Moniker: Charles Edward Yallowitz
Origin: Long Island, NY
Birthday: April 9th (that’s all you get)
Marital Status: The Big D
Sex: Stop giggling, Stan
Children: No thanks. I already have one.
Institution that I Paid to Drink At: SUNY Oswego (Legally required to state that I also studied.)
Favorite Books: Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, Books of Lost Swords, Ranger’s Apprentice, Ender’s Game, Frankenstein, Chronicles of Narnia, Jurassic Park, and many, many more.
Favorite Movies: There are far too many to name here. Let’s just say I have eclectic tastes.
Favorite TV Shows: Futurama, Daily Show, Burn Notice, Merlin, Big Bang Theory, Eureka, Firefly, The Muppet Show, Adventures of Brisco County Jr., Simpsons, Seven Deadly Sins, Fullmetal Alchemist
Favorite Video Games: Legend of Zelda, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Prince of Persia, God of War, LEGO Games, Metroid, Dig Dug, Rampage (I should admit that I have not gone beyond PS2/GC/Xbox Generation gaming due to lack of time and money.)
Sports of Choice: Fencing to compete, Football to watch (NY Giants fan by birth)
Favorite Foods: Calamari, Ghost Pepper Wings, Nathan’s Hotdogs, Penne with Vodka Sauce (made by me), Buffalo Burgers, Meatball Subs, Popcorn, and Asian-Themed Salads
Preferred Drink: Alcohol: Jack & Coke; Non-Alcoholic: Cherry Seltzer
Sweet Tooth Interlude: Jelly Beans, Twizzlers, Ice Cream
Fears: Spiders, Getting eaten while swimming, Family gatherings (more dread than fear), and a certain actress who will remain nameless because we have no idea why the sight of her sets off my ‘fight/flight’ instinct.
Favorite Quotes:
“I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I’m going to be happy in it.”– Groucho Marx
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”–Theodore Roosevelt
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Legends of Windemere 
This is a very thorough About. 🙂
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Thanks.
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Impressive post.superb quotations.Thank you for liking my recent post ( Vows / Renewal ) warm regards.jalal
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Thanks and you’re welcome.
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I offer you the Liebster Award: http://musewriter.wordpress.com/2013/02/12/the-liebster-award/
Cheers! 🙂
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You have a new fan 🙂
There is much for me to read and catch up on your blog, but thank you for taking the time to check mine out as well:)
Keep it up, inspiring
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Thanks. I hope you enjoy what you read. I’m looking forward to reading more of your posts.
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🙂 I appreciate it Slepsnor ; ]
I will not disappoint. Check out my poetry and are until the book is out ;D hope you enjoy. I’ll be adding teasers more and more until I release Book ONe
-C.W.S
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Already on it. 🙂 I’m looking forward to your book. The hidden message idea is very intriguing. I tend to suck at such things, but I’m really curious to see how it works.
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: )
I wont dissappoint : D
I may be only 21 but .. Writing is my passion … and changing the way people read books and making them interact with them is a dream of mine. Not just wanting the next chapter, but the next hidden clue to decipher yourself. I’ve too many ideas that I wish I could just make happen sometimes hahaha
but it takes good work, and a lot of effort to perfect my ideas so they’re executable in the proper manner.
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You definitely sound passionate about writing and creating almost a new sub-genre of fiction. I’ve been wanting to be a writer since I was 15 and I’m 32 now. My website is a symbol of me finally getting fed up with playing the traditional game and going for the dream. I find my strengths in characters and their development, so my goal is to make memorable characters who readers can connect with.
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Never give up. It’s a talent to be able to write.
You’re going on the path which is yours, don’t stray. Keep up the work and let me know when I can purchace a copy of your book : ]
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Thanks. I’m plugging away over here. Finishing up a non-fantasy drama novella tomorrow just to see if I can write out of my comfort area. Then, it’s back to editing my fourth novel next week. 🙂
I’m going through Kindle, Nook, and Ipad once I get everything set up for the first book. I was hoping to have the first three books up and running at the same time, but my cover artist is mortal. I’ll be putting thing up in my store once I get them going.
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Don’t rush too fast, three books at once seems like a lot of work. A wise man once said if you write a page everyday for a year you will have written a book.
