Tag Archives: fiction

About Vampires: Opening Pandora’s Box

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

By entering the realm of Vampire stories, I’ve been looking into the history of these creatures to see where the Dawn Fangs fit.  At least that was the starting idea that lasted about an hour.  It’s amazing how widespread the … Continue reading →

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The Mushroom Mart: No Pigs Allowed

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Welcome to the Mushroom Mart . . . Okay, so it’s more of a forest, but Fungus Forest was already taken by a podiatrist down the road.  We are very serious about the pigs though because they can ruin our … 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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7 Tips to Being Dramatic . . . In Fiction

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Adding drama into your writing can be tough and many are leery about adding this due it skewing toward the negative.  Yet, it’s fairly unavoidable if you sit down and consider what can be born from it.  We may even … Continue reading →

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Drama, Drama, Everywhere!

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Maybe it’s because drama has a slightly different meaning these days, but I find it a difficult subject to discuss.  Randomly ask a friend what they think of drama with no context and they’ll talk about the real life stuff.  … 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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Elemental Uses: Water the Tri-Form Element

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Water users tend to fall into one of three categories with a third rarely showing up.  I’m going to divide it up that way instead of what I did before.  Mostly because water is an element that is infamous for … Continue reading →

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Elemental Uses: The Versatile Wind

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Unlike fire, wind is used with a lot of versatility.  Many times, you’ll find characters specializing in one style like flight, wind blasts, weather manipulation, or lightning.  That last one is a strange part because it’s a wind/fire combo, but … Continue reading →

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Elemental Uses: Fire Is More Than Destruction

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Today and next week, I’m going to be doing some posts on the classical Four Element system that gets used in magic a lot.  Not only going through the history, but showing various ways to use it.  Typically, you see … Continue reading →

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2017 Top 5: #3- Fashion and Fiction with Our Guests C.S. Boyack and Lisa Burton

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

This was a guest post by C.S. Boyack done on March 19. The doorbell rang at the writing cabin, and Lisa Burton the robot girl answered. “Charles Yallowitz, what brings you out here?” She gave him a huge hug. “Hi, … Continue reading →

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