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Teaser Tuesday: A ‘Minor’ Challenge #fantasy #adventure

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m still amazed that I’ve barely done any teasers for Legends of Windemere: Path of the Traitors.  Starting to wonder if there’s something up with the search function for my posts.  This is a section that takes place when Queen … Continue reading →

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The Experimental Hero: Brought to You By Science

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ve touched on a lot of different heroes over the years, so I’m surprised I never thought about this one before.  I mean, they’ve slipped into a few categories at times, but I never really locked onto the ‘experiment’ origin.  … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Ichabod Brooks & the King of Nowhere #fantasy #shortstories

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

By popular demand, The Life & Times of Ichabod Brooks got 6 votes on the Teaser Tuesday poll.  Since these are short stories, it’s hard to pick something that isn’t too much, so I am going to post the beginning of … Continue reading →

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Moving From the Spotlight to the Shadows and Back Again

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ve mentioned a few times that I write ensemble cast stories for the most part.  Legends of Windemere is the easiest example since you can’t really say any of the champions are more important than the others.  This wasn’t any easy … Continue reading →

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The Limits to Using Monsters as Heroes

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

There’s always a temptation to push a monster character to the edge and let them dance around there.  How violent can they be before the audience feels that they have gone too far?  What about going in the opposite direction … Continue reading →

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Writing the Humanoid Monster Protagonist

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m pretty sure I’ve talked about this before to some extent, but I couldn’t find any posts on the topic.  Regardless, I keep running into the same obstacle when talking to some people about War of Nytefall.  They hear that the … Continue reading →

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Luke Callindor vs Clyde: The Angel and Devil in My Mind

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Perhaps two of the loudest voices in my head have been Luke Callindor from Legends of Windemere and Clyde from War of Nytefall.  A big reason for this is because they could be considered my two first ‘real’ protagonists.  It’s a tough … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Old Friends Face Off #fantasy #adventure

Posted on December 25, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

It isn’t really Christmas related . . . Okay, it isn’t connected to Christmas at all, but this is where the dice fell.  Figure Legends of Windemere: Path of the Traitors is an easier sell than War of Nytefall  After all, … Continue reading →

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What Do You Want for the Holidays, Lloyd Tenay?

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

(I was only going to do War of Nytefall, but I decided to include Ichabod Brooks, Crossing Bedlam, and Legends of Windemere.) Lloyd Tenay–  We sure fit a lot of people in here.  So, I go first since I’m in the title.  … Continue reading →

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Lovers in Hell (Heroes in Hell Series) by Janet and Chris Morris #fantasy #scifi

Posted on December 16, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

By: Janet and Chris Morris, Nancy Asire, Joe Bonadonna, S.E. Lindberg, Michael E. Dellert, Michael H. Hanson, A.L. Butcher, Andrew P. Weston Only fools fall in love, and hell is filled with fools. Our damned lovers include Christopher Marlowe and … Continue reading →

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