Take a look at my chatper names
Notice anything funny about the first and last?
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Well, I’ve been writing my series and planning them out for 17 years. It isn’t so much being rushed as putting the final touches on something that I’ve known for years.
Before chapter names deal with beginnings, but title wise it appears that the beginning is the end and the end is the beginning. I can’t know for certain without knowing the story. Though it could be a character’s story ends in the first chapter to kick off another character’s story, which ends in the final chapter. This in turn kicks off another character’s story. Like a literary relay. Again, no idea without reading the actual book.
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You got it x]
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Thanks for visiting the site!
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You’re welcome.
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I’ve nominated you for the REALITY award http://firstnovelblog.wordpress.com/2013/02/18/reality-award/ and for participation in The Next Big Thing Blog Hop http://firstnovelblog.wordpress.com/2013/02/18/the-next-big-thing-blog-hop/.
Congratulations!
You’ve been great encouragement to me. You are a prolific writer. As I go through your site I am amazed at the volume of good stuff. I’ll get through the Luke Callindor stuffs, it’ll just take time.
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Thanks. I’m thinking of stopping Beginning of a Hero at Part 25 and moving on the second book. It depends on how my cover art is coming along. It’s at the ‘so close I can taste it level’.
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yeah, I hope there is that whole “whoosh” effect with background music when your book is done.
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I have the Final Fantasy 7 victory music saved on Youtube for that day. 🙂
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I nominated your blog for The Beautiful Blogger Award 🙂 Check it out here: http://imthatkay.wordpress.com/2013/02/25/holy-crap-award-x3/
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Thanks. I’ll repost it by the end of the day. Picking 15 other blogs is always difficult.
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I believe it was Gwen Bristol.
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Ty!
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Hi. I have nominated you for the Sunshine Award. I hope that this is ok with you as I enjoy reading your blog and would like to show my appreciation. However, please do not feel obliged to accept it.
More details are here http://julianfroment.wordpress.com/2013/02/26/the-sunshine-award/
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AnElephantCant deny it
He is visiting here by proxy
But he does recommend
Himself as a friend
Because he comes here directly from Roxi
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Nice to meet you. 🙂
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Charles,
How are you?
Good news, I would like to personally hand you the “BEST MOMENT AWARD“. Congratulations and enjoy the rest of the day!
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Thanks. I just have to figure out an acceptance speech. I’ve never been good at those. Is this a new award?
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Yes it is, and you’re among the first awardees!
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Thank you.
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I nominated you for “The Very Inspiring Blogger Award.” Here’s the link to the post! ;
http://kygrabowski.wordpress.com/2013/04/07/the-very-inspiring-blogger-award-shadowedinmoonlight/
Cheers & have a great day!
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Thanks for “Liking” my Facebook page! I like a lot of the books you’ve listed up there, and I intend to read Frankenstein this summer 🙂
Lily
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Definitely recommended. It was such a surprise how much I liked it because I was used to the Hollywood version of the Monster. Most times, they’re not even close. 😉
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Hollywood seems to specialize in putting a new spin on things
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Yeah. Some things work better for movies and some things work better for books. I have yet to find a perfect adaptation. Even Lord of the Rings had issues.
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As much as I loved the movies, you’re right. Fight Club is the main example I can think of when it comes to excellent adaptations
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Thanks to Gwen Bristol, we all know it’s your birthday! Many Happy Returns!
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Thanks. 🙂
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Thanks for following and taking the time to visit my blog! I’m sure going to follow you, I really like the way you write!
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Thanks. I’m having fun wandering your blog too. Love your photography.
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Well, followed your advice… & I asked your wife, but she roundly punched me square in the nose and called 911. I’m hoping to get away with a caution… 😉
Looking forward to getting up to date with your blog! 🙂
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Thanks. My wife punches ever in the nose though. It’s bad when she tries to kick you in the stomach. 😉
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That’s a neat “About” page. You really do know yourself a lot…or…do you? 😀
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Not as well as I would like. 😉
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Hello Charles,
I have nominated you for the Liebster Award: http://laurennicolettecolie.com/2013/04/18/id-never-thank-the-academy-but-i-will-thank-karen/
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Thanks. I’ll post it as soon as I can. 🙂
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Great! Can’t wait
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I posted your interview. It’s here: http://saunved.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/interviewcharlesyallowitz/
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Thanks. I’ll re-blog it and show off your great interview skills to the world. 🙂
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LOL. I hope the world won’t be disappointed 😉
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Just stopped by to let you know I’ve nominated you for some (no pressure of course) awards 🙂
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Thank you. That’s a hefty amount of awards.
