Tag Archives: fantasy

Turn the Wild Dial Up to 20

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Quest of the Brokenhearted has a lot of battles because a major plot point is the Lacarsis tournament.  This means I had to make the action scenes a central focus of at least one scene per non-opener/closure chapter.  I couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Chapter Title Bonanza! Bedlam & Ichabod!

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

This is going to be a few testing spots.  Next summer I will hopefully be publishing the 3rd installment of the Bedlam series.  Feel free to check out Crossing Bedlam and Chasing Bedlam since each one is 99 cents.  The chapter titles … Continue reading →

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Monsters on Monsters in Fiction

Posted on July 20, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Ogre-  Do we have any of the monsters above in this chat room? Vampire-  I’m here, but I’m the romantic kind. Werewolf-  Same. Dragon-  That would be a no then.  This is exactly the problem I was talking about last … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: The Paura Rider #fantasy #99cents

Posted on July 17, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Quest of the Brokenhearted is still 99 cents for a few weeks.  *hint hint wink wink*  I want to bring out this excerpt because of the monster involved.  The Paura Riders were something I designed in high school, so it’s … Continue reading →

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When Your Characters are Monsters

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

In most stories, monsters are nothing more than deadly obstacles that have to be overcome to continue on.  They typically don’t have lines, much in the way of personality, or a very long lifespan.  Monsters earn attention by how deadly … Continue reading →

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The Kusari-Gama of Kira Grasdon

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Long ago, Kira Grasdon was a one-scene character who complained about an injured hand and then had a run-in with Kellia.  That was it for her until an editing run placed her in a sparring match with Luke Callindor, Kellia, … Continue reading →

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Designing the Champions of Lacarsis

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Quest of the Brokenhearted has a lot of action because it involves a tournament to the death.  Now, a tournament wouldn’t really be that interesting without its competitors, but I couldn’t have Kira battle mortals in a city of monsters.  I … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Rayne of Lacarsis #fantasy

Posted on July 10, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

This is a longer section that I intended, but the introduction of Rayne didn’t have any decent cut off points.  You get a sense of how this character is going to start though.  She plays an important role in the … Continue reading →

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Revolving Around a Tournament: Combat and Characters

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Quest of the Brokenhearted has two sides to its story.  One is the character development of Kira Grasdon from the gutter to either the grave or a position where she is happy.  The other is the central tournament that involves a … Continue reading →

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An Overseeing Villain: The Shadow Earl

Posted on July 6, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Quest of the Brokenhearted has a lot of monsters since Lacarsis is known as the city of evil.  That means there has to be one that’s above all the others and pulls the strings that keep the story going.  I had … Continue reading →

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