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7 Tips to Deciding on Adventuring Party Size

Posted on May 19, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

First, I realize this is the 2nd of 3 Wednesday ‘7 tip’ posts.  Didn’t realize that was going on until I looked at my dwindling topic schedule.  Anyway, this stems from the challenge of deciding on how big a fantasy … Continue reading →

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Pieces of an Adventuring Party

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

Fantasy adventures commonly have groups of heroes even if only one of them is the primary antagonist.  A challenge for any author is to piece one together that is effective and interesting.  You can go with all warriors or all … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Whirlwind Week with Extra Sprinkles

Posted on May 15, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

Ow . . . Just ow. My heads is still spinning after all of the things that happened.  My brain has this weird time issue right now.  Monday feels both like it was yesterday and a thousand years ago because … Continue reading →

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The Inventor

Posted on May 14, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

There is a need That not everyone sees A gap That lingers in the shadows Society can live Without it filled Yet it holds the whole world back * A third eye spots the hole And a mind toils Crafting … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Designing Fictional Inventions

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

Not sure how else to explain this one because it doesn’t always come up in a story.  You might not have to design anything new for your world.  Then again, you might have to come up with something since a … Continue reading →

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Inventions that Help Me as an Author

Posted on May 10, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

Another idea that was presented by Bia Bella Baker was writing an invention that I either loved or hated.  This was tough for two reasons.  First is that I can’t think of a single invention that I specifically love and … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: End of the Longest Run of the School Year

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

Man, this was a week.  I’m just drained both physically and emotionally.  The week didn’t end on the best note with a project screw up.  Don’t you hate it when you work hard to set something up, it moves on … Continue reading →

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Autism in Fiction

Posted on May 5, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

I kind of tackled this in 2015 with a Questions 3 post.  I didn’t really go into my own thoughts and details though.  Also, I’ve learned a lot and my beliefs back then might have changed.  As my son gets … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Didn’t Achieve a Single Thing

Posted on May 1, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

Where to even begin? Well, I didn’t really achieve any of my goals from last week.  Even the time with my son thing because there was so much to do.  I could count all the studying and homework, but that … Continue reading →

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Betrayal by Accident: That Make It Any Better?

Posted on April 30, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

We all hate it when characters turn out to be traitors.  Betrayal is rarely applauded beyond it being a surprise twist.  At least, it should be, but it can be tough.  Many times, a character who turns out to be … Continue reading →

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