Tag Archives: writing

Teaser Tuesday: I’m A What?

Posted on January 21, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Fritz Warrenberg wasn’t a long-running character, but he was always fun to write.  One of his best scenes from Legends of Windemere: Prodigy of Rainbow Tower.  Enjoy!

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#2 of All Time- 7 Tips to Writing Immortal Characters

Posted on January 20, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

This post originally went live on December 21, 2016. Immortality comes up a lot in fiction.  These timeless beings turn up as villains, heroes, love interests, cursed secondary characters, and everything in-between.  Many people hate a protagonist with this power … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Surviving the ‘Common’ Cold

Posted on January 18, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

This week didn’t go as planned.  Started by me feeling off on Monday, but thinking it was just a little cold.  By the evening, I was in bad shape and ended up having to take two days off to recover.  … Continue reading →

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Top 5 of 2024- #3 7 Tips to Writing Father and Son Relationships

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

This post originally went live on April 24, 2024. Being a single father, I think about the father/son relationship a lot.  Mostly because I’m always hoping I’m doing right by my own son.  This gets tougher when I see fiction … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Night of the Ghost Dance

Posted on January 16, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

(A fun little poem about ghosts and dancing.  Enjoy.) Starry skies are set abuzz Killing all but a lonely echo   Evil rises in moonlight dim Leaving their shadowy tomb   Ears of vapor listen for the concerti To tell … Continue reading →

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Scenario: Using Spells in a Big Battle

Posted on January 15, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

This scenario does give you a lot more personality leeway than the previous one.  I want to see if leaving it more flexible will be easier than making people be in a very strict role.  So, here we go again. … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Evil to the Core

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Here’s a big piece The Mercenary Prince‘s prologue here.  It involves Stephen Kernaghan who is still the most evil character that I’ve ever made.  Feels like I always have to give a disclaimer that he’s a special kind of gross and … Continue reading →

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#3 of All Time- Being the Chosen One Is A Curse

Posted on January 13, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

This post originally went live on August 10, 2022. One of the most common tropes in fiction is the ‘Chosen One’. This is a character who is destined to go on the adventure and, many times, win.  This trope traditionally … Continue reading →

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Top 5 of 2024- #4 Curved vs Straight Blades

Posted on January 10, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

This post originally went live on April 17, 2024. Saying ‘versus’ isn’t correct.  Yet, I do see many people trying to claim that one type is superior to the other.  Becomes a whole ‘knight vs samurai’ thing at times.  Meanwhile, … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Never In My Presence

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

(Don’t remember the exact incident that caused this poem.  It’s clearly about someone overstepping their bounds about my son.  Honestly, the final line would probably be a better poem title.) I heard you say it A curse upon my child … Continue reading →

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