Tag Archives: magic

Giving a Fictional City a Personality Quirk

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I thought about this while watching a ‘One Piece’ episode.  Sadly, I couldn’t find a good picture of Fishman Island’s water tunnel transports.  Instead, I went with Water 7 and it’s canals.  So, what is the point of this? A … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Are We Making Progress?

Posted on April 25, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Today we have a section of The Merchant of Nevra Coil where Nyx and her rival, Queen Trinity, aren’t exactly acting like themselves.  I loved writing these scenes and was tempted to split this entire book into two in order … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Superpowers vs Magic vs Psionic

Posted on April 21, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I was thinking of doing a long post comparing these three, but I think I’ve done that before.  Looking at the Scarlet Witch picture, I realized that she is a character who kind of has all three categories.  It really … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Druid of the Orchid Patch

Posted on April 20, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

(This is just a creative poem I came up with a long time ago.  There may have been an intention to create a story around this concept, but I don’t think it got very far.) Deep within the Umbral Woods … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Writing Touch Attacks

Posted on April 19, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

As I said, touch attacks are fairly niche.  They appear in a lot of stories with magic and superpowers.  Yet, they tend to also get taken for granted.  So, what are some things to consider when using them? You need … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Eager Recruits

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

This was a fun introduction.  At the time, I wasn’t entirely sure where the characters would go too.  Not the way I expected in the end, but it all worked out.  Check out War of Nytefall: Anarchy as a $2.99 eBook … Continue reading →

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Working with Touch Attacks

Posted on April 17, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

This is probably a fairly niche concept.  Let me first explain what I mean by touch attacks: A touch attack is usually a power or spell that is triggered by physical contact.  For example, Rogue’s energy draining ability.  This cannot … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: The Lady of the Pleasure Shadow

Posted on March 28, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

This is a teaser from War of Nytefall: Ravenous.  It focuses on a character who caught me by surprise.  Desirae wasn’t supposed to get as big as she did in this book and the ensuing adventures.  Yet, she ended up … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Fizzle on a Mission

Posted on March 14, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

This scene from  Legends of Windemere: The Compass Key has one of, if not THE, most popular character of the series.  Everyone loved Fizzle.  That or those who hated him didn’t tell me.  Anyway, this was one of his big scenes … Continue reading →

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The Bludgeoning Blunt Weapon Store

Posted on March 10, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Welcome to our shop where we hope to meet all of your bashing, smashing, smooshing, bludgeoning, and banging needs.  Take this list of most of our weapons.  Each one has a special ability that we semi-guarantee will be helpful.  We … Continue reading →

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