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Tips to Creating Characters with Mental Illness

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

As I said on Monday, this can be a very sensitive topic.  So, I’m going to try to rein in the urge to crack jokes as much as I can.  Still, this is a 7 List, which tends to have … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Ruling a City of Monsters

Posted on July 4, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Ruling over a city full of monsters isn’t easy.  It does help to be one yourself, but not everyone has that luxury.  There’s always a problem that has to be taken care of and at least half of your citizens … Continue reading →

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7 Potentially Useful Tips for Spin-Offs: I Make No Promises

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Even though we see so many, the spin-off is not something that should be entered into lightly.  There’s more than one story on the line and an author can break an entire world apart with a bad sequel.  So, here … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Writing Prequels and Not Hurting the Originals

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

As I said, prequels are a risky endeavor because you can easily slip up and make a mess of both series.  Continuity becomes very fragile since you’re basically traveling back in time and we all know how often that turns … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Writing Monstrous Heroes

Posted on March 16, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ve talked about how difficult it is to have a monstrous hero without going too far to one side.  With any luck, I’ve struck the right balance in War of Nytefall, but only time will tell there.  So, what are some … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Writing about Vampires

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

There are plenty of types of vampires, so how do you make a list of tips to writing about them?  You pray really hard and do your best. That and you start off with the disclaimer that you’re working off … 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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7 Tips to Maintaining a Long Term Blog

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

I realized as I chose topics for the Warlord of the Forgotten Age promotion that I should probably talk about blogging.  I started mine in December of 2012, which was about 3 months before I released Beginning of a Hero and I had … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Necrocasting

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

Necrocasting is basically necromancy, but Windemere used slightly different terminology with their casters.  Now, this school of magic isn’t as easy as people think.  You don’t just snap your fingers and up pop zombies.  So, here are some tips for … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Writing Villain Friendships

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

Let’s be honest.  Bad guys can have friends too.  You don’t see it very often though.  We like to believe that villains are incapable of having a positive relationship.  They always have to backstab, betray, and connive against those that … Continue reading →

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