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Questions 3: How Would You End the World?

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Charles Yallowitz

One of the difficult things about Crossing Bedlam was deciding how to throw the country into chaos.  There are many things to factor in that ranges from geography to psychology.  Not to mention technology, sociology, anthropology, and tons of -ologies.  You … Continue reading →

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Sex & Violence: What’s Your Limit?

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m scheduling this in late December and praying that I’m not doing something important on the day this goes live.  Sex and violence in fiction is such a hot button topic that it would be wiser to avoid them entirely. … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Cassidy Uncensored (At Least Her Language Is)

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Charles Yallowitz

Trying to find a fun scene with Cassidy that isn’t spoiler heavy is really tough.  I did my best with a small fight scene, but it has a context problem again.  All I’ll say is that she’s run into someone … Continue reading →

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When an Author Makes Changes

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Charles Yallowitz

Not sure why I took that quote, but it might ring true.  Honestly, ‘change of pace’ ended up being pics of a band and porn.  ‘Change of style’ was all fashion and porn.  Let’s face it, people.  Every topic gets … Continue reading →

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Origin of Lloyd Tenay

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Charles Yallowitz

(SPECIAL PICTURE AT THE BOTTOM!  I’m sure I just made everyone skip the post.) Lloyd Tenay is the serial killer that Cassidy frees and has as a partner during Crossing Bedlam.  He has a strange origin for both his name and … Continue reading →

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Origin of Cassidy

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Charles Yallowitz

Cassidy has very little influence beyond ‘tough young woman with guns and a penchant for cursing’.  At one point I imagined here betraying her allies because she has no use for them, but that quickly died off.  So really I had … Continue reading →

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Origin of the Shattered States

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Charles Yallowitz

To be fair, the events leading up to the story of Crossing Bedlam isn’t as severe as seen above.  It’s only the United States that gets hit and I’m even iffy on calling this post-apocalyptic since the rest of the world … Continue reading →

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Why Do I Prefer Good Triumphing Over Evil?

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Charles Yallowitz

Now, I’d like to say that ‘win’ does not always equal ‘survive’.  Heroes can be victorious and die.  This part is really a clarification of my own stance and I’m also not entirely sure where to go with this because … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: An Amicable Solution

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Charles Yallowitz

Today I have a mysterious piece from Crossing Bedlam.  Hardest part about excerpts from Bedlam is that they don’t always work out of context.  A brief explanation of what’s going on here is that Cassidy and Lloyd have gotten into … Continue reading →

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Evolution of a Villain

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Charles Yallowitz

One part of The Mercenary Prince that I’ve yet to mention is that it’s a big step in Stephen Kernaghan’s development.  This seems to be running alongside Delvin’s journey and it isn’t pretty.  Mostly because he’s a sadistic monster who has … Continue reading →

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