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Why Not Write About the Writing Craft?

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

A lot of author blogs focus on the writing craft and make posts about tenses, grammar, plot creation, genre, and other topics.  Others go into the nuances of Amazon, marketing, and whatever else comes after you hit ‘PUBLISH’.  These are … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Maintaining a Happy Marriage in a World of Magic & Monsters

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

Marriages are rare in adventure stories, but only because it’s hard to swashbuckle and disarm traps while cleaning the oven.  That and authors seem to love killing off a spouse to get the survivor riled up.  Tradition, thy name is … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Writing Bards in Fiction

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

So, you want to add some local flavor and history without an info dump done by a spectral narrator.  Nothing too much, but you have some stories to tell.  The heroes have no idea since they never studied and the … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Fighting with Speed

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

One of the best ways to handle strength is speed, which is what we’re going to look at this time.  Luke Callindor and Sari are the big speed fighters.  Their styles are familiar similar, but Sari uses more magic and … Continue reading →

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7 Leadership Tips from the Benevolent Baron Arthuru Kernaghan

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

So, I’ve been given an opportunity to talk and share my centuries of wisdom.  This entire thing is rather quaint, but I can see the appeal.  I was told to talk about what I know best, which is apparently being … Continue reading →

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Luke Callindor’s Tips to Adventuring

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

Well, others have had a chance to do a 7 tip list, so I guess it’s my turn.  Not really sure what I can talk about though since I’m still figuring stuff out on my own.  Everyone else has had … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Putting Vehicles in Fiction

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

Make sure the vehicles fit the world.  Riding a horse through a futuristic utopia that has spaceships everywhere might seem cool, but it could be very impractical.  Then again, you might not consider a horse a vehicle since it’s alive. … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Making Friends with Lloyd Tenay: All Refunds Given in Hugs

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

It’s hard to make friends, especially when your an escaped serial killer who lives in a broken world.  Well, not so much broken, but there’s definitely a stab first and share beers later mentality.  Don’t worry because there are plenty … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Dating a Fairy

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Charles Yallowitz

To make a Feykin, you need a fairy.  That’s just biology or some type of science that makes people blush during the slideshow.  So, what do you need to know when you start dating a fairy? Watch where you step … Continue reading →

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Post Revisited: So You Want to Write Fantasy (A Pessimistic Approach?)

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

This is a post that originally went live on July 22nd, 2013.  I’m putting it here because I’m tired and want to save other ideas for December.  Might make it a whole week of Retros to recover from the weekend.  … Continue reading →

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