Tag Archives: magic

Creating Fictional Plants: 9 Times Out of 10 They’re Carnivorous

Posted on March 18, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

I realized that I’ve talked a lot about designing monsters over the years.  Always a focus on the animals though.  A plant-based creature might show up at times, but there are still animalistic characteristics.  This seems wrong.  An environment is … Continue reading →

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Questions 3 and Looking Back at ‘Family of the Tri-Rune’

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

This is the fourth volume of Legends of Windemere and one where I felt like I had to do a lot of clean up.  Not in terms of handling sloppy writing, but I had to make a few plot points come … Continue reading →

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Questions 3 and Look Back at ‘Allure of the Gypsies’

Posted on February 27, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

This book is when the champions storyline finally came to light.  Legends of Windemere: Allure of the Gypsies had a lot of changes happen to the heroes, including a few power upgrades.  I felt that this story was easier to write than … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Happy National Fairy Tale Day

Posted on February 26, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Today is National Fairy Tale Day!  I was going to do a bunch of memes, but I thought it would be more fun to let people comment on the subject.  Most of us grew up with some fairy tales.  They … Continue reading →

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Questions 3 and Looking Back at ‘Prodigy of Rainbow Tower’

Posted on February 20, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Legends of Windemere: Prodigy of Rainbow Tower is the book that really fleshed out the world of Windemere.  Luke Callindor and friends had to travel across the kingdom of Ralian, so I had to design the terrain.  Cities, towns, rivers, … Continue reading →

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Questions 3 and Looking Back at ‘Beginning of a Hero’

Posted on February 13, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Welcome to my attempt to improve my Tuesday posts.  I’m going to look back at each of my books and end with a Questions 3 finale.  Best place to start is with Legends of Windemere: Beginning of a Hero.  This was … Continue reading →

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Different Ways to Heal in Fiction

Posted on February 12, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Healing characters in fiction is always a challenge.  You don’t want to make it too easy or you lose tension.  Too hard and there’s no point in having the option.  The methods are a challenge as well because you have … Continue reading →

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Some of the Types of Power Catalysts

Posted on February 7, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m going to say ‘some’ because I’m sure I’ll have missed something.  There are so many methods of triggering powers or magic.  Probably a bunch that haven’t been invented yet.  So, let’s dive into the list. Magical Ingredients/Gestures/Words I’m going … Continue reading →

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What Is a Power Catalyst?

Posted on February 5, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Fiction that incorporates magic and powers tend to use a ‘power catalyst’.  This is something that is needed to trigger an ability.  I’ll go into the categories on Wednesday, so today is just an overview.  Mostly because I keep thinking … Continue reading →

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‘Do I Need to Use a Dragon?’ Available on Amazon!

Posted on January 30, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

This was the big and only release of last year.  Do I Need to Use a Dragon? was a challenge in that it wasn’t really fiction.  It was all about me trying to write a ‘how to’ book, which several people … Continue reading →

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