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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 Having Characters Speak to the Dead

It really does seem like an easy power to throw into a story and solve a problem.  That might be the issue though.  Speaking with the dead or any spirits should have some kind of challenge.  Otherwise, the characters with … Continue reading

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Wednesday – A Prompt from Teagan Geneviene- Diary

Last week, Teagan Geneviene posted a delightful challenge, which was to have a character post a diary entry. The reason for the entry was to develop … Wednesday – A Prompt from Teagan Geneviene- Diary

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We’re Grateful

Ciao, SEers! Tomorrow is a holiday in the US. To give you (and our contributors) time with family, we’re closing comments today. But before we go, we… We’re Grateful

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Revisiting Origins: Aedyn Karwyn

Aedyn began like Fritz and Nimby as another player’s character in the game.  There was a big difference between him and them.  The guy playing Aedyn was more into the mechanics of the game than the character.  So, Aedyn wasn’t … Continue reading

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When Characters Can See Spirits

The ability to see spirits is fairly common in fantasy and horror.  Though, each genre uses such a power for different effects.  Horror is almost exclusively creepy and eerie while fantasy can have it be information gathering or simply a … Continue reading

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Finessing Dialogue, Part 2

Please be sure to check out Part 1, “He Said, She Said,” a short story that explains while demonstrating the mechanics of structuring dialogue. Find … Finessing Dialogue, Part 2

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Happy World Toilet Day?

My original plan was to talk about how I can’t figure out what to do with Tuesdays after the new year.  Then, I remembered scheduling a post for that in late December and figured I should leave that as is.  … Continue reading

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Goal Post: Not The Week I Expected

Not sure why I expected this week to be smooth sailing.  It was a crazy double-header of 1) the first full week of the second quarter of school and 2) the last full week before Thanksgiving.  This meant my time … Continue reading

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7 Tips Playing the Long Game in Fiction

One of the hardest things to do with a series is to have a message.  This is because you need to play the long game.  I mean, you can’t just have it be revealed in the first volume and then … Continue reading

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Another Vacation List for Authors

Hi SEers. John is with you today. Today is Fri-Yay, and I hope you are looking forward to a super weekend. Before we get into the subject, I want you… Another Vacation List for Authors

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