Tag Archives: fiction

Progress and Goals: What Could Go Wrong?

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

There’s been something eating at me for a while and I needed to get it off my chest.  That will be tomorrow.  Wrote up the post to get the rant and frustration out of my system before I wrote this … Continue reading →

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Always with the Bugs!

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m guilty of this myself, but there’s something about bugs being used as obstacles and monsters that goes through the ages.  Flesh-eating beetles, giant spiders, worms of various terrains, so many flies, and other creepy crawlies simply litter fiction.  You … Continue reading →

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Big Relaunch of ‘My Grl’ by John W. Howell

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

Announcing the re-launch of My GRL The cover is new and the book edited once again to enhance the experience. What is really nice is the price has been cut for the introduction. You can buy the kindle version for … Continue reading →

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Luke Callindor’s Tips to Adventuring

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

Well, others have had a chance to do a 7 tip list, so I guess it’s my turn.  Not really sure what I can talk about though since I’m still figuring stuff out on my own.  Everyone else has had … Continue reading →

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Ye Olde Bait Shoppe: More than Worms

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

So, what are you hunting or fishing for today?  No problem if you haven’t decided since we have bundles for the undecided.  A little from column A and a little from column B will get you pretty far.  Just follow … Continue reading →

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Writing Tracking Scenes: Happens More Often than One Expects

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

We’ve all been there.  Stalking an enemy until we find the perfect chance to strike or discover their hideout.  Then the author falls asleep or gets bored and throws the entire scene into chaos. Having one character follow another can … Continue reading →

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On To . . . He Has Another Break?

Posted on February 18, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

First of all: Grab a copy of CHASING BEDLAM for 99 CENTS! There we go with the promotional part of this post.  Might do another tomorrow since I totally forgot what I was going to write about.  It’s been one … Continue reading →

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The Lifting Lab: Airships to Order

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

Welcome to . . . what do you mean this is unprecedented?  Look, I’m really busy here since airships are a new technology.  Half of what we make even lasts a month before crashing, bursting into flames, or not working. … Continue reading →

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Cassidy and Lloyd Fan Art by Kayla Matt

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

Check out these pics: Lloyd looks so happy.  What would make him even happier? Visit him for 99 cents in CHASING BEDLAM!

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7 Tips to Putting Vehicles in Fiction

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

Make sure the vehicles fit the world.  Riding a horse through a futuristic utopia that has spaceships everywhere might seem cool, but it could be very impractical.  Then again, you might not consider a horse a vehicle since it’s alive. … Continue reading →

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