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7 Tips to Handling Grief and Mourning in Fiction

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

As I said, grief and mourning is a subplot in War of Nytefall: Ravenous.  It was very difficult to touch on this while the majority of the book dealt with action, humor, and Desirae’s seductiveness.  I kept having to remind myself … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Gregorio’s Favorite Hobby #fantasy #vampires

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

One of my guilty pleasures in War of Nytefall is creating new trapped entrances for Gregorio Roman’s lair.  Ravenous doesn’t disappoint here either.  Every time a character has to go inside, they end up on some crazy ride or having to figure out … Continue reading →

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Mourning in Fiction: Accessing the Shadows

Posted on August 24, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

I was wrestling with the idea of this topic since this year has been horrible.  Writing this on July 2nd too, so I don’t know what will happy leading up to today.  Many people have lost loved ones, so mourning … Continue reading →

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Tales of the Slumberlord: How Much Trouble Can He Get In?

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

(Kind of funny how I’ve been pushing this Sunday post back for about 2 months.  I keep having other things that I need or want to post.  Sorry if things are bit off here.) My mind is already inching towards … Continue reading →

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Renald the Enforcer of Desirae’s Domain

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

This might be a shorter post than intended, but I always introduce my new characters.  I can’t leave Renald out for how I made him.  War of Nytefall: Ravenous wouldn’t work without him.  Sure, his scenes are limited and the way Desirae … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Solo Heist #fantasy #vampires

Posted on August 18, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

I noticed that I’m taking larger chunks of story for the War of Nytefall: Ravenous teasers.  One reason is because a lot of the scenes don’t have clean break areas like previous books.  There’s a lot of depth and context.  This is … Continue reading →

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Time to Meet Desirae Duvall

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

And here we start the promos that will hopefully whet the appetite for War of Nytefall: Ravenous.  The plan is to release it next month and I’m been trying to figure out how I should start.  Well, I’m going to begin … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Introducing Desirae Duvall #fantasy #vampires

Posted on August 11, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Welcome back to another teaser for War of Nytefall: Ravenous.  Going to dive right into this one.  Say hello to the main ‘villain’.

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Teaser Tuesday: Those Aren’t Griffins #fantasy #vampires

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Here we are.  The first teaser for War of Nytefall: Ravenous and I’m going with the prologue for a bit.  Less chance of spoilers, which is going to be a challenge this time around.  There’s a big event in Eradication that played a role … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: The Approaching Threat #fantasy #vampires

Posted on July 28, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

I always forget how hard it is to find teasers for War of Nytefall: Eradication.  If it isn’t a lot of talking then it’s a fight scene with spoilers.  Then again, the book has been out for a while, so I … Continue reading →

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