Tag Archives: fiction

Women in the Lead

Posted on December 30, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Women in the driver’s seat Bathed in the spotlight For more than romance Or to be a victim And nothing more than that * They fight like a hero Make mistakes like humans And get up when they fall Because … Continue reading →

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Nothing Planned . . . Might As Well Ask For More Volunteers

Posted on December 26, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

With Derailing Bedlam done and Immortal Wars not starting for a bit, I have nothing really planned for today.  Almost didn’t realize this also.  In the midst of writing too, so I don’t want to get into anything complicated.  That leaves me … Continue reading →

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Magic Vs Psychic: Are They Interchangeable?

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Magical Powers–  The use of arcane energy to get results and effects. Psychic Powers–  The use of mental energy to get results and effects. Those are the two fields boiled down to their basic definitions.  You can have some overlap … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Talk about Talking

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

The original plan was for this to be a post about the different styles of dialogue.  I ran into a problem, which is that I really only know about how I do it.  Feels wrong to talk about the methods … Continue reading →

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Derailing Bedlam: A Look Back

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

. . . . . . . . . This story began on November 8, 2018 and ended last week.  In a way, this puts the ‘Bedlam’ series on hiatus since I don’t have time to do much beyond the … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Writing Semi-Coherent Dialogue

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

You would be surprised how often people get confused on writing dialogue.  To be fair, it isn’t easy.  Not everyone uses the same amount or the same structure.  You have a variation of tags and tactics when it comes to … Continue reading →

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Using Dialogue in Fiction: This Is a Debate?

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

I was a little confused when I stumbled onto the debate about the use of dialogue in fiction.  At first, I thought it was the method or amount of use, which is probably how it started.  By the time I … Continue reading →

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Hero Motivation vs Villain Motivation

Posted on December 13, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

I was asked a few months back to write about the motivations of heroes and villains.  This was the be done separately, but I found the topics overlapping.  That and I thought it would work better as a comparison.  After … Continue reading →

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Derailing Bedlam: End of the Brakeless Line Part 4 (GRAND FINALE!) #fiction #adventure

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

First, a big thank you to everyone who has followed this entire story.  Hope you all enjoy the ending.  Will Cassidy and Lloyd ever return?  I don’t know.  For now, they’re going to be relaxing and taking smaller jobs.  I … Continue reading →

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For the Love of Violence

Posted on December 11, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

I was trying to decide if I wanted to do this as a thought piece or a poem.  The former won because I didn’t think the latter would work too well.  This is actually connected to when I did a … Continue reading →

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