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Indeed. Why just one when you can give them all?
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I’ll try my best to carry them all off the stage without dropping one.
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Hi there! I’m thinking about featuring a different author/novel on my fiction blog every Monday. You can see what I did this week here: http://lindaghillfiction.wordpress.com/2013/04/22/28-scenes-from-the-second-seat-on-the-right/
Please check it out and let me know if you’d like me to put your novel up!
Thanks, Linda
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Sure. What would you need from me?
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Just a link for me to copy whatever you’d like me (or Michael, my reader) to promote!
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I can give you the Amazon link to my book here if that’d be okay: http://www.amazon.com/Beginning-Hero-Legends-Windemere-ebook/dp/B00BL9GBU2
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Perfect, thanks. I usually schedule my posts to come out so I can set it up so it’s there at 8am Monday. 🙂
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Great. I’ll keep an eye out for it. Thanks.
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Hi Charles! I know you won’t get this until you are back from the convention but I nominated you for the Sunshine Award. You can find the details here: http://melissajanda.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/the-sunshine-award/
BTW, T. Roosevelt’s quote is one of my favorite quotes too. I can almost recite it from memory. Just blogged about it yesterday 🙂
Thanks for being a positive force in the blogosphere!
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Thanks for the award. I’m doing a final check before I head on out, so this was nice to get. Enjoy your weekend.
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Hello, Charles! You are one of the fifteen bloggers I nominated for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. The award says it all, I guess, and I believe you deserve it. Cheers! Congrats! =) — Francis
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Thanks!
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Hi Charles! I nominated your for the Best Moment Award. Please stop by and check out this post:
http://melissajanda.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/the-best-moment-award/
Congrats!
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Thanks! 🙂
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Your mention, sir. http://lindaghillfiction.wordpress.com/2013/04/29/39-scenes-from-the-second-seat-on-the-right/
🙂
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Thanks. I’ll reblog immediately. 🙂
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It’s not much… but I do want to do a new one every week for what it’s worth. 🙂
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As an author, I can tell you that every little bit of support helps.
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Well then, you’re welcome, and thank you 🙂
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Hi Charles, I just nominated you for another award. Sorry. Hey, stop shaking your head. It’s your fault for being so fabulous. Plus, you didn’t have this one yet and I’m really just helping with the decor on your blog, sprucing it up a bit, LOL! You can find the details here:
http://melissajanda.wordpress.com/2013/05/01/shut-the-front-door-ive-been-nominated-for-another-award/
Congrats!
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Thanks. I’m always happy to get a new one. That 13 nomination is going to be the killer though. Though, I think a pingback would count as a nomination message, right? Please? 😉
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Yeah, sorry about that “bakers dozen” sweet theme. It is a killer. Maybe you could just say someone couldn’t control his sweet tooth and ate most of them. Could only give out the half dozen remaining 🙂
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Charles if ever you wish to do a guest blog on writing please let me know, I am following you on FB as well. I like your style and sense of humour.
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I’d be happy to. Is there anything specific you want me to talk about? I’m still figuring out the guest blog format and topics.
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I love fantasy and am working on a story with Dragons and mermaids it is a long way off as I need to finish oz adventure first, maybe a piece on where your passion for this genre came from, if you check out my posts they are mostly inspirational check my email it should be in your group of followers and we can link up, that would be great.
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Sure. I can send you a test email in a little bit to make sure I have the right address. I can write up a guest post today.
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Thank you Charles look forward to it.
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You’re welcome. I’ll make it my project of the day.
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Hi Charles, thanks for following ‘The Savvy Senorita’. I appreciate it!
Bex
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You’re welcome. Nice to meet you.
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You too 🙂
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You have been nominated for the Wonderful Team Member Award and the Versatile Blogger Award. Congrats! Here are the details: http://lmarie7b.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/one-post-to-thank-them-all/
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Thanks. I’m honored. 😀
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Charles, I posted a short review for ‘Beginning of a Hero’ on http://www.amazon.co.uk I will copy it to Goodreads shortly. I hope that it is useful.
