Tag Archives: past

When the Character Doesn’t Want to Go Back

Posted on August 5, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Author– As their swords collide and the battle reaches its climax . .. FLASHBACK! Hero–  Wait!  What are you doing? Author–  Perfect time for a flashback. Hero–  No!  It’s a terrible time. Villain–  Let’s hear him out. Hero–  Shut up.  … Continue reading →

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Flashbacks: Fun with Timeline Tampering

Posted on August 1, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

I don’t use flashbacks because they never really worked for Third-Person Present tense writing.  At least in my mind.  If I’m showing what’s going on now then jumping into the past can make things confusing.  Of course, I have an … Continue reading →

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Amnesia . . . I Forgot Why I Chose This Topic

Posted on August 16, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

I forgot what prompted me to choose this topic back in June.  I believe I watched a TV show where a character had amnesia at some point.  It brought up an odd question in my mind in regards to second … Continue reading →

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Good-Bye 2020 . . . And Good Riddance

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Well, here we are at the end of 2020.  Hopefully.  I think.  Look, I’m writing this in early September just in case there’s a reason I can’t at this point.  You know what I mean . . . Unless we … Continue reading →

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Costumes of the Past

Posted on October 27, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

First of all, I always post this music video leading up to Halloween: I was thinking of adding more to this post, but I’ve done a bunch in the past and can’t think of any fresh Halloween songs.  Feel free … Continue reading →

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Bring it, 2019!

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

I was going to do a big post thinking back about this year.  Honestly, it started off messy and continued on that route.  Anxiety issues, semi-retirement from being an author, and a bunch of personal disasters.  I feel pretty thoroughly … Continue reading →

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When One Stands in the Past and the Other in the Future

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

I realized something as I wrote War of Nytefall: Lost, but I wasn’t able to really flush it out because of the story.  I tried to investigate this a bit in a few scenes and it was on the border of … Continue reading →

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Ichabod Brooks: A Character with a Long and Mysterious Past

Posted on July 28, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

Ichabod Brooks has had a long and exciting life that could fill many books with adventures.  His youthful years were reckless, but he survived and gained the skills that would make him a legend.  The middle of his career showed … Continue reading →

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Raise a Glass

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Charles Yallowitz

We raise a glass to all our friends Of the past and present To those you knew Within your youthful days To the ones you meet Along your winding path To the pals who wandered far away Never entering your … Continue reading →

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Been There, Done That, Wrote the Post

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

Here we are at another month and I’m setting up posts in advance.  I have my list of topics and . . . they’re kind of lame.  I’d like to say this just dawned on me, but we can probably … Continue reading →

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