Author Archives: Charles Yallowitz

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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.

A Discussion on Book Titles – How Do We Select Them?

Photo by Karim Ghantous on Unsplash Hello SEers. John is with you today. I hope you are looking forward to the weekend. I know I am. Today, I’m going… A Discussion on Book Titles – How Do We Select Them?

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Poetry Day: Fear of the Unclaimed

(This poem is both simple and needs an explanation.  Way back, people in this house would open a water bottle and start drinking. Then, they would leave it on the table for a day or two.  They weren’t marked, so … Continue reading

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Never Be Intimidated By Other Authors

  I’m going to start this topic off with a story.  This is something that came to mind a lot while writing Do I Need to Use a Dragon? because it touches on confidence. I think it was around 2003 or 2004 … Continue reading

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Loglines

Ciao, SEers! We’ve been discussing famous authors and their styles. So far, we discussed apps that compare our writing to famous authors (find that … Loglines

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Teaser Tuesday: Should I Use Destiny?

Very few tropes are as common in fantasy as the destined heroes. This motivation has existed since the days of mythology and continues to be used today. Authors find twists and variations on the concept of destiny and fate, but … Continue reading

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Can You Be Too Experienced for Advice?

Yoda is half wrong. The part that is wrong is about the wise men, which is why I grabbed this meme.  It makes it sound like you eventually hit a point in your life when you don’t need advice.  Many … Continue reading

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Writer’s Toolbox Revisited

Hi Gang! Craig with you again today. I’ve had my head buried in my own WIP lately, and am kind of bereft of ideas for this site. I did something … Writer’s Toolbox Revisited

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Any Questions? (Requesting Questions for a Future Q&A Post)

This is going to be fairly simple. I’m coming to the end of summer and wanted to do something special to help promote Do I Need to Use a Dragon? before I go back to work.  So, I’m going to use the … Continue reading

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Goal Post: Father/Son Trip to Finger Lakes Report

As I said last Saturday, my son and I went on a trip to the Finger Lakes region of New York.  This is near the Catskills and has a bunch of long lakes with the one we stayed near being … Continue reading

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Questions 3: Your Author Identity

To be an author, you need to have some understanding of yourself.  Even on the unconscious level, you need to be sure of who you are in order to put pen to paper and create.  This requires creating an author … Continue reading

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