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7 Tips to Using Curses in Fiction: Eye of Newt Can Expire

Posted on June 17, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Curses can have a lot of pitfalls when you use them.  Have they been done already and in the same fashion?  Do they have a purpose in the story beyond window dressing or a comical reaction?  Is it really a … Continue reading →

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The Hero’s Journey, but Without The Heroes

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

The Bedlam books are all about traveling from one spot to another and surviving whatever is in the middle.  This might change down the road, but I see no reason to mess with the system right now.  So, one could … Continue reading →

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Post Revisited- Paranoia in Self-Publishing?

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

This is a big one that went live on February 8th, 2014.  I think I’ve figured some of it out, but don’t hold me to that.  Though re-reading it, I do seem some of my youthful naivete in there at … Continue reading →

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Paranoia in Self-Publishing?

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

I had a thought yesterday that birthed a panic attack that my dear friend Ionia had to smack me out of.  I think she rather enjoyed it a bit too much and I’m still looking for my missing contact lens, … Continue reading →

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