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Goal Post: *Stares at Screen* . . . I Ache

Posted on May 14, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

I may have mentioned that I expected this week to be rough.  Well . . . I was wrong and I’m man enough to admit it. This week was friggin’ brutal! I’m writing this Friday night because I made the … Continue reading →

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Should My Fantasy Races Hate Each Other?

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(I was going to write a post about the traditional Elves vs Dwarves in fantasy.  Instead, I realized I had a lengthy section of Do I Need to Use a Dragon? (Fantasy Writing Tips) that covered the topic of racism in fantasy.  … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Avaritia

Posted on May 12, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(Another personification of an emotion poem.  I remember being excited about finding the Latin word for ‘Greed’.) Humanity has evolved to suit my needs. I am primeval. * Cities have been built to my glory. I am monumental. * People … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Writing About Hatred

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Setting this up in March, so I don’t know how messy Monday went.  Hopefully I’m not reopening barely healed wounds or subjecting myself to more fighting.  After all, hatred, racism, anti-Semitism, homophobia, transphobia, and all of the other words for … Continue reading →

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Writing Characters from Maligned and Abused Groups

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m starting this week off with a bang.  One that I’m sure I’ll regret once the comments start rolling in.  Nobody likes to poke the social hornet nests that we live with, but you have to at times.  It becomes … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Oops. Forgot a Full Title

Posted on May 7, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Feels like it was last Saturday yesterday.  It also feels like it was a lifetime ago, which probably isn’t a good sign.  This week was busy with work, parenting, and . . . I got nothing else. I don’t really … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Using Swords in Fantasy

Posted on May 4, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Due to swords being so common in fantasy, many people think they’re very easy to use in battle.  At least in a fictional sense.  Swing, stab, parry, stab, slash, stabbity stab, and the cycle continues.  You can be very simplistic … Continue reading →

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Did You Know There Are Swords in Fantasy?

Posted on May 2, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

So, did you know swords are common in fantasy?  I know, totally surprising.  You’d think it has something to do with most fantasy stories taking place in a pre-firearm age.  So, swords would be the most logic weapon to have … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: This Week Didn’t Go as Planned

Posted on April 30, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

I don’t even want to see what I had planned for weekly goals.  Partially because I can’t fix that post, which is very narrow.  This is apparently what happens when I use the blocks or whatever WordPress forced upon us.  … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Ash Man

Posted on April 28, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(Better believe this is about more than a man made of ashes.  Pretty obvious too.) Pieces floating off With every gentle breeze Disappearing in the dark A gradual erosion Of a body made from ash Crinkling with every step Causing … Continue reading →

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