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Revisit: What Do You Look For In Romance?

Posted on September 29, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

(Originally posted on August 2, 2013.  Have at it.) This is not my genre and I barely get it to function in my own books.  I think.  I’ve glossed over romance, but I think I gravitate toward lust or awkward … Continue reading →

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Adventuring Lovers Scenario

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Haven’t done a scenario post since I tried them out in January.  The experiment was okay, but I still don’t know how to work it very well.  Some people needed more information while others ignored pieces that were given.  I’m … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Adding Romance to a Non-Romance Story

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

As much as some people may hate romance being added to stories like adventures, there are ways to minimize the interference.  Let’s dive right into it. Remember that the romance is a subplot.  It isn’t the main story, so it … Continue reading →

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Does Romance End an Adventure?

Posted on April 14, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ve run into this opinion before: “Romance does not belong in any genres other than romance.” This goes double for when it’s added to an adventure-based fantasy.  Some people hate if there’s even a hint at anything more than characters … Continue reading →

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Scenario: The Mutual Crush

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

This one is definitely universal.  I think people can use their own personalities for this as well.  Just really curious how varied the answers will be, especially if people are going to be honest. Scenario You tell your friend that … Continue reading →

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Scenario: Agreeing To a Difficult Situation

Posted on January 8, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

So, these are for people to think about and try to put themselves into a situation as someone else.  It’s fairly easy to decide on what we would do when a character runs into a problem.  Yet, we don’t always … Continue reading →

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Love Vs Hate Stories

Posted on September 20, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

I’d say ‘Love vs Hate’ is second only to ‘Life vs Death’ in terms of oldest stories.  Humans fought to survive before they had civilization, so that one is built into our instincts.  It wasn’t until we became civilized that … Continue reading →

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Questions 3 and Looking Back at ‘Ritual of the Lost Lamb’

Posted on May 14, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

This book had so many title changes that it was ridiculous.  I don’t even know how I ended up on Ritual of the Lost Lamb.  The strangest part is that there wasn’t a ritual until after I wrote the title.  It … Continue reading →

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Questions 3 and Looking Back at ‘The Spirit Well’

Posted on May 7, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

This book finished the champion power center arc of Legends of Windemere.  It was a tough one to write too because I needed closure and setting up the final arc.  Those types of books always make my head spin, which leads … Continue reading →

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Questions 3 and Looking Back at ‘Charms of the Feykin’

Posted on April 30, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Here we are at the other half of the split team story.  Charms of the Feykin doesn’t really follow Delvin, Sari, and Fizzle alone.  They got a few scenes in the previous volume to create suspense about their adventure.  This starts … Continue reading →

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