Monthly Archives: April 2014

The Mentor aka Guy with White Facial Hair

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

It does seem like the majority of mentors are old guys with white facial hair or no hair at all.  There are a few that don’t fit that description like Halt from Ranger’s Apprentice and Phil from Disney’s Hercules.  You … Continue reading →

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Quest of the Broken-Hearted Part 2

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

First, I’m not going to do any real spoilers here.  I’m also going to remind people that this is a possibility and it’s turning out to be the one that needs some prep work if I’m going to use it.  … Continue reading →

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Blog tour volunteers wanted

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Originally posted on Poetry by Pamela:
Kirsten and I would like to do a short blog tour for our Voices of Nature poetry book. If you would be willing to post a file that we provide you one day the…

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Benefits of Using a School Setting

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Ever find it strange when a character seems to instinctively know how to do things?  It can really throw a reader off because it comes off as the author desperately getting out of a jam.  That coincidental knowledge can be … Continue reading →

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Voices of Nature Review

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Pamela Beckford of Poetry by Pamela and Year Round Thanksgiving has put together a new poetry book and she’s not alone.  Kirsten A of Kirsten Uninterrupted is in on this project too. This is Pamela’s second time into publishing and … Continue reading →

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Family of the Tri-Rune Day 2 (Part 1)

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

First of today’s volunteers is a book-lover and secret poet.  A mysterious man with no discernible pattern, so it’s best to follow his blog and await the surprise.  Will it be a review?  Maybe a poem?  Considering his tag line … Continue reading →

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Family of the Tri-Rune Blog Tour Day 1

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

The first volunteer of the Legends of Windemere: Family of the Tri-Rune blog tour is a great romance author.  She is incredibly supportive of other indie authors through her blog Just One Indie’s Opinion.  Click on the picture for her … Continue reading →

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5 ARC Copies of BEYOND EVENTIDE: BOUND Up for Grabs

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Originally posted on …and then there was Sarah:
BEYOND EVENTIDE: BOUND (The House of Crimson and Clover Book 2.5), follow-up to THE ILLUSIONS of EVENTIDE, is coming in April! I have offered a limited number of ARC/review copies to readers…

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Future of the Blog (Brewing Rant)

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

This is an off-the-cuff post after rearranging a few of the posts on Education in Fiction.  The poem was too preachy anyway.  So the reason for this is that I’ve been doing some thinking the last few days.  I’ve run … Continue reading →

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It’s No Joke – Memoirs of a Dilettante Volume One is NOW AVAILABLE

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

New book for sale!

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