Tag Archives: music

Happy National Author Day!

Posted on November 1, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

The meme says it all.  Have a Happy National Author’s Day.  To celebrate, check out the following books by clicking on their titles: Do I Need to Use a Dragon? by Charles E. Yallowitz The Tale of the Drakanox: Minstrels … Continue reading →

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Happy Halloween!

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Not much else to say.  Enjoy the Halloween memes/funnies and one of the best Halloween songs/music videoes ever made.

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Return of the Completed Puzzle Post

Posted on July 23, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

The title pretty much says it all.  Finished a pile of puzzles, so I figured I’d share them here.  Not sure how to tie it into Do I Need to Use a Dragon?, but maybe just click on the link anyway.  … Continue reading →

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Music Inspired Post: Taking the Risk

Posted on May 19, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

‘Get Up’ by Shinedown actually started playing while I was writing Monday’s post.  I put it here since the topic it made me think of fit more as a finale.  Hope people have been enjoying this experiment. I think this … Continue reading →

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Music Inspired Post: Stressing Your Characters

Posted on May 17, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

‘Overwhelmed’ by Royal & the Serpent is a song that makes me think about myself.  The fun of having anxiety.  It does make me feel like I don’t know myself, but that’s not what I’m going for here.  This is … Continue reading →

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Music Inspired Post: How Does It Make You Feel?

Posted on May 15, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m trying something new and weird this week.  Struggling for a blog post idea, I gave up while I drove into work.  ‘Blue Monday’ by Orgy showed up during the random song playlist and it got me thinking.  Don’t songs … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Death to the Remixer

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

(Forgot which remix set me off on this one.  Probably went overboard, but I really hated the new version.) The horror that you made Thinking you have skill With an ear made all of tin All I hear is noise … Continue reading →

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Some of My Favorite Writing Songs

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

I couldn’t do this week’s topic without showing some songs that I will put on when I need some inspiration.  That or I have trouble with a scene and they can help me get through the issue.  I’ve been using … Continue reading →

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Some Tips to Having Music Play While You Work

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

I was rather surprised years ago when people asked me how I can listen to music while I write.  They assumed it was a distraction or hurt my progress.  Yet, I’ve always done it and never suffered.  Other things got … Continue reading →

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The Need for Music

Posted on February 21, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ve written about needing music when I write before.  Felt like revisiting because it’s come up in conversations again.  Although, I do know that this isn’t common for authors.  Most I know need silence.  So, why am I not the … Continue reading →

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