Tag Archives: opinions

Questions 3: Your Favorite Pieces of Fiction

Posted on December 17, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

We all have preferences and favorites.  Sometimes, we can be a little pushy in sharing these while other times our declarations are perfectly accepted.  In a way, these interactions can be considered a piece of promoting.  It’s usually for popular … Continue reading →

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The ‘Rules’ of Writing: Real or Choose Your Own Adventure?

Posted on November 16, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

“Kill your darlings!” “No prologues!” “Show, don’t tell!” “Only use ‘say/says/said’!” “You must eliminate 80% of your first draft!” I’m sure we’ve all heard these or variations over the course of our writing careers.  Some of us have used these … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Parenting an Autistic Child

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ve been dancing around writing something about this for a long time.  I’ve mentioned that my son is on the spectrum.  Earlier this year, we had the official test . . . or was it late 2019?  Either way, he … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Reading is Essential

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Forgot to put the video above on Monday’s post, but people don’t click on these anyway.  I might just have repeatedly play while I type this up. This is fairly simple.  Most, if not all, of us are readers.  We … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Editing (Right to the Point Here)

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

As I’ve said, editing is one of the hardest parts of writing.  It would be great if our first draft was the best and we never had to change a thing.  Some people believe this is what it’s like and … Continue reading →

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Top 5 of 2019: Stigma of Mental Illness (#3)

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

This originally went live on March 17, 2019.  I’m happy to see it here too.  Not a bad thing for this to make a reappearance. So, I might be short and to the point here.  Mostly because I know I’m … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Talk about Talking

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

The original plan was for this to be a post about the different styles of dialogue.  I ran into a problem, which is that I really only know about how I do it.  Feels wrong to talk about the methods … Continue reading →

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The Horror of the Rushed Ending

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

A few months ago, I finished reading ‘Yu Yu Hakusho’.  I remember hearing that there was something off about the ending.  Well, I have to agree even though I would recommend the series for any manga/anime fans.  It’s considered a … Continue reading →

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The Stigma of Mental Illness

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

So, I might be short and to the point here.  Mostly because I know I’m going to get a pretty big workout in the comments.  My opinion has also been stated here a few times, but I felt like bringing … Continue reading →

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2017 Top 5: #4- Why Not Write About the Writing Craft?

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

This post originally went live on August 21. A lot of author blogs focus on the writing craft and make posts about tenses, grammar, plot creation, genre, and other topics.  Others go into the nuances of Amazon, marketing, and whatever … Continue reading →

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