Notes and the Future

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz
My Culinary Assitant

My Culinary Assistant

So a few things before I’m dragged away by the little guy.  Friendly’s closed early on Christmas Eve and we didn’t make it.  So I promised to treat him to a father/son lunch today.  Apparently that still doesn’t earn me any writing time and the kid has given up on movies.  The notes:

  1. I can’t make posts from the WordPress app.  Dang it.
  2. The Twitter app does not acknowledged ‘Pinned Posts’.  If you keep a post pinned and do a lot of retweet then anyone on their phone has to scroll through the new stuff to get to the one non-retweet.
  3. Writing during the summer and any breaks does not look possible. At least getting anything more than a chapter section here and there at night.  Even when someone is around to watch the little guy, I have to take the morning shift and that leaves me with an afternoon of catch up.  There’s also the fact that the lack of a working area leaves me defenseless if the son escapes his handlers and goes in search of me.  It seems to happen a lot.
  4. The new book is selling very well, but the ranking is plummeting.  Looks like #33 on the Fantasy Action Adventure will be the highest point.  I have no idea why this is, but I’m guessing it’s because other books are selling more than me.  So I’m doing very well, but not in comparison to Game of Thrones, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Princess Bride, etc.  I’m still scratching my head at a bunch of sci-fi sitting on the fantasy lists, but there’s fantasy on the sci-fi lists too.  Guess that makes things even.
  5. Looking forward to a day away from the computer tomorrow.  Just the morning and evening, but I might just settle in for writing once the big event is over.
  6. Book 9 is looking to clear out a lot of character conflicts, so I’m seeing a lot of arguments cropping up in the beginning.  It’s odd that every 3rd book I write tends to focus more on character evolution and relationships.  Happened with ‘Allure of the Gypsies‘ and ‘Curse of the Dark Wind‘.

Hope everyone had a fun holiday and are gearing up for an exciting end to 2014.

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About Charles Yallowitz

Charles E. Yallowitz was born, raised, and educated in New York. Then he spent a few years in Florida, realized his fear of alligators, and moved back to the Empire State. When he isn't working hard on his epic fantasy stories, Charles can be found cooking or going on whatever adventure his son has planned for the day. 'Legends of Windemere' is his first series, but it certainly won't be his last.
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14 Responses to Notes and the Future

  1. John W. Howell's avatar John W. Howell says:
    December 26, 2014 at 9:44 am

    Having reached the part in GypsieS where Luke needs to concentrate on an alternative form I am convinced that my fan fiction scenario would work. (Luke in present-day thriller). I think I will send you a short story and then this could be the start of other authors doing some fan fiction. (to be published on your site) I see the romance and horror folks having a bunch of fun. Might also take up the posting slack.

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  2. authorleighmichaels's avatar authorleighmichaels says:
    December 26, 2014 at 9:47 am

    I hope you are able to get back into the writing rhythm with your personal schedule soon. I hate when “life” becomes so crazy that it’s a battle to find time to write.

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  3. Elle Knowles's avatar Elle Knowles says:
    December 26, 2014 at 11:02 am

    Love that -escapes his handlers -like a monkey in a zoo!😊 I also get nothing done when my schedule is out of whack.

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  4. chrismcmullen's avatar chrismcmullen says:
    December 27, 2014 at 11:19 pm

    Rankings seem to get stranger by the day. The one ranking that is fairly predictable for me is the author rank.

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