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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.

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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Goal Post: The End of Things

That might have been a bit too ominous. So, my son finished camp yesterday.  I finished the summer school session as well.  That means, we’re going to take a relaxing father/son trip.  He gets a little more than 3 weeks … Continue reading

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The Muses: Still Inspiring Humanity Today?

I was originally going to do a ‘Muse Shop’ post, but I got to thinking about the actual Muses.  People use the term a lot, but it ends up being for a personalized, nameless figure instead of a specific being.  … Continue reading

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Writers, How Do You Measure Success?

Hi, SEers, and welcome to another Mae Day on Story Empire. The year 2023 marks my eleventh writing, publishing, blogging. I still fondly remember … Writers, How Do You Measure Success?

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Poetry Day: Fantasy Standards

(This is a pretty simple poem.  Perfect opportunity to simply remind people that Do I Need to Use a Dragon? is available as a $2.99 eBook and a $20 paperback.) Noble thieves and evil priests Damsels in distress Champions chosen by ancient … Continue reading

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Daniel Pemberton: Musical Maestro

I learned a little piano ages ago, so I’m definitely not an expert in music. Someone like Laura Bruno Lilly, a great musician and composer, could do … Daniel Pemberton: Musical Maestro

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