Tag Archives: fantasy

A Sign of Things to Come and Volunteer Request

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

So I made a ‘I got nothing post’ and a few hours later I got this: There’s more to the picture, but progress is being made.  Will The Mercenary Prince be ready for Christmas?  No idea, but I should probably start preparing … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Running Through Visindor

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

While I don’t know when The Mercenary Prince will debut, I can pull a few small excerpts.  This is part of the intro and shouldn’t reveal more than Delvin’s mindset.  He has a ‘Nyx’ moment.

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Post Revisited: So You Want to Write Fantasy (A Pessimistic Approach?)

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

This is a post that originally went live on July 22nd, 2013.  I’m putting it here because I’m tired and want to save other ideas for December.  Might make it a whole week of Retros to recover from the weekend.  … Continue reading →

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NOW AVAILABLE! A Little Elfy in Big Trouble by Barb Caffrey

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

Blurb: Young Bruno the Elfy and Sarah, his mostly-human teenage girlfriend, are in deep trouble. Bruno’s Elfy mentor Roberto the Wise is about to be sacrificed by a Dark Elf, and Sarah’s parents have decided to help the Elf rather … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Naiad in the Snow

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

This is part of a fight in Curse of the Dark Wind!  On sale for $2.99 on Amazon.  🙂  Haven’t done a scene with Sari for a while.

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Leaping and Swinging on the Page

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

One of my favorite types of games is the platforming, puzzle types like ‘Prince of Persia: Sands of Time’ and ‘God of War’.  Though this post will focus more on the former because that put the traveling over the combat.  … Continue reading →

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Guest Post by John W. Howell: Thriller Writing vs. Fantasy Writing

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

I am thrilled to be here on Charles Yallowitz’s blog today. Charles is one of those nice people who continually supports his fellow authors. He offered to let me post in support of the introduction of my next book titled … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Old Friends

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

This scene is from Book 12 of Legends of Windemere.  It is totally out of context, but I’m feeling impish. The small group walks along the edge of town and heads for a cabin that sits at the edge of … Continue reading →

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Welcome to November . . . I’m Not Thrilled About It Either

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

Now we begin the infamous month where everything seems to slow down.  Weather gets much colder, family starts mentioning the holidays, a jolly fat guy in red keeps peeking around the corner, ads for ‘Forget Your Family’ sales days are … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Why on Earth would you write Fantasy by Georgina Lee

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

“Why on earth would you write fantasy?” That question has been posed to me over and over. Often from the same people who ask, “Why do you like Star Trek? What’s wrong with you?” Now, I’m not daring to equate … Continue reading →

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