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Is Weather Important to Stories?

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Many of us remember Snoopy starting a book with ‘It was a dark and stormy’ night.  In fact, I’ve seen this get used as a ‘what not to do’ lesson.  I believe it’s that you never start with the weather, … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Being an Author in 2020

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Coming to the end of a very strange year, I was thinking of something I could do for the December Thursdays.  I began to think about how writing, reading, publishing, and the whole thing took a very odd turn thanks … Continue reading →

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Writing Addiction in Fiction

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

This might be simplifying up above, but it does come off that way at times.  As I said on Friday, War of Nytefall: Ravenous has a very serious subplot that deals with addiction.  You might be wondering how I could add that … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Parenting an Autistic Child

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ve been dancing around writing something about this for a long time.  I’ve mentioned that my son is on the spectrum.  Earlier this year, we had the official test . . . or was it late 2019?  Either way, he … Continue reading →

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Curses! Not the Censored Kind

Posted on June 15, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

I don’t think I’ve touched on this topic outside of a casual mention, so I’m going to attempt to go below the surface.  Curses show up in a lot of genres even when magic isn’t a main component.  Some are … Continue reading →

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Now What? (Running Low on Teaser Tuesday Stuff Again)

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

I didn’t finish what I wanted to post today.  The last full week of school caused some time issues as I talked about yesterday.  This does give me an opportunity to figure out a problem I have coming up for … Continue reading →

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The Dreaded ‘E’ Word = Editing

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Most people feel that this is an inevitable trial.  You finish the first draft and know that it isn’t where it should be.  Why would it?  You were still discovering the story as you went even with your detailed outline.  … Continue reading →

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Project Phoenix Take Too Many to Count Part 2

Posted on December 8, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Here is part 2 for the post from LAST SUNDAY! I was explaining this umbrella thing and got through two of the big titles as well as one of the obscure ones.  Most of these fall under being smaller too, … Continue reading →

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Project Phoenix Take Far Too Many to Count Part 1

Posted on December 1, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

I bring this thing up a lot because I keep wanting to figure out how it will work and always come close.  Then, I wander off because of more urgent projects.  At this point, it feels silly to give the … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Blogging: No Tips on Catchy Titles

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ve been blogging since December 2012 and I’ve posted my thoughts about the platform a few times.  Figured I should revisit the topic since this is the only social media platform that I’ve consistently maintained.  Twitter moved too fast for … Continue reading →

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