Tag Archives: fun

Ye Olde Monster Lab

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Welcome to . . . please don’t touch the cobwebs.  We spent a lot of time getting those to look just right and we have enough trouble with the spiders trying to fix them.  Those poison-spewing bastards think they own … Continue reading →

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Return of Monster Maker Fun!

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Back in April, I did something that I called the ‘Monster Maker Fun’.  I asked people to give a list of nonsense words and I turned them into monsters, items, and fictional rituals for a week. Here’s an example that … Continue reading →

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What Are Your Post-Adventure Plans?

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

When a story comes to a close, the readers go on with their lives and move on to another adventure.  What about the characters?  Sure, you get an idea of what they’re doing after the final page, but do they … Continue reading →

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Readfulthings Writing Exercises 2 and 3

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Some more fun from Ionia and Readfulthings! Exercise #2 My life would have turned out so much differently if only I had not _____________. Fill in the blank. See if you can write a paragraph, or fit this in to … Continue reading →

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Readfulthings Writing Execise: Random Letter Fun

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Ionia over at Readfulthings has put up an interesting writing exercise.  It’s quick and fun.  Here are the rules: Write 9 random alphabet letters in your journal or onscreen. Then use those letters, in the random order you wrote them, … Continue reading →

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Meeting Your Characters: Cosplay

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

(Video taken off Youtube obviously.) This one might need a little more explanation and I’m only slightly aware of how to do that.  Mostly because I have no costume making skills and my one attempt was so bad that nobody … Continue reading →

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Ask-A-Character: Yola Biggs the Goddess of Chaos

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Picture Unavailable Due to Character Repeatedly Mooning the Camera.  Not what you think.  She kept throwing the moon at the cameraman. Finishing up the interview week is a lesser villain who will eventually step up to take a more powerful … Continue reading →

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Vacation to Some, Old Hat to Others

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

One of the suggestions given for a topic was by John W. Howell, author of My GRL.  He wanted to know about my summers on the east coast.  I did summer camp, a few vacations that took me away from … Continue reading →

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Do You Want to Be in a Movie, Luke Callindor?

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Luke Callindor–  Who’s at the top of this post? Timoran Wrath–  A vigilante from a comic book and the author has been waiting all week to put into a post.  This is the final day of this topic, so it … Continue reading →

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The Adaptation Station

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Glad you came to us about your book being turned into a movie.  Here at the ‘Adaptation Station’, we pride ourselves on showing some respect to the source material.  At least 5% more than our competitors.  What if they show … Continue reading →

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