Tag Archives: sword & sorcery

Teaser Tuesday: A Sun-Blessed Traveler #fantasy #vampires

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Here we go.  The first teaser for War of Nytefall: Eradication.  No better place to start than the very beginning.  Hope people enjoy these as they’ll be going from today through February and March.  Plenty of time to see all the … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Hunters and Prey #fantasy #adventure

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Welcome back to Teaser Tuesday.  Enjoy this piece from Legends of Windemere: Allure of the Gypsies! “She tricked me again,” Trinity growls as she drags herself out of the river. She looks up at the top of the thirty-foot waterfall with … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Before They Were Friends #fantasy #adventure

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Enjoy the first meeting between Luke Callindor and Nyx from Legends of Windemere: Prodigy of Rainbow Tower! “We’re already here. I’m just going to knock,” Luke says, easily freeing his arm. “You don’t knock on a caster tower,” Fritz hisses in … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Power of the Mercenary Queen #fantasy #adventure

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Welcome back to Teaser Tuesday.  Let’s start off the new year with some action from Beginning of a Hero.  In fact, I’m going to stick to action scenes and pick one from each of my novels.  This will include Legends of Windemere, Quest … Continue reading →

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Does Fantasy Have to Be Medieval?

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Various questions come up when someone wants to write high fantasy and many of them are completely understandable.  They may deal with magic, various races, and creating a world that isn’t Earth.  Yet, there are other questions that you can … Continue reading →

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Top 5 of 2019: 7 Tips to Creating Fictional Location Names (#5)

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m an idiot.  Now I know why I didn’t see a post scheduled for today or any for the Fridays in January.  It’s because there are 5 of them and I was going to do a Top 5.  I couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Nothing Planned . . . Might As Well Ask For More Volunteers

Posted on December 26, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

With Derailing Bedlam done and Immortal Wars not starting for a bit, I have nothing really planned for today.  Almost didn’t realize this also.  In the midst of writing too, so I don’t want to get into anything complicated.  That leaves me … Continue reading →

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War of Nytefall: Eradication- How Much Hype and Build?

Posted on November 24, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

As I mentioned yesterday, I heard from my cover artist and work will be starting on the final parts.  That means I may be able to publish the next War of Nytefall volume in mid or late February.  I’ve already done … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: When a Fellowship Fails by Deby Fredericks #fantasy #adventure

Posted on November 20, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

(A beig welcome to Deby Fredericks who is here to promote her newest book ‘Minstrels of Skatyhe II: Dancer in the Grove of Ghosts’.  Enjoy her essay on when groups fail in fantasy.) Quest fantasies have been a staple of … Continue reading →

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Windemere Monsters: Jesters #fantasy #adventure

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

This is one that can get confusing because their name is also used for the career and clothing.  The thing to remember going forward is that the Jesters here are spelled with a capital ‘J’.  Also that I won’t be … Continue reading →

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