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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.

The Female Badass Comes, Goes, and Returns?

I mentioned on Monday how I have some confusion around the narrative surrounding female protagonists.  I’ve seen pushes to have them be less feminine, Mary Sues, or caricatures of the entire concept.  The reason this confuses me is that I … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: The Pandora’s Box Prescription

(We all know how medications have side-effects.  Some are much worse than others.  It can even get silly like anxiety meds that can cause anxiety.  My personal favorite was a medication I took for anxiety long ago gave me insomnia … Continue reading

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7 Tips to Female Brawlers

We’ll see if I can actually come up with seven tips.  All of these are going to be opinions because I’m aiming primarily to avoid the ‘mountain of muscle’ woman that many think is the only option.  So, let’s see: … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday: Mother and Daughter

Here’s a teaser from Warlord of the Forgotten Age and I think it might be the only time Dariana and Zaria interact.  At least, this was the most memorable encounter between the mother and daughter.

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Shadow Self Part II: Benefits

If you missed Part I of this series, you can find it here. Our Shadow Self—the repressed, unacknowledged, or darker parts of our subconscious mind—… Shadow Self Part II: Benefits

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The Brawling Heroine

So, the scene above is from the anime ‘May I Ask For One Final Thing?’ and the protagonist is the woman in red.  Basically, Scarlet’s abusive arranged fiancée announced he was calling it off to be with the pink-haired girl … Continue reading

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Time Is Faster in the Past

This is going to be a rant, but I don’t know how long how it will be.  It comes from hearing so many people talk about the passage of time.  Specifically, in relation to teenagers while the speakers are adults.  … Continue reading

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Goal Post: I Should Have Kept My Mouth Shut

Last weekend, I told a friend that I had a rough school year.  There’s been the health issues due what put me in the hospital and a few other maladies.  I’m dealing with legal stuff, which will be in the … Continue reading

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Individual or Personal Setting

The final layer of setting is smaller and personal.  It is about the individual as well as the aspects of the world that are neither physical nor temporal.  I really found two explanations for this layer, which makes it a … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: The Names I Choose

(A poem about choosing names for characters.  It’s either easy or hard.  Naming these people is never in-between.) They are my mental children These characters that play Among the worlds within my mind I watch their birth with care Knowing … Continue reading

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