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Teaser Tuesday: Should There Always Be Racism in Fantasy?

Posted on August 26, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

This is an excerpt from one of the World parts in Do I Need to Use a Dragon?  I would even say it could be one of the topics that gets the biggest reaction.  Though, I can’t say I’m surprised.

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Do I Need to Use a Dragon?- Racism in Fantasy

Posted on June 12, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

(Let’s dive into the World section of Do I Need to Use a Dragon?  There were a lot of sections to choose from here.) At the start of Beginning of a Hero, I touched on a cliché of fantasy because I … Continue reading →

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Is Racial Homogenization in Fantasy a Problem?

Posted on August 15, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

First, what is racial homogeneity?  This is when a neighborhood, city, town, or country has only one race or group.  In the real world, this would be an area that has only Jews or Italians or Jamaicans.  No other groups … Continue reading →

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Should My Fantasy Races Hate Each Other?

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(I was going to write a post about the traditional Elves vs Dwarves in fantasy.  Instead, I realized I had a lengthy section of Do I Need to Use a Dragon? (Fantasy Writing Tips) that covered the topic of racism in fantasy.  … Continue reading →

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Nonhumans in Windemere

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

For all my talk about nonhuman characters, I really am lacking in putting them in a main character role.  The slideshow has everyone that is a nonhuman hero.  I could count Timoran Wrath since barbarians are an odd off-shoot of … Continue reading →

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House of Pointy Ears

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Welcome to . . . have we met before?  You look familiar.  Must have one of those faces or I’ve been sniffing too much pixie dust.  Anyway, Welcome to House of Pointy Ears.  We like to call ourselves H.O.P.E. even … Continue reading →

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What Do You Think About Non-Human Characters?

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

One of the biggest parts of fantasy and science fiction are the non-human races.  For some reason, fantasy gets hit pretty badly because people who read a lot of the genre get tired of the ‘cliche’ races.  Elves, dwarves, halflings, … Continue reading →

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