Tag Archives: q&a

Questions 3: Hopes for the Future

Posted on January 26, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

I know we’re a month into 2024, but that means we’ve had time to get a feel for how things might go.  So, let’s get to the questions and try to be positive. What do you hope to do in … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Fondness of the Past

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

I have a feeling that I woke up today and chose violence with this post.  We all have connections to the past that we remember fondly.  Items and styles that we wish were still popular.  Unsure of the things that … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Forced Reading Experience

Posted on January 12, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

I talked before about how school forces students to read specific books.  Many times, this results in creating people who see reading as a chore.  It’s a big challenge to meet course curriculum standards and not sacrifice the individual in … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: How Was Your 2023?

Posted on January 5, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

So, I’m using this month to get a few things started and other things finished.  Also, I need some time to formulate more types of Tuesday posts and other topics.  Not to mention the ‘life event’ is still going on … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Messages in Writing

Posted on November 15, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I know a lot of people don’t like messages in their stories.  Personally, I think there is always something we can learn from a story.  It might not be overt or intentional, but it’s nice to glean even a little … Continue reading →

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Author Q and A

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

For those that missed the last two Sundays, I came up with a way to promote Do I Need to Use a Dragon? before returning to work/school.  That would be gathering questions and answering them on this post.  Feel free to … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Your Author Identity

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

To be an author, you need to have some understanding of yourself.  Even on the unconscious level, you need to be sure of who you are in order to put pen to paper and create.  This requires creating an author … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: The Quest

Posted on June 27, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Can’t really have a story without a quest or plot.  While quests do tend to be the most common plot in fantasy, the advice one gets can go for general story creation.  Do I Need to Use a Dragon? has you covered … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: The Characters

Posted on June 20, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Characters are rather important to a story.  Even if you only have one, they need to have some kind of personality.  That’s why I dedicated a section of Do I Need to Use a Dragon? to this topic.  It covered a lot … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: The World

Posted on June 13, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

World-building has to be one of the toughest parts of writing, especially when you aren’t working on Earth.  That’s why Do I Need to Use a Dragon? has a big section on it.  As you can see, Fizzle needed to bribed with … Continue reading →

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