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Winks to Legends of Windemere

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Since Legends of Windemere and War of Nytefall take place in the same world, I felt that I had to give a few nods to the previous series in the new one.  This isn’t very easy though because Clyde and the Dawn … Continue reading →

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Paprika’s Poison Provider: No Residue Guaranteed

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Welcome to our little hole in the wall and here is your complimentary antidote. What does it go to? Well, that’s something you have to figure out on your own. We don’t bother labeling the extras or returns, so enjoy … Continue reading →

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Touching on Sensitive Subjects: How Do You Do It?

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Way back in Legends of Windemere, I touched on a few sensitive topics such as torture and rape.  I didn’t go too deep on the second one, but it was there thanks to Stephen Kernaghan being a sick, evil bastard.  Not really … Continue reading →

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Lost: The Princess General of Womb-Bornia (Note: There is no Womb-Bornia)

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

The only reason I used the character above is because Lost has silver hair.  Obviously, she’s essential to War of Nytefall: Lost since her name is in the title.  This is a character who I’ve been wanting to introduce for a … Continue reading →

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Sometimes You Just Need a Silly Story

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

With all of the serious stories out there, one has to wonder if there’s still a place for some silliness.  I’m not talking about a story that throws in puns and sight gags, but one that sets out to be … Continue reading →

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Roland Gauntlier and Hyde: Allies of Kira Grasdon

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

There might not be as much to say about these two as I’d hoped, which might be apparent since I put them together.  Both of them were added to Quest of the Brokenhearted once I decided to make it focus entirely … Continue reading →

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Designing a Fighting Style for Your Character

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Last year, I wrote a trio of posts that gave tips on three categories of fighting styles.  This was just a general overview of Strength, Agility/Speed, and Counters/Thinkers, which most styles can be fit into.  Of course, this is boiling … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Writing Battles: Let The Owies Begin!

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

One thing that Quest of the Brokenhearted did is push my limits on writing fight scenes.  Many people thinking writing an action scene is easy because you just have to put in ‘fighting stuff’.  This includes punches, kicks, soliloquies, gloating, guns, … Continue reading →

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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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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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