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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.

BIRTH ORDER and CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT: The Lastborn

Hello, Story Empire friends, Gwen with you today. Together we’ll focus on birth order as it relates to character development. We’ve considered the … BIRTH ORDER and CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT: The Lastborn

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Poetry Day: Drink With Me

(I did quite a few humorous drinking poems.  Probably because I had a better tolerance back then.  These days, I don’t drink much.  Body doesn’t really like it and my anxiety issues get amplified, so it’s best for me to … Continue reading

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7 Tips to Writing Student Characters

To be clear, this is mostly about a main hero who is a student with a mentor.  So, we’re not looking at general student characters, but those who are in the spotlight.  They don’t even have to go to a … Continue reading

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Elements of a Dual Timeline Novel: Character Development

Hi, SEers! Welcome to the another Mae Day on Story Empire! In my last post, I gave a brief introduction to dual timeline novels. Now I’d like to … Elements of a Dual Timeline Novel: Character Development

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Teaser Tuesday: Anger of The Blonde

While it never sold well, I always enjoyed writing the Bedlam series.  Maybe I’ll go back to it one day, but the last two volumes went blog only.  Kind of hard to go back to publishing after that.  Anyway, this … Continue reading

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The Teacher/Student Subplot

I got to thinking about this topic while I was rewatching ‘My Hero Academia’.  It was interesting to see how Midoriya (main character) interacted with his various teachers throughout the seasons.  Each relationship helped him grow and was slightly different … Continue reading

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Overused Techniques and Genres? I Think Not!

Greetings to one and all. Beem Weeks back with you this fine spring day! Today, I want to share with you a few thoughts on writing techniques and … Overused Techniques and Genres? I Think Not!

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It’s My Birthday . . . Guess I’ll Post Some Funnies

Well, it’s my 43rd birthday.  I’ll be spending time with family, including seeing the ‘Super Mario Bros.’ movie with my son.  Starting the day with an Easter egg hunt too.  Plenty of fun to be had on this Sunday before … Continue reading

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Spring Break Has Begun!

I thought I knew how I wanted to start this post, but my mind is shot.  This is only the third day of Spring Break and I’m tired.  In fact, I think I may be more exhausted than when I … Continue reading

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Easter Memes for 2023

Clearly, I’m busy and needed to throw some filler in here.  I figure everyone else is busy too.  I’d save these for Sunday, but that’s my birthday.  At least on this blog, my birthday comes first.  So, enjoy these Google … Continue reading

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