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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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Profiles in Sun and Blood: Characters of ‘War of Nytefall’

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Next Thursday will start the War of Nytefall character profiles in order to introduce the 13 main characters.  You’ll get to learn about their origins, personality, and a little bit about their roles without getting into spoilers.  I don’t have pictures for … Continue reading →

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2017 Top 5: #5- Short Stories vs Novels: A Taste of Both Worlds

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

(This whole thing was a lot more difficult than I realized it would be.  A lot of the top 5 ended up being promos that didn’t work any more.  So, I stuck with things that were topics for conversation and … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Tournaments and Festivals

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

This probably pertains more to anime and manga, but tournaments and festivals are nearly impossible to avoid.  Just finished watching Shakugana No Shana Season 2 and a few episodes went to a festival.  There was also one in Rosario Vampire, … Continue reading →

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