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.

The ‘Earth Pig’: Aardvark

First, Aardvark apparently comes from the Afrikaans word ‘erdvark’.  This means ‘earth pig’, which I think is a cool nickname. How to explain an aardvark?  Well, it’s a burrowing mammal from Africa that is mostly active at night.  It is … Continue reading →

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Goal Posts: I Survived . . . Did My Arm Fall Off?

The big victory was that I finished writing Darwin & the Beast Collector.  I had a lot of trouble with the finale since I had Darwin leave the area a little too early.  That had to be fixed and then the … Continue reading →

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A Reflection on Authordom

It’s been an iffy year as far as my writing goes I managed to finish 2 volumes of Tales of the Slumberlord or whatever I’m calling that series.  Right now, I think I’ll just give it ‘Darwin &’ titles and leave … Continue reading →

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Finessing Dialogue, Part 3

By Stephen Geez This wraps my 3-part “Finessing Dialogue” series. Catch up with PART 1, a short story that demonstrates the dialogue mechanics from … Finessing Dialogue, Part 3

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Poetry Day: Gaudium

(This is one of my ‘personified emotion’ poems.  Started way back when I wrote ‘Fear’ in high school using this style.  I’d been doing a lot of dark ones, so I tried one for ‘Happiness’.  Didn’t like that word as … Continue reading →

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Reviews: The Precious Dreams of Authors

Sadly, I think at least quarter of what I see for book reviews is basically what you see above.  Any 50% are ratings that don’t have any written reviews, which I used to dislike, but now I’m okay with.  As … Continue reading →

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Using AI Image Generators For Inspiration

Greetings, SE’ers! Beem Weeks here with you again. Today, let’s talk a little about AI image generators! For those of you who follow the Story Empire… Using AI Image Generators For Inspiration

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Revisiting Origins: Selenia Hamilton

Selenia Hamilton was another game character created by the gamemaster.  I don’t really remember how often she showed up, but it usually involved Luke causing some trouble.  She never got to show off her prowess in the game or do … Continue reading →

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Supporting Independent Authors

I’ve been thinking about supporting authors lately.  Seems so much harder to get supporters these days.  I’ve been told that the indie author bubble burst long ago, so that could be it.  Yet, I do see some authors still getting … Continue reading →

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When are Giraffes Vulnerable

Hey, everyone. I have a treat for you today. Guest author Robbie Cheadle is going to teach us all something today, and she’s published a book about … When are Giraffes Vulnerable

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