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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.

Best of 2023 #1: 7 Tips to Writing Teenage Protagonists

Posted on January 31, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(Originally posted on January 6, 2023. So, more than half the year, my posts were essentially duds.) This is going to be tougher than I expected.  After all, I haven’t been a teenager in decades, so I’m kind of out … Continue reading →

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Mindset: The Stubborn Elephant vs. Writer

Posted on January 31, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

If you missed the first post in this series, you can find it here. Writing a novel is a huge commitment. It takes time and consistency and … Mindset: The Stubborn Elephant vs. Writer

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‘Do I Need to Use a Dragon?’ Available on Amazon!

Posted on January 30, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

This was the big and only release of last year.  Do I Need to Use a Dragon? was a challenge in that it wasn’t really fiction.  It was all about me trying to write a ‘how to’ book, which several people … Continue reading →

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Happy National Puzzle Day

Posted on January 29, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(Funny how this showed up after Lego Day.)  Since I like doing jigsaw puzzles in my free time, I thought it was a perfect holiday to do a post about.  Sadly, I don’t have any new puzzles to put up … Continue reading →

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Tightening our Prose: Too Much Information!

Posted on January 29, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Greetings, Storytellers. Diana here today with a final tip on tightening our prose. The goal of tightening is to improve our stories’ pace and keep … Tightening our Prose: Too Much Information!

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Happy International Lego Day

Posted on January 28, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

I couldn’t pass this one up.  While my son isn’t into Lego as much as he used to thanks to Pokemon becoming his big obsession, I still enjoy them.  I think I’m always going to try to buy one big … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: There Are Bad Weeks, Terrible Weeks, & Then This *$&#-Ing Week

Posted on January 27, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m broken.  Just battered to the point of thinking my existence is entirely about pain and suffering.  Events of this week have made it that the foreseeable future will be almost constant agony.  I have no refuge or place to … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Hopes for the Future

Posted on January 26, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

I know we’re a month into 2024, but that means we’ve had time to get a feel for how things might go.  So, let’s get to the questions and try to be positive. What do you hope to do in … Continue reading →

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Can You Use AI in Fiction Writing?

Posted on January 26, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

My day job is that of content writer—or “content expert” as my official title is. As part of it, I spend hours daily researching topics I’m … Can You Use AI in Fiction Writing?

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Poetry Day: Hoarder

Posted on January 25, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(This was originally inspired by a commercial for the show ‘Hoarders’.  Now, I can think of it relating to another class of people.  It is funny how an animal that hoards things is studied as an abnormality, but humans aspire … Continue reading →

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