War of Nytefall.  You can tell from the title that things are going to go wrong.  The overall story ending up becoming more complicated than I originally planned too.  Lost took a more central … Continue reading →

Posted in Questions 3, War of Nytefall | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

The Fantasy Elf Stereotypes

Posted on August 12, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

I was thinking about fantasy stereotypes a while back.  Naturally, my mind went to elves and how they are typically depicted the same way in fantasy.  The above meme notes a lot of what people think, which primarily comes from … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Questions 3 and Looking Back at War of Nytefall: Savagery

Posted on August 6, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

There were two versions of Savagery when I was outlining.  One had the big villain showing up once per book before it being 18-19 chapters of brutal battling.  The other was what I used instead, which turned into a deviation from Clyde’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Questions 3, War of Nytefall | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

Questions 3 and Looking Back at War of Nytefall: Ravenous

Posted on July 30, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

This became a fun book to write.  Ravenous was originally just a mid-series adventure that wasn’t going to have a lot of impact.  Just a fun tale while Clyde and his forces handle their grief.  Not sure why I made it that … Continue reading →

Posted in Questions 3, War of Nytefall | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Questions 3 and Looking Back at War of Nytefall: Eradication

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Eradication is probably the hardest book to really go into details about.  It isn’t that it’s complicated or confusing.  The crazy plans of various villains in War of Nytefall are in every other volume.  This one is actually fairly straightforward.  So, we’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in Questions 3, War of Nytefall | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments