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Top 5 of 2019: 7 Tips to Creating a Fantasy Army (#1)

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

And the #1 post of 2019 . . . Really?  You know, I really didn’t expect this topic to come out on top.  Heck, I didn’t even remember it.  Another odd thing is that 3 of the 5 are 7 … Continue reading →

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Military Casters: Fireballs Among the Swords and Arrows

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Magic is an important part of fantasy writing.  Some would say it’s one of the defining traits of the genre.  Not every story has magic, but those that do might want to consider including it with their military forces.  This … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Creating a Fantasy Army in Fiction: Add More Than Swords

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

You might think it’s easy to simply plop an army into a story and watch the soldiers clash in the background.  Well, it can be done that way, but that prevents you from doing some world-building.  You can learn a … Continue reading →

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Fantasy Armies: Popular Tools of the Trade

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

This theme is probably going to be very similar to the City Guards week from December, but that isn’t surprising.  Guards and soldiers get used interchangeably in a lot of fiction because they are part of the setting.  The nameless … Continue reading →

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Powers of the Windemere Lands: Amazing Armies

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

Moving on to the land powers of Windemere, this category is easier to divide and explain than sea and air.  The reason is because they get involved in a lot more events and they’ve been around for longer than the … Continue reading →

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