Tag Archives: fantasy

2018 Top 5: #2- The City of Nyte: Greatest of the Vampire Cities?

Posted on January 27, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

This post went live on April 23, 2018. When creating War of Nytefall, I didn’t really think about the cities that would be vampire only.  In fact, I only considered that they would have castles, lairs, and live within the pre-existing … Continue reading →

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When Your Audience Won’t Jump with You

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

I think I should apologize for all these series posts that I’ve been doing for the last two weeks.  I promise that I’ve got a ‘Ye Olde Shoppe’ coming on Friday, so just hold out for a little longer.  There’s … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: We’ve Been Waiting for You, Ms. Winthrop #vampires #fantasy

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Not sure I need to do a lot of context build up for this.  It’s a fun action sequence from War of Nytefall: Loyalty.  There is an increasing difficulty in doing these without spoilers though.  Then again, most of my books … Continue reading →

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Luke Callindor vs Clyde: The Angel and Devil in My Mind

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Perhaps two of the loudest voices in my head have been Luke Callindor from Legends of Windemere and Clyde from War of Nytefall.  A big reason for this is because they could be considered my two first ‘real’ protagonists.  It’s a tough … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Voyage of the Lanternfish by C.S. Boyack #adventure #pirates

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

(Today I have a special guest.  Lisa Burton is here to talk about C.S. Boyack’s newest book, Voyage of the Lanternfish.  She’s brought both a new picture of herself and a look behind the curtain at one of the story’s colorful … Continue reading →

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Ode to the Collecting Hero

Posted on January 11, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

A quest from long ago Search the world To find the weapons That will save the day And bring peace to all * Never that simple With pieces lost And monsters on the path Strength is gained From such a … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Working with a Collecting Quest Story: Read the Whole Set

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

It isn’t easy setting up a story where you have to get a bunch of things to make one thing or stop someone.  There’s the risk of tedium, repetition, and getting visited by the irritable McGuffin fairy.  He doesn’t take … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Riding with Bob #vampires #fantasy

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Let’s get a few War of Nytefall: Lost teasers in!  I don’t really get to highlight Bob and his powers very often.  So, here’s a fun one that shows him in his glory.

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Quest for the Shattered Something: The Collecting Plot

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

There are many types of quests out there, which have been used throughout mythology, history, and fiction.  You have hunting down a villain, finding a mentor to save the world, and the long journey.  Another that doesn’t turn up as … Continue reading →

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2018 Top 5: #5- Vampires and Sex: An Ageless (And Odd) Combination

Posted on January 6, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Well, here we go.  The first of our Top 5 2018 posts . . . or would this be the last since this is #5?  I’m actually surprised how easy it was to get these together since none of the … Continue reading →

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