Tag Archives: training

Teaser Tuesday: An Awkward Team

Posted on June 24, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

(A throwback to Beginning of a Hero.  This might even be from an earlier draft.  Times have changed.) Luke and Kellia refuse to look at each other as they walk to where Roland and Kira are waiting. The makeshift arena is … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Utilizing Basic Skills That Might Not Be Basic

Posted on November 20, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

This list isn’t going to work for every author, reader, or story.  Going to try to be as general as possible, but we’ll see how it goes. If you want to remove a basic skill from a character halfway through … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: A Whirlwind of a Week

Posted on November 11, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

On the plus side, I did manage to finish preparing all of the posts for December.  The rest of the week was a lot of bouncing around due to holidays, work, and it being the last week of the quarter.  … Continue reading →

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Training vs Experience

Posted on April 26, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Another area of discussion is ‘Training vs Experience’.  People argue over which one is better.  You see this a lot when people are debating characters fighting each other.  Many think training always wins against experience alone while others go in … Continue reading →

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Do Superpowered Characters Need Combat Training?

Posted on April 24, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

This is an interesting question.  One that I’ve seen debated over the years.  What are the two sides? Some people think a character who has super powers doesn’t need to have any combat training.  They believe it just comes with … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Is It Really Saturday?

Posted on November 12, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ll admit that I’m thrown off on what day of the week it is.  My son had a 3 day school week while I had a 4 day work week.  He had Tuesday off, but I had to go in … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: First Day of the Post-Camp Break

Posted on August 13, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Where to even begin with this week? Leaving the personal drama out, I made it about halfway through before my body decided it had enough.  My mind agreed and proceeded to get distracted by shiny objects as long as I … Continue reading →

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WAR OF NYTEFALL: SAVAGERY! New Release on Amazon! #vampires #fantasy

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

It’s Monster vs Monster and Only One will Keep His Head! For the first time in over a century, Clyde will know what it means to feel powerless and weak. Headless bodies appearing across Windemere is only the beginning as … Continue reading →

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Mestra: The Vampire Training Grounds

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

About a third of the action in War of Nytefall: Savagery happens in the long lost island of Mestra.  Well, it isn’t really long lost.  Those connected to it knew where it was, but the door got taken away.  Due to … Continue reading →

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A Long Week Ending with a Short Post

Posted on June 22, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

What can I really say about this week?  I went to work for test proctoring (classes on Monday) and then I got maybe two hours to get to training for my summer job.  This was every day except for Friday, … Continue reading →

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