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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.

Are You In the Right Genre?

Posted on December 11, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

This is probably more about mixing genres, but I’m not sure exactly how to explain this story strategy.  Seems to be primarily comedy because it comes with a sense of oddness that you can’t really ignore.  So, I’m going to … Continue reading →

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Homonyms with Harmony, Part 10–Commonly Misused ‘G’ Words

Posted on December 11, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

This post explores the origins of homonyms—words spelt and pronounced the same but with different meanings. We’ll discover how we use them in … Homonyms with Harmony, Part 10–Commonly Misused ‘G’ Words

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Critically Endangered: The Golden Bamboo Lemur

Posted on December 10, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Madagascar has tons of lemurs, which makes it difficult to do posts on them.  That being said, I really wanted to mention the Golden Bamboo Lemur at some point.  Due to habitat destruction and hunting, they are considered critically endangered … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Halfway to Holiday Break

Posted on December 9, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

The title says it all . . . Well, it doesn’t, but that’s the key point. The goals for last week were all over the place in terms of success.  I finished the online course and wrapped the presents.  Didn’t … Continue reading →

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Happy Hanukkah Funnies!

Posted on December 8, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Last night was the first night of Hanukkah.  Guess that’s how we’re spelling it this year.  Anyway, enjoy these funnies and have a relaxing weekend.  Feel free to grab a copy of Beginning of a Hero too.  No reason other than I … Continue reading →

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Metaphysical Elements in Fiction Writing – Wrap-up

Posted on December 8, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Hello, SE’ers! As 2023 winds down, I’m doing a wrap-up of my year-long exploration of ways to add metaphysical elements to fiction writing. I … Metaphysical Elements in Fiction Writing – Wrap-up

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Poetry Day: Generations of Immaturity

Posted on December 7, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

(Fairly certain this stemmed from parental conflict.  Children rarely do exactly what the parents expect, which causes friction.  It can be worse when the parent is so locked in how the world was when they were growing up that they … Continue reading →

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When the Apprentice Takes Over

Posted on December 6, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

*SPOILERS FOR THE ANIME/MANGA ‘DESERT PUNK’* This post was inspired by the anime ‘Desert Punk’.  It’s fun even though it gets fairly crude at some points.  It does something that is fairly interesting as well.  The anime is 25 episodes … Continue reading →

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Tightening our Prose: Lists

Posted on December 6, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Greetings, Storytellers. Diana’s here with you today. I have another tip on how to tighten our prose as a way to improve the pace of our stories and … Tightening our Prose: Lists

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Origins Revisited: Gabriel the God of Destiny

Posted on December 5, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Weaver of Destiny.  Lord of Hell.  Father of the Song Casters.  The Tri-God.  This guy has a lot of names that I haven’t even discovered yet.  Now, it is awkward doing an origin for Gabriel because he’s all me and … Continue reading →

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