Tag Archives: fiction

Are You In the Right Genre?

Posted on December 11, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

This is probably more about mixing genres, but I’m not sure exactly how to explain this story strategy.  Seems to be primarily comedy because it comes with a sense of oddness that you can’t really ignore.  So, I’m going to … Continue reading →

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When the Apprentice Takes Over

Posted on December 6, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

*SPOILERS FOR THE ANIME/MANGA ‘DESERT PUNK’* This post was inspired by the anime ‘Desert Punk’.  It’s fun even though it gets fairly crude at some points.  It does something that is fairly interesting as well.  The anime is 25 episodes … Continue reading →

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Difference Between Ghosts and Demons

Posted on November 24, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

This feels like a weird topic to end the week on, but I stumbled onto some short videos that brought it up.  Ghosts and demons are both able to possess mortals, which makes this a shared ability.  Many authors use … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Having Characters Speak to the Dead

Posted on November 22, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

It really does seem like an easy power to throw into a story and solve a problem.  That might be the issue though.  Speaking with the dead or any spirits should have some kind of challenge.  Otherwise, the characters with … Continue reading →

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Revisiting Origins: Aedyn Karwyn

Posted on November 21, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Aedyn began like Fritz and Nimby as another player’s character in the game.  There was a big difference between him and them.  The guy playing Aedyn was more into the mechanics of the game than the character.  So, Aedyn wasn’t … Continue reading →

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When Characters Can See Spirits

Posted on November 20, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

The ability to see spirits is fairly common in fantasy and horror.  Though, each genre uses such a power for different effects.  Horror is almost exclusively creepy and eerie while fantasy can have it be information gathering or simply a … Continue reading →

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7 Tips Playing the Long Game in Fiction

Posted on November 17, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

One of the hardest things to do with a series is to have a message.  This is because you need to play the long game.  I mean, you can’t just have it be revealed in the first volume and then … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Messages in Writing

Posted on November 15, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I know a lot of people don’t like messages in their stories.  Personally, I think there is always something we can learn from a story.  It might not be overt or intentional, but it’s nice to glean even a little … Continue reading →

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The Crafting of Phi Beta Continues

Posted on November 12, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

There is absolutely no connection between the picture and what I’m about to write about, but whatever. So, I’m almost done writing Darwin & the Beast Collector, which means I should go back to my notebook.  It’s been in limbo for … Continue reading →

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How To Defeat Siege Weapons

Posted on November 10, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I was thinking about listing ways to take out various siege weapons.  Then I thought that would be too specific and boring.  Not to mention many of my ideas involved fire.  Instead, I’m going to talk a bit about why … Continue reading →

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