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I see a 2 star that just showed up.
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Definitely not mine 🙂
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Found it. I was looking at the US page where a 2-star showed up and rated me lower than bike parts and mild hot peppers. Thanks for the review.
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Not a problem. An interesting rating scheme they are using.
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Yeah. One of these days, I’ll figure out how it works.
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Hilarious! Just found you and love this. I have just read your recent post on Editing as well, an issue that is close to my heart. Can’t wait for more blog posts. 🙂
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Thanks. I’m aim to not disappoint. Nice to meet you.
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Hey Charles! Did you know there’s no link to your blog on your gravatar account?
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Didn’t know that. I didn’t even remember I had a Gravatar Account. I think I set it up and couldn’t figure out how to add it.
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You should probably figure it out. When I started on WP it was the gravatars I counted on to find people’s blogs. I don’t know if it’s the same on a paid account but if you can get into ‘edit my account’ and go to ‘my links’ you can put your WP on there. Good luck!
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Just fixed it all up. Let me know if it’s working and thanks for the heads up.
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No one will miss you now! 😀
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Great. Though, now I can’t hide like a crazy hermit in the mountains. Foiled by social media again.
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Haha! You might find you get quite a bit of traffic from your gravatar. About 1/6 of my views from outside clicks come from there.
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Great. Hopefully they go buy the book too. 😀
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Thank you for this, Charles, I laughed my ass off, I shall keep this in mind when I get round to doing my own ‘about’ page. Great post, truly great *still giggling*. Sincere best wishes, Baldy 🙂
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Thanks. I got the idea from another author who has a website. Looked easier to do than a long write-up.
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Hi, Charles, you are a commenter on so many other blogs I follow that I thought, “Gee, I should follow him too!” I’m also thinking of redoing my About page as well. Yours is decidedly more readable than a long exposition. Ciao, Marie
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Nice to meet you. I got the Author Facts idea from the author who mentored me into self-publishing. I thought it was a lot easier to read too.
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Hi Charles.
My name is Kevin Gillespie, & I live in Wales. :).
Thank You for Following my Blog back, MUCH Appreciated. 🙂
Best Wishes
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You’re welcome. Always glad to meet a fellow blogger.
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I’m just taking a drive down the road to Amazon…they have a book I need to buy 😉
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Thanks. We talking the poetry book or the fantasy novel? 😉
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Poetry is as poetry does
But Fantasy is what gives me a buzz 😀
Yep, it was the fantasy book Charles. Though that’s not to say I won’t buy the poetry book in the future 😉
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Thanks. The poetry book is fantasy poetry, so it’s still in your buzz area.
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Howdy! You’ve been nominated:
Congrats!
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This all cool but I really love your Teddy Roosevelt quote. Really made me think about my efforts as a writer. Some of my book club members are REALLY hard on the authors (there are over 400 members, twenty six were present last night), to the point of making me cringe…yet not one (I found out last night) has EVER written or published a book! They still don’t know that I have. It is not that I don’t have a backbone, but many use really big words that I can’t define and I like to think that I have a decent vocabulary.
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Do they tear things down and not find anything positive to say? I never understood that tactic of all negative criticism. I went to a few local writer group meetings. One was all positive, but the rest were all about ‘critical criticism’. Guess that translates to being mean.
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They spend about 50% of the time praising the work and 50% putting it down. There seems to always be about half likers and half dislikers every time. It is just that they describe things in terms that are way over my head. I am thinking about taking a pen and paper and interrupting them to write down their million dollar words so I can come home and look them up.
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I’m really curious about what they’re saying.
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The mediator is really good. She will frequently rephrase or paraphrase what the members have said, but in a nicer more constructive way. We are always presented with a well prepared “Discussion” paper, where she asks pertinent questions about the the content and characters, theme and motif, book’s structure, plot and so on. I really do like going. I like expanding my horizons to read other work that I might not have necessarily chosen for myself. It is interesting to hear what the readers have to say, albeit a little scary to think that I would be dissected in that manner.
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I’m always scared of the dissection part. Mostly the ‘sitting there and taking it’ part. That was a little maddening at times.
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