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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.

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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WRITING WITH TENSION!

Hi SEers! Denise here to talk about that exciting part of a story when the tension builds and you wonder what’s going to happen next. Ever had a time… WRITING WITH TENSION!

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Poetry Day: Fatherhoods

(This poem is about fathers.  It was written during my time as a stay-at-home father, which got me some criticism.  So, I thought about the different ‘schools’ of being a father that people threw my way.  It felt like I … Continue reading

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7 Tips to Maintaining Your Sense of Self

One of the toughest parts about existing is establishing and maintaining your identity.  We look for things that we can point out and say ‘this is me’.  It gets even more complicated when you add in the desire to stand … Continue reading

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Metaphysical elements in fiction writing – sound vibrations

Hello, SE’ers! It’s Jan again, with another segment exploring another way to add different metaphysical elements to fiction writing. Today I’m going … Metaphysical elements in fiction writing – sound vibrations

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Teaser Tuesday: Juggling Multiple Heroes

Fantasy is known for its quests and group adventures. Some authors focus on multiple figures who are active at the same time, but not working together. These stories don’t have a single hero designated as the central character. Instead, they … Continue reading

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The Danger of Taking Too Much Advice

Probably not the safest post to make when you recently released a ‘how to’ book.  Do I Need to Use a Dragon? is full of advice, so you would think an author would want people to use as much of it as … Continue reading

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Tightening our Prose: Filter Words

Diana’s AI-generated image Greetings, Storytellers. Diana here today to start off a series on Tightening our Prose. Why is writing tight important? … Tightening our Prose: Filter Words

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The Binturong: Smells Like Buttered Popcorn

Been a while since I did an animal post.  I’ve been saving this animal for a while.  Learned about him when my son wanted to repeatedly see these videos of Conan O’Brien having animals on his old show.  Watched multiple … Continue reading

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