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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.

End of School Funnies

Friday was the last day of the 2022-2023 school year.  I’m tired and spending time with family, so I set up some funnies.  Definitely need some funnies . . . Also, sleep.

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Goal Post: End of the School Year with a Bang

I’m writing this the night before because I’m going to be on the road.  Heading out on a trip that is much needed.  I’m exhausted and in need of getting away before I start summer school in a week.  So, … Continue reading

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Do I Need to Use a Dragon?- Importance of Villains

(Can’t write about characters without touching on villains.  We all love a good bad guy.  Even more than the heroes.  This was a fun one to think about. Going to take a chunk out of the middle too.) Due to … Continue reading

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WRITING FOR DIFFERENT AGES

Hi SEers! Denise here to talk about writing for different age groups. I started off as a middle-grade children’s writer. I also had adult stories … WRITING FOR DIFFERENT AGES

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Poetry Day: Fall of the Dragon

(This type of poem is called a Sestina.  It has six stanzas with six lines each.  The final word of each line is reused until each one has been in each position.  I loved the challenge of this type of … Continue reading

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Do I Need to Use a Dragon?- Female Characters

( I couldn’t avoid this topic.  Hopefully, I handled it well, but you never know.) This is a question I get asked a lot and it always throws me. Personally, I put my heroes through the wringer regardless of gender. … Continue reading

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Homonyms with Harmony, Part 4–Commonly Misused ‘A’ Words

This post explores the origins of homonyms—words spelt and pronounced the same but with different meanings. We’ll discover how we use them in … Homonyms with Harmony, Part 4–Commonly Misused ‘A’ Words

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Questions 3: The Characters

Characters are rather important to a story.  Even if you only have one, they need to have some kind of personality.  That’s why I dedicated a section of Do I Need to Use a Dragon? to this topic.  It covered a lot … Continue reading

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Do I Need to Use a Dragon?- Humor

(Now we dive into the Character section.  Of course, that brings up the question of comedy, which people sometimes try to jam into a story.  It doesn’t always work because there are a lot of factors though.  Needless to say, … Continue reading

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Elements of a Dual Timeline Novel: Connecting Past to Present

Hi, SEers! It’s another Mae Day on Story Empire, and the closing post for my series on dual timelines. If you’ve missed any of the previous posts and… Elements of a Dual Timeline Novel: Connecting Past to Present

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