Tag Archives: magic

The Art of Dimension Jumping in Fiction

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

There’s a difference between teleportation and dimension hopping that some people don’t always realize.  The former involves jumping from one location to another in the same world.  The latter is about moving between different worlds.  You can call it dimensional … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Transform Yourself

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

To be honest, I tried to make this a ‘Ye Olde Shoppe’ post about transformations, but it really didn’t work.  So, I’m going to do a simple one that lets people have fun in the comments.  After all, I covered … Continue reading →

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Transforming Objects With or Without Permission

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Changing a living thing comes with a lot of ethical questions even if it’s being done to oneself.  At least, there should be since I do remember one movie had kids turning rodents into cups without any hesitation.  There’s not … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: It Started With a Cat #fantasy #shortstories

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Here’s another one from The Life & Times of Ichabod Brooks.  I’m finding it difficult to locate the older teasers, so they might all be new.  This is a part from Ichabod Brooks & the Phantom Archer.  The adventure is him judging an … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Almost Home #fantasy #adventure

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

I was actually surprised to see Legends of Windemere: Allure of the Gypsies get a few votes in the poll that I did in May.  I was left wondering what would be a good teaser for a book that has been … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: The Stealthy Giant #fantasy #vampires

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Here’s a teaser from my most recent release, War of Nytefall: Rivalry.  I was trying to think of a good one and remembered there was a scene where Titus Winthrop had to be sneaky.  For those who don’t know, Titus … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Trouble on a Rainy Night #fantasy #shortstories

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Here’s another one from The Life & Times of Ichabod Brooks.  I’m finding it difficult to locate the older teasers, so they might all be new.  This is a part from Ichabod Brooks & the Orphan’s Shadow.  The adventure is him helping to … Continue reading →

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Bigotry in Fantasy Worlds

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Something that many consider a ‘staple’ of fantasy is conflict and tension between the various races.  There’s this weird dislike that seems to appear among them, which is hateful globally and more mild bickering for those in the same party.  … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Meet Quail the . . . He’s Down Again! #fantasy #adventure

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

The strangest thing is that I seem to have only done one Teaser Tuesday for Legends of Windemere: Path of the Traitors.  I guess I had put the tradition on hold and forgot to bring it back.  Looking through it, a reason … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Underwater Action #fantasy #shortstories

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Here’s another excerpt from The Life & Times of Ichabod Brooks and it’s pretty lengthy.  The reason is because it’s an underwater scene, which means I had to work with no dialogue.  I’ve found that I’ve been attempting these a lot … Continue reading →

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