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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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The Snoligoster: This Isn’t a Repeat

Posted on October 18, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

I wasn’t going to do this one later, but realized it has a connection to the Snallygaster.  Not only similar names, but the connection to racism.  Although, this one comes from the swamps of Florida, Georgia, and Louisiana instead of … Continue reading →

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The Snallygaster of Maryland

Posted on October 16, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Definitely enjoying the odd names on a lot of these creatures.  This one really caught my eye.  I mean, Snallygaster sounds like something out of a Monty Python sketch or Dr Suess book.  Yet, it’s not.  So, what is it? … Continue reading →

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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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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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Questions 3: Writing About Hatred

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Setting this up in March, so I don’t know how messy Monday went.  Hopefully I’m not reopening barely healed wounds or subjecting myself to more fighting.  After all, hatred, racism, anti-Semitism, homophobia, transphobia, and all of the other words for … Continue reading →

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Writing Characters from Maligned and Abused Groups

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m starting this week off with a bang.  One that I’m sure I’ll regret once the comments start rolling in.  Nobody likes to poke the social hornet nests that we live with, but you have to at times.  It becomes … Continue reading →

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Bigotry in Fantasy Worlds

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Something that many consider a ‘staple’ of fantasy is conflict and tension between the various races.  There’s this weird dislike that seems to appear among them, which is hateful globally and more mild bickering for those in the same party.  … Continue reading →

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Sensitive Topics

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

This is a tough post to write because it edges near things that I prefer to discuss in private.  We all know the topics that can stir a massive fight.  Issues that draw out the emotions and typically block rational … Continue reading →

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