Tag Archives: fantasy

#3 of 2022: Writing Nobility Tips

Posted on January 16, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

(This post originally went live on March 4th, 2022.) As a fantasy author, I have to consider the layers of society.  Nobles are the clearest division because they are composed of the kings, queens, princes, princesses, and other titled folks.  … Continue reading →

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What Some Jobs Bring to an Adventure

Posted on January 13, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

After talking about how pre-adventuring jobs can add useful skills to an adventurer, I should probably give some examples.  The challenge is that I haven’t held these jobs, so I can easily miss a few things.  In fact, I’m working … Continue reading →

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Adventurers with Mundane Jobs

Posted on January 11, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

There is a trend in fantasy and adventure stories that I didn’t really notice until recently.  I don’t even know what triggered this thought.  Many adventurers start out in a simple, mundane job.  This is mundane when compared to battling … Continue reading →

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Quest of the Brokenhearted on Paperback and eBook!

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

It was fun writing this off-shoot of Legends of Windemere.  Kira Grasdon became one of my favorite characters to write.  Giving her a solo adventure was always on the list and making it a loose homage to Castlevania helped lock in … Continue reading →

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Legends of Windemere Paperbacks and eBooks Available!

Posted on January 3, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

For this month, I’m going to use Tuesdays to do a promo for the paperbacks.  There are still eBooks though.  Fingers crossed that I get a few sales of both during the start of this year. First up, we have Legends … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Day of Darkness

Posted on December 29, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(In Windemere, there is a day where it is eternal night.  For 24 hours, there is no sunlight and undead are stronger.  Those born on this day are thought to have a powerful destiny, which can be either good or … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Darwin Slepsnor

Posted on December 22, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(Totally forgot that I did a poem on Darwin Slepsnor.  He’s definitely evolved a bit since I did this poem.  For one thing, I made him a little chubby and gave him a plan.  This poem is accidentally insulting at … Continue reading →

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‘Fixing’ Source Material

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

I know this one is going to bite me in the ass.  Just can’t stop myself because this has been bugging me for months.  Pretty sure I’ll see some people pop up in the comments who I haven’t heard from … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Summoners and the Summoned

Posted on November 25, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

We’ll see how this goes.  I couldn’t think of another way to end this topic since it’s fairly simple until you get into specific details.  Let’s try to answer questions from both sides of the coin here. How would you … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Using Summoned Characters

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Summons can fall into two categories.  One is filled with beasts that follow orders and usually appear for a specific, temporary purpose.  They are summoned multiple times as they are needed.  The other category is where you would find characters … Continue reading →

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