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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.

7 Tips to Writing Killing Machine Heroes

While it might seem obvious, people might not help making a killing machine hero.  You don’t want them to come off as villainous or bland.  It is possible because there’s a secret balancing act between the violence and their humanity.  … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday: Really?

Funny.  I just realized this and the last two Chasing Bedlam teasers were from before I edited it.  Oops. Handing their beads to a quiet man at the door, the pair wait for him to meticulously count the payment. When he … Continue reading

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The Killing Machine Hero

I’m sure many people don’t like this type of hero.  They’re violent, aggressive, and fairly unstable.  They’re hair-trigger results in many instances of brutality on whoever or whatever pissed them off.  Thankfully, they tend to only go after bad people, … Continue reading

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Shana Tova! (Happy Rosh Hashanah)

It’s the Jewish New Year.  It’s the year 5787 for the Jewish calendar.  I don’t really get it either.  It’s a lunisolar calendar that supposedly starts at the creation of the universe and has a leap year every 19 years.  … Continue reading

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Goal Post: Brain Meats Banged Up

I didn’t finish chapter 5 of Darwin and the Deadland Queen.  I came one section away from it after expecting to have more time.  The big end of summer Pokemon event wasn’t the big issue.  Plans of other people changed, … Continue reading

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9/11 in 2026

It’s weird thinking about 9/11 after . . . 25 years.  Geez. I still remember where I was when it happened.  I was in college, woke up, and jumped online.  Didn’t put on the TV, so I had no idea … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: The Trickster War

(This poem was going to connect to a story that I never got off the ground.  It was going to be all of the tricksters from mythology messing with each other and humanity.  They would eventually toppled human civilization and … Continue reading

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7 Tips to Writing Gladiator Fights

While jousting is not included very often, we do end up seeing gladiator fights a lot in fiction.  Of course, they are a fantasy version of it that doesn’t really follow the more controlled ones of the past.  Seriously, they … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday: Meeting ‘The Blonde’

More wackiness from Chasing Bedlam. Trapped within the shipping container, Lloyd is unable to avoid the firehose blasts that knock him to the ground. Stripped of his clothes and shivering beneath the icy barrage, he refuses to stop singing an … Continue reading

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Anybody Know About Jousting?

I realized that I write fantasy and never wrote a scene that involved jousting.  I might have a few characters in my notes who use lances, but I never really put much thought into this activity.  So, do I think … Continue reading

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