Tag Archives: sword & sorcery

Teaser Tuesday: The Tribe Baron

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

The Compass Key had so many good fights, but it was tough to pick a teaser without spoiling a lot. This fight between Delvin and the leader of a giltris (lizardmen) army is probably one of the safest to show.  … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: The Sneaky Giant

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Here’s a fun teaser from War of Nytefall: Rivalry.  I posted this a long time ago, but I wanted to do it again because it was kind of funny.  For those who don’t know, Titus is a vampire who stands … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: The Vengeance Hounds

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

This is an old teaser for War of Nytefall: Ravenous, which had the Vengeance Hounds making an appearance.  I had to change one thing here to block a spoiler, but that shouldn’t be an issue.  The point was the display … Continue reading →

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#1 of All Time- 7 Tips to Creating Fictional Location Names

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

The most popular post by a mile first appeared on April 24, 2019. Continuing the topic of naming locations, I’m going to do my best to come up with some useful and humorous tips.  I only had to create one … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: I’m A What?

Posted on January 21, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Fritz Warrenberg wasn’t a long-running character, but he was always fun to write.  One of his best scenes from Legends of Windemere: Prodigy of Rainbow Tower.  Enjoy!

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#2 of All Time- 7 Tips to Writing Immortal Characters

Posted on January 20, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

This post originally went live on December 21, 2016. Immortality comes up a lot in fiction.  These timeless beings turn up as villains, heroes, love interests, cursed secondary characters, and everything in-between.  Many people hate a protagonist with this power … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Evil to the Core

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Here’s a big piece The Mercenary Prince‘s prologue here.  It involves Stephen Kernaghan who is still the most evil character that I’ve ever made.  Feels like I always have to give a disclaimer that he’s a special kind of gross and … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: The Beginning of ‘The Beginning of a Hero’

Posted on December 31, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Thought about what I should do since this is the last day of 2024.  I already have my end of the year posts set and it is a Tuesday.  So, how about the very first teaser/excerpt I ever put on … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Bad Luck Luke

Posted on December 24, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

So, this is an excerpt from Charms of the Feykin.  I posted it a long time ago at the last minute because I had forgotten a promo teaser.  Not really sure why I picked this one other than it built some … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Bending the Truth

Posted on December 10, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

  Here we have an excerpt from Legends of Windemere: The Merchant of Nevra Coil.  I had fun revealing what the titular merchant has done to make a bit of accidental trouble for our heroes.  This scene is mostly playful … Continue reading →

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