Tag Archives: fantasy

The Bloody Fang Boutique: Once You Go Dead . . . That’s Pretty Much It

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Welcome to the first step of the last stage of your life.  Here is where I go over the rules to make sure you know what you’re getting into.  We do not allow people to have others turned unless all … Continue reading →

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Lou: Beast Among Beasts

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

This is another one of my Vampire characters who is actually that 3rd casualty of my attempt at LARPing.  He got simplified for the book and I ‘m not entirely sure how that came about.  Then again, he was fairly … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Execution Interrupted

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Here we have the first real teaser for War of Nytefall: Loyalty.  I took part of the prologue, which is where Clyde is set to be executed and the ‘accident’ happens.  I put the break in, but I’ve openly stated on … Continue reading →

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Nadia Sylvan: The Lady of Nyte

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Figure I should do to this character since I already did Xavier Tempest.  What’s the connection?  At least in the books, they’re husband and wife.  Nadia was a little mystery to me, which allowed me to have some fun.  All … Continue reading →

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A Useful Tool for Monster Creation: Nature Videos

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Being a fantasy author, one of the cornerstones of my world building is the unique fauna that I put within Windemere.  Not only the dragons and griffins that have been in the genre for years, but creatures that I’ve made … Continue reading →

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Xavier Tempest: Lord of Nyte

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

This was a character who joined the series later than many of the others, but has risen pretty high up the ranks. In the book, Xavier Tempest is a nobleman that would hire Clyde to help him and has now … Continue reading →

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Drama in the Genres

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Young Adult– Drama with acne and hormones Historical–  Drama trying to teach you about the past Fantasy–  Drama caused by a dragon or wizard Science Fiction–  Drama . . . in . . . SPACE! Thriller–  Drama with suspense Horror–  … Continue reading →

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Gregorio Roman: The Half-Blind Hermit

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Gregorio Roman gets that picture because he’s the oldest of the characters and kind of shows his age.  He’s a gnome who has stayed in his lair doing experiments to the point where his eyes have trouble with candlelight.  There … Continue reading →

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Promoting a New Series in the Same World

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Back in 2013, I began blogging to promote Legends of Windemere and the ideas for blog posts came flowing.  The monsters, characters, magic system, kingdoms, lore, and everything had yet to see the light of day.  I introduced people to Windemere … Continue reading →

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Elemental Uses: Earth Can Be Fun

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

The last of this element series is one that doesn’t get as much attention as the others because it has a lot of limitations.  Earth isn’t an element that can be rationalized very easily if it comes from the human … Continue reading →

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